Andreas Spycher is Vice President at Mastercard and based in Singapore. In this role, his focus lies on leading the development of Mastercard Public Sector Engagements and solutions for governments and public service agencies. His aim is to support and consult clients to build stronger engagement and disbursement programs, improve their digital services and collections, digitize procurement and SME enablement, enhance resident functionalities, and support the growth of their economies and industry sectors.

Activities at Mastercard:
Andreas started his career at Mastercard in 2009, with responsibilities such as expanding merchant acceptance, developing Mastercard merchant and government industry vertical solution suite and managing their expansions and payments. As an industry expert he took over roles with focus on enhancing client loyalty solutions, delivering increased performance, and developing client analytics and insights.

With his broad background he supports government agencies and public private partners to digitize citizen engagements and experiences, drive SME and industry vertical expansion, and develop post pandemic solutions in transit, government services and government payment flows.

Professional Background:
Andreas started his career in 1991 in the hotel, airline, and travel industry. Prior to joining Mastercard, he worked at two major card issuing banks, where he launched multiple co-brand card programs and integrated programs into banking solutions.

Andreas moved to the payment industry in 2002, joined Mastercard in 2009 and relocated to Singapore in 2013.

Education and Other:
Andreas holds an MBA from the University of St. Gall in Switzerland. During his broad carrier, Andreas has lived and worked in China, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Italy, USA, Switzerland and now in Singapore. Andreas speaks six languages.