Jesse McWaters

Jesse McWaters leads Mastercard’s global regulatory advocacy function, where he is responsible for directing the company’s regulatory standards engagement on a wide range of emerging regulatory and policy issues, including CBDCs, cross-border payments, crypto assets, digital ID and consumer protection. Prior to joining Mastercard, Mr. McWaters served as Financial Technology & Innovation Lead at the World Economic Forum and as a financial services strategy consultant at Deloitte, where he supported large-scale technology transformations and the roll-out of new business models for leading banks, insurers and wealth managers.