Shobhit Arora
Marketing & Business Leader | Financial Services | Payments | Innovation | AI & Web3 enthusiast
- Role
- Director, Innovation Asia Pacific at Mastercard
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shobhit Arora
An accomplished professional with over 23 years of experience across consumer and B2B businesses. His expertise spans across P&L management, sales, product development, strategy, operations and relationship management. With a stellar track record during his corporate stint and having established a successful consumer tech business, he brings in a strong proficiency in banking, digital and technology. A data obsessed team player with a strong penchant for problem solving with disruptive and often simple solutions, he has to his credit multiple industry first, best in class products/solutions across banking and consumer internet.#Financial services.#BFSI,#Digital,#Payments,#Internet,#GTM,#startups
Experience
Director, Innovation Asia Pacific
Apr 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Currently leading strategic innovation efforts at Mastercard Asia Pacific, focused on identifying emerging trends, shaping future-oriented perspectives, and supporting partners through the evolving landscape of payments and commerce.Partnering with banks, fintechs, and digital platforms to co-create innovation strategies and unlock new business opportunities. Emphasis is placed on thought leadership—delivering insights, frameworks, and strategic narratives that influence industry direction and inspire ecosystem-wide action.Engaging cross-functional teams and stakeholders to showcase Mastercard’s leadership across embedded finance, open banking, digital identity, and the future of payments—empowering partners to stay ahead in a rapidly transforming environment.
Education
SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
PGDBA, Marketing with International Business
1999 — 2001
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering
1994 — 1998
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