Adam Jones

Executive Vice President and Division President, West Arabia

Adam Jones is Executive Vice President and Division President for West Arabia at Mastercard, leading the company's work on digital transformation, payments ecosystem development and financial inclusion in the region. He has more than fifteen years of experience in payments, including over eight years at Mastercard in leadership roles across the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Africa, among them country manager for East Africa, global commercial travel and expense lead and country general manager for MENA Central. Before Mastercard he was head of commercial business at American Express MENA. In Saudi Arabia he has led partnerships with major banks, including the launch of the Mastercard Touch Card and the SNB Flexi Card powered by Mastercard Installments, and a partnership with the Saudi Esports Federation. He serves on the board of HyperPay and holds a bachelor's degree with honours in marketing from Solent University in the United Kingdom.