Mastercard appoints Zakia Sultana to lead Bangladesh operations

Mastercard has announced the appointment of Zakia Sultana as Country Manager for Bangladesh, effective immediately.

The appointment comes at a pivotal moment as Bangladesh’s payments landscape evolves from rapid digital adoption to greater interoperability across banks, mobile financial services and fintech platforms.
As the market becomes more connected, Mastercard said it is focused on strengthening partnerships and enabling seamless and secure digital payment experiences for consumers and businesses.

Zakia succeeds Syed Mohammad Kamal, who will retire from Mastercard later this year after an illustrious 13 years with the company.

Over the past decade, Kamal played a supporting role in expanding Mastercard’s presence in Bangladesh and strengthening the foundations of its digital payments ecosystem.

Building on this progress, Zakia will focus on the next phase of Mastercard’s market engagements.
Zakia has been working with Mastercard since 2015.

During her tenure, she has supported key financial inclusion initiatives and business development efforts that have expanded Mastercard’s footprint and strengthened partnerships across the country.

In her new role, Zakia will lead Mastercard’s engagements in Bangladesh, with a focus on scaling digital payment adoption, deepening partnerships with customers and ecosystem stakeholders, and advancing a more inclusive and connected payments landscape.

She will report to Sandun Hapugoda, Group Country Manager overseeing Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.