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Monica Jasuja
Chief Expansion & Innovation Officer
Emerging Payments Association Asia
Monica Jasuja is a seasoned global product management expert specialising in fintech and payments, with over 24 years of experience across four continents in the consumer, internet, and digital financial services. She excels in strategizing, defining, and deploying commercially viable solutions that transform payment landscapes.
Monica Jasuja is Chief Expansion and Innovation Officer at the Emerging Payments Association Asia (EPAA), she leads transformative payment initiatives and ecosystem development across Asia.
Her strategic vision has powered multinational giants including PayPal, Mastercard, and Gojek across US, India, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. Her work consistently demonstrates a deep understanding of emerging market dynamics and a commitment to developing solutions that address complex financial challenges.
Her expertise spans fintech, payments, product and strategic partnerships, with particular focus on India, Indonesia, and global markets.
Her extensive experience, combined with her insightful analyses, regularly contributing insights on payment innovation, digital transformation, and financial inclusion and effective communication, has established her as a recognized authority in the fintech sector. Monica's thought leadership has earned global recognition, including rankings as one of Favikon's Top 5 Most Influential Fintech Voices on LinkedIn, NORBR's Top 10 Payment Leaders, Thinkers360's Top 50 B2B Leaders in APAC, and Onalytica's Top 15 Global Fintech Thought Leaders.
As an industry catalyst, Monica actively mentors startups and women technology leaders, sharing her expertise in product development, market expansion, and strategic growth.
Monica holds a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Mathematics degree from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi, and an Independent Director Certification from the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA).
Her combination of technical expertise, strategic vision, and industry insight continues to shape the future of digital payments and financial services.
Speaking At
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9:30–10:30amTue 17 NovWorkshopWorkshop Room 1OpenModerator
Others
Trust Applied: From Friction to Flow Across Borders - Powered by Amazon
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Dr. Kati SuominenFounder & Chief Executive OfficerNextrade Group
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Camilla BullockChief Executive OfficerEmerging Payments Association Asia
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Kennie OngHead of Solutions, APACUbyx
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Qamar SaleemGlobal Head, SME Finance ForumWorld Bank Group
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Julie GuettaManaging DirectorThitsaWorks
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Monica JasujaChief Expansion & Innovation OfficerEmerging Payments Association AsiaModerator
About this session
What would it take to make cross-border payments an enabler of SME growth?
Six years into the G20 Cross-Border Payments Roadmap, high costs, slow settlement, and complex compliance requirements continue to hold small businesses back. Meanwhile, agentic AI, stablecoins and real-time payment networks are opening new possibilities for paying across borders. In the face of tariffs and fragmentation of trade, improving payments offers governments a practical way to support trade through domestic action.
Drawing on From Friction to Flow 2.0, a new Nextrade Group study of 1,100 SME importers across Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa and Thailand and dozens of policies shaping crossborder payments around the world economies, this workshop will explore where reform can make the greatest difference. The report’s Cross-Border Payments Enablement Index benchmarks 34 economies across six policy pillars, providing a roadmap for reforms that enable businesses to trade more effectively.
Participants will work with the findings to identify priority barriers and develop actionable, country-specific reform roadmaps. The focus: turning evidence into practical steps to reduce friction, improve payment flows and unlock opportunities for SMEs.
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