I'm Rahulkumar (Rahul) Chawda, a global product leader with over 20 years of experience in building secure, scalable, and future-ready digital payment systems. At Mastercard, I lead the global strategy, development, and commercialization of Payment Account Reference (PAR)—a foundational element in tokenized transactions and digital identity ecosystems. I’m passionate about shaping the next generation of trusted commerce—where security, intelligence, and user empowerment converge through technologies like Digital payments, tokenization and AI. My thought leadership has been published in The Financial Brand, DigitalCxO, TechStrong AI, and Global Banking & Finance Review, among others. One article I’m especially proud of is “Toward Financial Inclusion: The Benefits and Challenges of ...