
T.V. Seshadri is group executive, GP&S Asia/Pacific for MasterCard Worldwide. He has held several management roles within MasterCard over the last 15 years in Singapore and India. Prior to…
T.V. Seshadri is group executive, GP&S Asia/Pacific for MasterCard Worldwide. He has held several management roles within MasterCard over the last 15 years in Singapore and India. Prior to…
Soh Khim is an Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at NUS (National University Singapore). She is a first-time female recipient of numerous medals and awards that have made a great…
Shamina is the Executive Director of the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth and Financial Inclusion. In 2015, she was appointed by President Obama to a six-year term on the Board…
BY JENNANI DURAI When Lilian Kilonzo packed her bags to travel nearly 5,000 miles to Singapore for the Project Inspire grand final last year, she was prepared to talk about…
On March 6, MasterCard announced the launch of its Index of Well-Being, sourced from across 16 Asia/Pacific markets. The index is designed to assess how different populations report their own feelings of…
Does social enterprise hold the key to women’s empowerment? And are social enterprises more effective than non-for-profits in this mission? A lively debate ensued when we posed these questions to…
Eliminating culturally-ingrained social stigmas is no easy task, especially when it comes to tackling menstrual health in rural India. It is precisely with the aim of bringing a gradual change…
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan once said, “Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.”…
Name: Maya Age: 23 Business: Tailoring and designing Unit Location: Shahour Jat, New Delhi, India Maya had always dreamed of having a job after she completed her education, so that…
Three months after walking away with the USD25,000 Women’s Empowerment Grant from Project Inspire last year, the core team members reunited in India to bring to life our winning project…