About David Dechamps

David Dechamps is head of Digital Partnerships for Europe. In this role, he is responsible for the development of Mastercard’s strategy with “big tech” partners for the European markets. David is a member of Mastercard’s European Leadership Team. Since he joined Mastercard in 2002, David held various positions as Head of Sales Products & Solutions and Vice President Prepaid Product Sales responsible for selling Mastercard’s prepaid solution across Europe. As head of Digital Products in Europe. He led the deployment of contactless payments, mobile payments and e-commerce solutions. David has also been the country manager for the Benelux cluster. In this role he was responsible for all sales, marketing and operations in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, which included close cooperation with financial institutions as well as developing new solutions for retailers and cardholders. David has worked in the electronic payments sector for over 20 years. During that time, he has worked for a bank, a technology vendor and a card network, giving him a valuable ability to understand the different perspectives in the payments industry. David Dechamps holds a degree in Commercial Engineering and a Masters in Telecommunications.