Mastercard’s Saud Swar on boosting financial innovation and security in Saudi Arabia GULF BUSINESS September 26, 2025 Follow us Follow on Google News Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on X Follow on LinkedIn At Money20/20 Riyadh, Gulf Business interviews Saud Swar, Mastercard’s country manager for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, and the Levant. Swar discusses Mastercard’s investments in the Kingdom, including its new Cyber Resilience Hub and “on-soil” technology infrastructure with SAMA, and shares how the company is driving financial inclusion and digital transformation across the region.