Chiro Aikat is co-president, United States, for Mastercard. In his role, Chiro is responsible for U.S. acceptance, including merchants, acquirers, governments, processors and fintechs. He also has oversight of the commercial center of excellence and public sector engagement in the U.S., while helping to cultivate relationships with merchants operating across multiple regions. 

Throughout his two decades at Mastercard, Chiro has played an integral role in helping all customers implement a wide range of products and programs across the U.S. market. Previously, Chiro led the U.S. market development and product and engineering teams, where he focused on management of the company’s priority initiatives in North America, such as Mastercard Installments, open banking, account-to-account payments, real-time payments, Pay-by-Bank, marketing and cybersecurity services, ensuring continued value delivered to merchants, financial institutions and consumers.  

He has also helped lead a team that co-created and customized solutions for some of the largest issuers across the globe. Earlier in his career, he was part of the leadership effort to migrate the U.S. market to the EMV chip standard and to introduce contactless payments in North America. 

Chiro holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Saint Louis University.