Nandan Mer

Nandan Mer served as Group Chief Executive Officer of Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa region. He held this position from 2021 to 2025, before being appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of Dgpays, effective September 1, 2025.

Mer holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of Delhi. He brings more than 30 years of experience in payments, consumer finance and corporate banking, with deep understanding of the Middle East and Africa as well as experience in India, Czech Republic, Israel, Russia and UK markets.

Career History

• Dgpays – Group Chief Executive Officer (September 2025–present)
• Network International Holdings Plc – Group Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director (2021–2025)
• Mastercard – Strategy Head for International Markets, President for the Japanese business, and Head of Global Consumer Credit and Loyalty Solutions (11 years)
• United Bank for Africa (UBA) – Head of International Corporate and Investment Banking
• Citigroup – Led consumer banking businesses across India, Czech Republic, Israel, Russia and the UK (two decades)
• American Express Cards – Career starting point

Throughout his career, Mer has maintained a proven track record of successfully building and growing businesses to profitable scale and dominant market share across several global markets. At Mastercard, he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations, strengthening business alliances, enhancing brand awareness, and promoting growth.

What Nandan Mer could bring to Dgpays: Based on his four-year tenure at Network International leading digital commerce expansion across MEA, combined with his international experience at Mastercard (including Japanese market development) and Citigroup's multi-regional consumer banking operations, Mer is well-positioned to drive Dgpays' global fintech growth strategy. His expertise in payments infrastructure, market entry into emerging economies, and building profitable business units at scale suggests he will focus on accelerating Dgpays' international expansion and scaling its core payments capabilities across new geographies.