Clarity
I make complex markets, technologies and strategic choices easier to understand.
Discuss an engagementClyde RosanowskiTransaction banking · Payments · Digital assets
Moving money.
Shaping what
comes next.
I’m a senior international transaction banking and payments executive. I advise boards, chief executives and founders on commercial payments, transaction banking, digital assets and international growth. I am available for selected strategic advisory, board, angel investment and speaking engagements.
Based in Dubai. Working globally.
I bring international leadership experience across banking, payments and fintech, with particular depth across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. I consider selected advisory, board and speaking opportunities globally.
Rooted in Aotearoa New ZealandGlobal in perspective
Global by experience • Personal by approach
Aotearoa New ZealandAsia PacificMiddle EastAfricaEuropeAmericas
How I work
Clarity. Direction. Impact.
Direction
I help leaders identify the priorities, opportunities and path that matter most.
Impact
I turn strategy and insight into measurable commercial progress.
Advisory and Engagements01
Selected high value engagements
Executive judgement for
consequential decisions.
Based in Dubai and working globally, I support selected organisations and leaders navigating growth, transformation and the future of money. I bring the judgement of an international operator, a practical understanding of regulated markets and the relationships needed to turn strategy into action.
Banks and financial institutionsPayment networks and infrastructure providersFintechs and technology companiesCorporates, boards and investors
Payments and transaction banking
Corporate and commercial payments growth, transaction banking strategy, product priorities, working capital and new payment flows.
Digital assets and stablecoins
Commercial propositions, settlement use cases and the regulatory, banking, risk and adoption considerations needed to scale responsibly.
Markets, products and partnerships
Market entry, regional expansion, product and go to market strategy, and partnerships across banks, fintechs, technology companies and payment networks.
Board and executive leadership
Strategic oversight, executive alignment, organisational transformation, governance discussions and constructive challenge.
Angel investment and founder support
Selective investment in fintech and payments businesses, combined with senior commercial perspective, market insight, strategic connections and practical support for founders.
Ways to engage
Strategic advisory assignments · Board and advisory board appointments · Executive strategy sessions · Speaking engagements and panel participation · Industry partnerships · Media commentary and expert contribution · Selective angel investment and founder support
What I bring
A clear view of the decision, sharper priorities and a commercially grounded path from strategic intent to execution.
External Advisory and Industry LeadershipCurrent
External judgement.
Industry contribution.
Alongside my executive responsibilities, I contribute to selected industry organisations shaping commercial payments, fintech, digital assets and regulatory dialogue across the region.
MENA Fintech Association
Co Chair, SHIFT Payments Working Group
I help lead the association’s payments working group, bringing banks, fintechs and ecosystem partners together around practical priorities for the future of payments.
Middle East Stablecoin Association
Committee Member, Legal and Regulatory Committee
I contribute a commercial payments perspective to industry dialogue on stablecoins, regulatory evolution and the responsible development of digital financial infrastructure.
Seeking strategic insight for your organisation?
Discuss an advisory, board or speaking opportunityThese positions reflect personal industry contribution and informed judgement. They are not presented as paid advisory engagements or client mandates, and the organisation names and marks do not imply endorsement of Porana or this website.
Latest PerspectivesCurrent
Selected thinking
Ideas shaping
what comes next.
A considered selection of my LinkedIn perspectives on commercial payments, digital assets, stablecoins, fintech, leadership and innovation.
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Open this post on LinkedIn Banking depth.
Payments scale.
Future money.
Dubai is my home and professional base. I have spent more than 20 years leading transaction banking, cash management, payments and corporate solutions businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region.
My foundations are in banking. I have led wholesale transaction banking businesses with direct commercial accountability for cash management, domestic and cross border payments, liquidity, receivables, clearing and working capital. At Visa and Mastercard, I brought that experience to regional leadership roles in B2B and commercial payments across diverse markets.
Today, I work at the intersection of established banking and new money movement. I help translate stablecoins, digital asset settlement, embedded finance and emerging payment infrastructure into practical commercial propositions, with a clear view of regulation, risk and adoption.
I bring the perspective of an operator who understands both the treasury problems businesses need to solve and the ecosystem required to deliver change at scale.
Executive profileClyde Rosanowski: Executive Profile
An overview of my international leadership in B2B payments and corporate solutions across Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
B2B paymentsCorporate solutionsEEMEA
Read article ↗Across markets
Global experience.
Regional understanding.
Experience shaped by established financial centres and rapidly growing markets.
AucklandAotearoa New Zealand
Photo: Sam Ferrara · Unsplash
SydneyAustralia
Photo: Dan Freeman · Unsplash
DubaiRegional leadership
Photo: David Rodrigo · Unsplash
JohannesburgAfrican markets
Photo: Clodagh Da Paixao · Unsplash
New YorkGlobal financial markets
Photo: Michael Discenza · Unsplash
LondonInternational banking
Photo: Marcin Nowak · Unsplash
Mastercard
Executive general management responsibility for B2B payments across all 82 EEMEA markets
Visa
Commercial payments leadership across CEMEA
Commonwealth Bank
Transaction banking leadership in New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand
Banking, payments and financial institution relationships
The Story Behind Porana03
Heritage and ambition
Two origins.
One global outlook.
Pōrana is the te reo Māori name for Poland. For me, the name brings together two important parts of who I am: my Polish heritage and my origins in Aotearoa New Zealand.
I chose Porana because it reflects where I come from and the perspective I have developed through living and working around the world. It is personal, distinctive and grounded in heritage, while looking outward with curiosity and confidence.
Strength, curiosity, courage and openness to new ideas have shaped how I lead and how I approach change. Porana connects my past with my ambitions for the future. It also reflects how I work: making complexity understandable, giving leaders a path forward and helping translate ambition into progress.
StrengthCuriosityCourageOpennessProgress
Experience and Expertise04
Proven banking rails.
The future of money.
More than 20 years of operating experience across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with earlier executive experience in New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region. This includes executive responsibility for B2B payments across 82 EEMEA markets.
Transaction banking and cash management
I have led transaction banking businesses with responsibility across cash management, payments, liquidity, receivables, clearing, working capital and senior corporate relationships.
B2B and commercial payments
I have shaped regional strategies across supplier payments, commercial cards, virtual accounts, embedded payments and cross border flows, working with banks, corporates, fintechs and technology partners.
Digital assets and future money
I connect stablecoins, tokenisation and modern settlement infrastructure to real business needs, with a practical understanding of banking, regulation, risk, working capital and adoption.
Education and Qualifications08
Continuing development
Board perspective.
Innovation discipline.
Formal study spanning governance, innovation, management and marketing complements more than 20 years of practical international leadership.
2025London
Non-Executive Director Diploma
This qualification strengthened my capabilities in corporate governance, board effectiveness, director responsibilities, strategy and oversight, risk and accountability, constructive challenge and stakeholder interests. It supports the informed judgement I bring to future board and advisory work.
2021Singapore
Post Graduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking
Postgraduate executive education focused on design thinking, breakthrough innovation and strategy as a core component of innovation.
2016Auckland
Master of Management, Business Administration and Management
2003Auckland
BBS (Hons), Management and Marketing
Institution names and marks identify education providers only and do not imply endorsement of Porana or this website.
Digital Assets and the Future of Money05
From possibility to proposition
New rails.
Value in the real world.
Digital assets matter when they solve familiar transaction banking and payment problems.
I focus on how stablecoins, tokenisation and modern settlement infrastructure can reduce friction in cross border money movement, improve B2B settlement and create better working capital and reconciliation outcomes.
My perspective is commercial and strategic. Through leadership roles across banks and payment networks, and as a member of the Middle East Stablecoin Association’s Legal and Regulatory Committee, I understand the opportunity alongside the regulatory, risk and adoption requirements.
I work with banks, fintechs, corporates, regulators and technology partners to turn emerging infrastructure into propositions that can operate responsibly and scale.
StablecoinsB2B settlementTokenisationCross border paymentsRegulation and adoption
Discuss digital asset strategy Community LeadershipCommunity
Mentoring people.
Supporting potential.
I also contribute time to mentoring emerging leaders and supporting youth development through sport.
Dubai Business Women Council
Advisor and Mentor
I support entrepreneurs through the Dubai Business Women Council, sharing practical experience on leadership, strategy, partnerships and turning ideas into sustainable businesses.
Dubai Irish Football Club
Youth Football Coach
I coach youth football with Dubai Irish Football Club. It is a personal commitment I value: helping young people build confidence, work as a team and enjoy developing their potential.
Organisation names and marks identify personal community roles only and do not imply endorsement of Porana or this website.
Media and Published Work07
Ideas worth sharing
Making the complex clear, relevant and human.
I speak at industry forums, client events and leadership discussions across the Middle East and internationally. My style is direct, practical and grounded in real operating experience.
- 01 Transaction banking, cash management and liquidity
- 02 B2B payments, supplier acceptance and working capital
- 03 Stablecoins, digital assets and modern settlement
- 04 Embedded finance, virtual cards and fintech partnerships
- 05 Cross border money movement and agentic commerce
I also contribute to the regional ecosystem as Co Chair of the MENA Fintech Association’s Payments Working Group and through industry dialogue on stablecoins, regulation and innovation.
Invite me to speakSelected coverage and conversations
Media and Published Work
Articles, reports, press coverage and interviews on transaction banking, commercial payments and the future of money.
The State of B2B Payments in MENA
An article and roundtable report examining the barriers to commercial payments adoption across MENA. It focuses on supplier acceptance, working capital, reconciliation and the practical steps needed to accelerate digital B2B payments.
My role: Co Chair, MENA Fintech Association SHIFT Payments Working Group.
MENA Fintech Association · 30 July 2026Regional industry perspective
My published perspective focuses on supplier acceptance and on helping suppliers understand the working capital and reconciliation benefits that can accelerate the digitisation of B2B payments.
“Supplier acceptance is where the next wave of B2B payments growth will come from.”
Clyde Rosanowski
B2B paymentsCommercial paymentsSupplier acceptanceWorking capitalDigital transformationMENA fintech
The organisation name and mark identify my industry role and the original publication source only. They do not imply endorsement of Porana or this website.
Transaction banking and the speed of cash
Written and video perspectives on how transaction banking and payment technology can help businesses improve cash flow, work more efficiently and respond to changing customer expectations.
My role at the time: Head of Transaction Banking, ASB.
Transaction bankingCash flowPayment technologyDigital transformation
Technology can be an enabler for cash management innovations
English and Arabic newspaper coverage of a discussion on digital transformation and innovation in transaction banking. The three related clippings are presented together.
Cash managementTransaction bankingPayments technology
View publication ↗“Cash flow will, as always, be the heartbeat of healthy businesses.”
Clyde Rosanowski
On stage and in the industry
Industry Leadership and Engagement
Selected photographs from forums, conferences, panels, partnerships, fintech events and transaction banking conversations. Select any image to view it at a larger size.
Beyond Business10
Endurance and perspective
Performance shaped
beyond business.
Sport has been an important part of my life and has shaped my approach to discipline, resilience and sustained performance.
As a competitive runner, I finished 75th overall at the 2006 New York City Marathon in a personal best of 2:34:15 and won the New Zealand Road Relay championship three times. I also finished fourth overall at the Sydney Half Marathon. I later moved into endurance sport, completing seven events over the iron distance and recording a personal best of 9:31:30 at Challenge Roth in 2013.
Today, exercise remains an important part of my life. I train most days, alternating between road cycling, mountain biking, running and strength training. I also coach youth football in Dubai, helping young players develop confidence, teamwork and a genuine enjoyment of sport.
Let’s talk
Advisory · Board roles · Angel investment · Speaking · Industry expertise
Start a focused
conversation.
I am based in Dubai and welcome conversations about selected advisory, board, speaking and strategic opportunities globally.
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAvailable for selected opportunities globally.
Considering a strategic advisory assignment, board role, angel investment, executive workshop, speaking engagement, industry partnership or media discussion? Share the decision, opportunity or challenge you want to progress. I will respond personally.
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