Develop and manage strategic payments partnerships across APAC with banks, processors, mobile wallets, and other providers. Lead negotiations, contract execution, onboarding, go-live, renewals, product expansion, and joint roadmaps. Drive cost, speed, quality, working capital, and product enablement metrics while collaborating with product, engineering, legal, marketing, operations, finance, and regulatory teams. Monitor market and regulatory developments, provide competitive insights, and adapt partnership strategies to achieve growth and customer experience goals.