Stefany Bello is the Senior Vice President of Digital Partnerships, Retail & Commerce for Mastercard in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In her role, she is responsible for executing Mastercard’s digital strategy with digital giants, marketplaces, streaming services, e-commerce software enablers, social media platforms, mobility platforms, fast fashion, gaming, retail, digital wallets, retail, telco, MTOs, travel, CPGs, and innovative startups. Stefany is responsible for expanding Mastercard’s digital footprint, managing relationships with key players, driving innovation and transformational efforts across digital payments in LAC.

Stefany joined Mastercard in 2009, and has held several global leadership roles in Advisors, Prepaid, Financial Inclusion, Debit and Digital. She has been at the forefront of several initiatives driving transformation of the payment's ecosystem. She has played a significant role in the development and commercialization of solutions such as digital/mobile payments, crypto, tokenization and cybersecurity. Stefany also holds a patent for the Mastercard Aid network, an end-to-end, non-financial service designed to streamline aid distribution even in the absence of telecommunications infrastructure.

She serves on the board of CodeArt, a non-profit organization focused on helping young girls in STEM. She is also one of the leads of the Latin American & Caribbean chapter of “The Belle Block”, a Mastercard led community focused on educating and empowering women and non-binary individuals to benefit from Web3 technology and crypto. Additionally, she serves on the advisory board of a loyalty start up, Reworth.

Stefany holds a bachelor's degree from Manhattanville College in international business management with concentrations in Latin American studies and Finance. Additionally, she is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian, and proficient in French.