Ahmed Zifzaf is the Head of Crypto Partnerships at Worldpay, where he drives the firm’s global blockchain strategy. He holds an MBA from Stanford University, where he led FinTech and Crypto investments for the University’s Impact Fund. In 2022, he co-founded Sawa, an NFT platform for impact-driven creators, incubated with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and backed by NFX after winning a Stanford-wide start-up competition.

With over a decade of experience in FinTech, Ahmed helped scale Tractable, Europe’s first AI computer vision unicorn, from under $25 million to a billion-dollar valuation. His roles at Apple, Goldman Sachs, Mercado Libre, and McKinsey, combined with travel to 85+ countries and a passion for economic history, shape his global perspective on the future of finance.