Avishkar (Ash) Sharma is Head of Crypto Partnerships at Checkout.com, one of the world's largest fintechs that enables businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. Ash joined Checkout.com in 2021 to lead the company’s network of global crypto partnerships. He has more than a decade of experience in the payments and financial services sectors across multiple geographies. Ash is passionate about enabling tangible innovation in the crypto space, and has a deep knowledge of product strategy, commercial partnerships, and business development. Before joining Checkout.com, he led global crypto and fintech issuing partnerships in Visa, and prior to that spent 7 years at Citibank in Australia and the UK. As one of the leaders driving the innovation in the field, Ash has great insights into the key payment and fintech trends in Europe and globally.