Irfan Ahmed
Regional Business Solutions Director, payments and instant-payments specialist
Pakistan
Summary
Payments and instant-payments subject-matter expert: Irfan has authored thought leadership and technical commentary on instant payments, ISO 20022, and real-time settlement, and is regularly cited speaking on SmartVista capabilities and instant-payments design. iupana+1
Product and switching-technology background: He spent many years in product management and switching technology roles at TPS, leading product roadmaps, message-specifications (ISO 8583) and large-scale payment switch migrations. deepenrich+1
Regional commercial and pre-sales leader at BPC: As Regional Business Solutions Director for MEA, he engages in pre-sales, customer-facing solutioning and external representation of BPC’s SmartVista platform in analyst and press briefings. deepenrich+1
Active industry contributor and speaker: He participates in industry events and webinars and provides quoted commentary to trade press on payment industry trends and product positioning. tpsworldwide+1
Work
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BPC: Why 2025 will see more digital wallet interoperability (commentary)
January 1, 2025Commentary on trends driving wallet interoperability and instant payments in 2025 (company/press interview quoting Irfan Ahmed).
OPINION: Instant payments challenges – and solutions – in the era of financial immediacy
September 1, 2023An overview of challenges and design considerations for next-generation instant payments systems, covering interoperability, settlement, fraud management, and governance.
The role of ISO20022 in real-time payments
March 1, 2022Explains the importance of ISO 20022 messaging for real-time payment systems and discusses use cases such as request-to-pay, liquidity management and message mapping.