Michael Friedman

Director, Digital Future, Mastercard

Mike Friedman is a Director with Mastercard’s Digital Future team where he serves as the managing editor and lead author of ‘Mastercard Signals’ — a quarterly publication looking at the impacts of technology and social dynamics on the future of payments and commerce. Prior to launching Mastercard Signals, Mike led Mastercard’s efforts to foster an in-vehicle commerce ecosystem in partnership with leading OEMs, automotive suppliers and solution providers. Mike was an early contributor to the STA’s Electric Vehicle Charging Open Payments Working Group and a patented inventor of foundational digital payments technology for digital wallets, in-content commerce, and in-vehicle commerce.