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Finovate Awards
September 9, 2025
Winners announced at FinovateFall 2025

Sushma Daggubati
Manager of Product Management at Mastercard
Speaker

Profile

After obtaining her Master’s Degree in Information Sciences/ Studies at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Ms. Daggubati held an intern position at Mastercard, a leading multinational financial services corporation that facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide. She is now employed by Mastercard and holds the position of Manager, Product Management. Since 2016, and over her eight years at Mastercard, Ms Daggubati has consistently progressed to more challenging positions every two years from release management to software engineering, leading to her current position, denoting an exceptional ability to transition from pure technical roles to more commercial ones.

Ms. Daggubati has also contributed to the industry by developing several patents which have been cited by some of the world’s largest and most prestigious firms including Shopify, Walmart, Worldpay, PayPal, State Farm, Sap Se, Apple, Amazon, and Capital One. These include: Database system architecture for refund data harmonization, Method and system for storage and transfer of verified data via blockchain, Systems and methods for automatic bill enrollment.

Ms. Daggubati has been selected to serve as a judge for various industry awards including the Webby Awards, the Globee Awards, the Brandon Hall Group Awards, and the PayTech Awards USA.