Episode Overview

Have you ever wondered what a cashless society will look like? Should your business even consider committing to electronic payments? “As we see better and better technology that make electronic payments faster, more convenient, and safer, we’ll see a greater acceleration of this displacement of cash,” says Iain McLean. Iain is the Senior Vice President of Market Development at Mastercard in Toronto. Moving to Canada in 2017, Iain formerly worked in Mastercard’s London office where he worked in business development,  mastering partnerships with merchants in the UK. Iain has an impressive background as he holds an MBA from Imperial College London, an MPhil in Bioinorganic Chemistry and a BSc Honours in Chemistry, both from the University of Newcastle. In this week’s #StartupFinance, host Dr. Sean Wise talks to Iain about the value of going cashless while diving into the value of acceptance.