RISK & RESILIENCE
Past mistakes have taught leaders important lessons about the importance of supply chains within wider business operations, meaning supply chain risk now shapes nearly every boardroom decision.
KPMG ranks supply chain as a top three business risk; at the same time that finance teams are dealing with inflation, shifting tariffs and global disruptions push these exposures higher.
Cyber threats and data issues sit within the same picture: more than half of leaders say their supply chains face cyber vulnerabilities which stall cash flow and unsettle stakeholders.
It is within this environment that Rebecca Meeker, SVP of B2B Partnerships and Embedded Finance, shapes the way Mastercard supports supply chains and commercial payment flows. Her focus sits less on the technology and more on how people use it to protect cash, strengthen visibility and ensure trading relationships remain stable.
“ I’ ve always been a B2B person,” she says – and her career reflects that.
Before joining Mastercard eight years ago, she spent more than 15 years solving supply chain and payment challenges from the ground up.
She started by helping buyers integrate into their suppliers and digitise the documents that once moved slowly between departments. This early work gave her a close view of how financial risk starts with something as simple as missing data or a mismatched invoice.
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