The State of Small Business in Canada with Nishant Raina

Nishant Raina is the Director of Small Business Lead at Mastercard Canada. 

 As a product leader, Nishant develops and oversees the Small Business segment strategy by commercializing new products and services and supporting new product development with partners. With a strong passion for helping small businesses, Nishant drives the growth of the Small Business segment at Mastercard and within the entire payments ecosystem.

 Since joining Mastercard in 2022, Nishant has made a measurable impact on strengthening the Small Business segment within Canada and leading key strategy development projects, supporting partners in product development initiatives, and working with regional and global teams to drive thought leadership.

“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Their success is our collective success.”

In this week’s episode of the #StartupCanadaPodcast, sponsored by Mastercard and Scotiabank, we talk about the state of the small business landscape in Canada, the trends, pain points, and exciting opportunities ahead.

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