Warren Hayashi

President of Asia-Pacific, Adyen

Search every verified Warren Hayashi interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Warren Hayashi, President of Asia-Pacific at Adyen, has discussed the role of digital payments in driving financial inclusion, particularly in Africa, where he described a "marriage between the bank, the fintechs, and the agent network" as a unique factor in the region's adoption of digital payments. He stated that "the ubiquity of mobile connectivity is so important to drive digital" and emphasized the need for education and engagement at the grassroots level to bring consumers onto digital platforms. Hayashi also said that "necessity is the mother of invention" and that societies can become "far more prosperous" when finance is available and money can move efficiently, adding that governments can "learn best practices from another government." In earlier interviews, Hayashi discussed the fragmented payments landscape in Asia-Pacific, noting that consumer payment preferences vary widely across countries Pythagoras. He stated that Adyen integrates not only major credit card brands but also local methods such as Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay, as well as ATM and online banking options. He described the future of payments as "unified commerce," where retailers no longer think in terms of pure online or pure in-store, and said that "the consumer is expecting more now" as they move between channels. Hayashi also commented on millennial shopping habits, citing research that 50 percent of millennials prefer an in-store experience as part of their shopping routine.