CNBC names the next generation of trailblazers who will be instrumental in reshaping business, finance, science and technology over the next 25 years.
CNBC Next List

Ajay Banga

Benjamin Wachenje

Title: President and CEO, MasterCard

Born: Pune, India, May 14, 1960

Education: BA in economics, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi; MBA, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Early Marker: Led Citigroup's global microfinance initiative

Big Idea: Digital payments systems that will drive economic inclusion and equality, regardless of income, gender or location

Wave of the Future: Banking the unbanked

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