Debopama Sen

Debopama Sen

Head of Payments, Services

Citi

Debopama (“Debo”) Sen is the Head of Payments in the Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) business within Citi Services. Debo is responsible for driving the business strategy, execution, growth and risk management of payments solutions across corporate, e-commerce, public sector, financial institution and commercial banking clients. She is based in New York.

Debo has worked at Citi for 29 years and has held a variety of roles in both the TTS and Securities Services businesses. Before moving to NY, she was based in Singapore and managed the TTS business across Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. She also served as the India Cluster Head for TTS and as Business Head for the Securities and Fund Services business, India. She started her career as a Management Associate.

Debo’s industry leadership extends beyond the bank, with board membership and participation in several industry organizations, including SWIFT, Digitalization Standing Committee of ABS Singapore, Women in Payments ASEAN, and the National Payments Corporation of India. She is also very passionate about community initiatives, currently serving on the Board of Grameen Foundation of India (GFI) as well as Grameen Foundation USA.

Debo holds a master’s degree in management from University of Mumbai and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. She is a mother of two and resides in New York, NY.

Featured Sessions

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
10:00 am

The worlds of traditional payments and stablecoins, the latter of which combine the price stability of fiat currencies with the speed, availability and programmability of blockchain, are poised for convergence within financial services. If things take off as market observers expect, it could mark the start of the radical remaking of the industry, and traditional financial (TradFi) companies stand to benefit from and be greatly challenged by the rise of stablecoins. With the recent passages of the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, the financial industry is preparing for both, working to take a leading position in stablecoin cross-border payments, real-time settlement of business-to-business payments, integration with payment service providers, fintechs and card networks, merchant adoption in e-commerce, and the introduction of bank-issued stablecoins.