Azleena Idris is Senior Director at Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet Malaysia), where she heads the Strategy & ESG functions at the nation’s retail payments network operator. With over 2 decades of combined experience both as a regulator and a financial services sector professional, she played an instrumental role in several national and international initiatives including the 2nd Financial Sector Master Plan, Malaysia as an International Financial Centre (MIFC), Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation, and several merger and acquisition exercises involving the RHB Group. She was with the Central Bank of Malaysia specialising in Islamic financial infrastructure development strategies for over a decade.