Experience

Finastra

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Solutions Consultant

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Fintech Pundits Ltd

• Founder, Fintech Pundits Ltd

  • Apr 2020 - Apr 2021

  A FinTech evangelist with a passion for transforming banking through technology. I work with a portfolio of startups driving their product strategy, design and go to market propositions. Specialising in Core banking technology, I work with clients and ISVs in product evaluations/RfPs of core banking products. in recent years, I have worked with clients in design and delivery of automation of business processes in corporate & commercial banking leveraging intelligent automation solutions. Through Fintech Pundits Ltd, I offer banking, insurance and associated technology firms, boutique consultancy services around business case development, product design and solution architecture of innovative solutions that transform banking.



Decimal Factor

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Digital Officer

  • Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

  Transforming the SME payments and lending business leveraging technology! Designed an innovative platform providing an end to end origination and on-boarding solution for SMEs using open banking, AI driven OCR capability, Industry connectors with CRAs and automated decision making to recommend products to SMEs that optimise cash flows and open new lines of revenue. Transforming the SME payments and lending business leveraging technology! Designed an innovative platform providing an end to end origination and on-boarding solution for SMEs using open banking, AI driven OCR capability, Industry connectors with CRAs and automated decision making to recommend products to SMEs that optimise cash flows and open new lines of revenue.



Sopra Steria

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Financial Services

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2020

  P&L responsibility for UK regulatory body in Financial services and key banking clients. Managed the portfolio covering strategic solutions on MIFID II, Data science and Cloud migration. Proud to have been involved in the process and co-recipient of the UK Cloud Award for best cloud transformation solution in 2019. P&L responsibility for UK regulatory body in Financial services and key banking clients. Managed the portfolio covering strategic solutions on MIFID II, Data science and Cloud migration. Proud to have been involved in the process and co-recipient of the UK Cloud Award for best cloud transformation solution in 2019.



Infosys

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Manager and Client Partner

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2020

  Sales driven role with responsibilities of P&L and account management for multiple banking clients including global and regional banks across North America and Europe.The key portfolios covered a main bank in Ireland, UK's high street bank and a global bank based out of NY. Working with global teams, I led and managed growth in international markets in UK, Central & Eastern Europe, Singapore and Central America. Driving and establishing Fintech partnerships across NY, SFO and London.

• Senior Client Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2013

• Sr Principal Consultant

  • Apr 2007 - Jul 2012

  Led Core banking Centre of Excellence and involved in multiple banking transformation projects across US, UK, Belgium, India and APAC. Key projects delivered/engaged included an award winning global liquidity management solution, core banking transformation program for an Australian bank and Liquidity management solution for a UK high street bank.



Infosys BPM

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development & Management

  • Apr 1997 - Mar 2007

  Product manager for Finacle core banking Payment and Corporate banking solutions. Managing GTM strategies for developed markets and pre-sales solution architect for large core banking transformation program in Singapore and India. Product manager for Finacle core banking Payment and Corporate banking solutions. Managing GTM strategies for developed markets and pre-sales solution architect for large core banking transformation program in Singapore and India.



Infosys

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal Consultant - Banking

  • 2005 - 2007

  Product development & Support for Finacle Core banking Solution. Developed Connect24, channel integration solutions for ATM, IVR and Internet banking platforms. Product development & Support for Finacle Core banking Solution. Developed Connect24, channel integration solutions for ATM, IVR and Internet banking platforms.