I am an Entrepreneurial tech enthusiast, IT executive & Board Advisor seasoned with two decades of global experience in Digital Technology, Business Transformation and Operations. I led the future of payments for VISA. Built and led the Digital CoE at Maersk. Planned and implemented the recovery from the most significant cyber incident in the industry and built a wealth management company as a Founder CTO. I have been a trusted tech advisor to many other global firms to create programs for their Digital & Agile transformation.A Global Payments, Banking & Digital executive, consulting Big 4's, global banks and hedge funds. And a visiting lecturer to universities globally. A few roles I played –⁍ Chief Operating Officer – Leading strategic digital and technology initiatives at HSBC to build the future bank; managing a yearly budget of $300M. Streamlined the platform on AWS/EKS for a secure customer experience round the clock.⁍ Digital Program Manager – Built a high-availability platform for Maersk using Cloud/Azure, Akamai and Akana. Ideated & delivered the first instant online shipment booking platform too. At VISA Europe, led all aspects of technology and a portfolio of regulatory changes to develop payment token service.⁍ Strategic Technical Leader – Led teams across industries ranging from Finance, Banking, and Telecom to Logistics and the public sector. Currently, guiding a group of 700 at HSBC, spread across 38 countries. Also, I led a team at VISA Europe to design and deliver a technology roadmap.Accolades –⁍ Top 10 Global Fintech Leaders⁍ Top 50 Global Digital thought Leaders⁍ Payments Innovation Award at Singapore Fintech Festival⁍ Co-Author of the world's most comprehensive course in Payments - Digital Payments in Finance⁍ Co-Authored - Building Digital Future ( Wiley's), Applied Ethics in Digital World ( TBP) ⁍ CEO award at VISA Europe for Apple Pay & Tokenisation delivery⁍ CTO award at Orange UK for ATG Implementation• AWS Cloud Certified Professional • Certified Information Security Manager • SAFe Certified Agilist • Microsoft Certified MCSE • Cisco Certified CCNAMy technical expertise and operational understanding help me strategise priorities, improve product offerings, and bring out a digital business transformation. The secret is in building a relationship, developing communication and fostering collaboration.As an industry expert and entrepreneur, advising, mentoring, investing in people's ideas, and always open for a conversation! my portfolio companies span Fintech, Payments, Wealth, Deep tech, and Retail.