Himanshu Amberkar Email & Phone Number

Mumbai Area, India

Consulting and Presales support for various Payments & Transactional switching solutions, Enterprise Architectures, Digital Payments, UPI, Cards, eCommerce engines, EMV, Frictionless Payments, B2B, C2B. Expertise on retail delivery channels such as Merchant Acquiring, Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Point-of-Sale (POS), Enterprise Digital Banking Channels, Open Banking, ESB, UPI, IVR Interfaces, and Mobile banking, Cross Border Payments, Remittances.-Primary focus on Payment architecture from conceptualization to final blueprint -Mentoring new logo clients on product stack – RFP stage till deal execution -Consulting stages on Solution vary from presentation mode to Demo, POC, Azure cloud deployment options-Driving discussions on moving monolith applications to cloud native microservices approach with benefits of containerization, low cost database, open API approach, Sandboxing, TCO reductions.-Strategic and tactical consulting for BFSI customers advocating the need for early cloud adoption in PAAS, IAAS models-Define adaptive environments large banking payment application that need Scale Up and Scale Down features -Enterprise architecture for API first approach and microservices design to manage the agility and container ready-Drive TCO discussions from legacy to on cloud investments with required scalability, performance and peak volume -Facilitate discussions on Regulatory and Compliance needs of BFSI as governed by RBI

United Arab Emirates

Managed responsibility for FSS Middle East business for strategic partnership products in ME Region. Core focus was on increasing FSS market share in the region with specific objective of promoting niche payment partner products as regional distributor. Responsibility coins around business development, creating market awareness, client consulting, opportunity identification, product pre-sales and sales cycle for delivery of licensed software and services. Markets covered UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Dubai

Worked in Largest Bank and Payment processor in Middle East region. Role primary responsibility was to manage external Client & internal Business Units Relationship acting in Techno Functional role. Consulted clients on payments functions outsourcing benefits on shared services SAAS model. Managed large accounts scaling annual service revenue of USD 8 million that included new logo, existing account mining for new requirements, services, upgrades, certifications and compliances. -Involved in Business Case Preparation, Responding to RFP, Costing for client projects-Worked closely with Products, Merchant Acquiring & Issuing teams on new product innovation and ideas-Technical documentation on Concept, Design, Architecture, Functional, Project Planning, Costing & execution.-Participation on turnkey & technology projects for all third-party Banks for costing, migrations, new technologies & solution specialist, bagged major accounts in UAE and Africa-Involved in vendor selection, contract negotiations and requirements gathering, defining service level agreements-Review projects with development efforts, tracking, cost & impact analysis-Conducted feasibility study and Project Integration Review-Ensured adherence to Quality norms across the development and implementation process

Dubai

• Mobile Commerce and eCommerce initiatives associated with Merchant Payment Gateway services• Payment Hub – BOX build engines for one stop payment ecosystem• Enterprise Service Bus and API Orchestration on cloud for ease of integration and client on-boarding • Proto-typing product before demonstrating to business and key stakeholders• Smart card payment technologies for Debit , Prepaid & Credit card products• Handled variety of Ecommerce, M-Commerce & Batch payment projects• Fraud Management & Card Scheme compliance• Contributed on business data Analytic, Algorithm, Predictive Trending tools using neural engines• Worked on variety of Payment Products ATM, POS, PG, IVR, Interchange Interfaces, MPOS• Proficiency in switch systems, worked extensively on ACI Payment Suite of products – BASE24, PRM• Knowledge on Card association - Authorization & Settlement cycles - Visa, MasterCard, Discover, UP• Knowledge on GCC regional switches like UAES, KNET, QCB & SPAN • Passionate on documenting and articulating facts on architectures, Workflows, Operational procedures and processes for Technical and Operational usage

Dubai

• Managing Card Programs for Network International & Emirates Bank• Debit / Credit Card migration projects• End-to-End Switching & Back office processing• Compliance - Card Schemes• Managing ATM & POS network for Emirates Bank International• Managing Third party Clients for Network International

Dubai

• Steer all the client projects on BASE24 EFT Switch for Network International• E2E project management that involves EMV card personalization, Schemes Affiliation, Debit Card Management System, Network & Infrastructural Requirements, fraud Monitoring, ATM Monitoring, Settlement & Chargeback, Certifications, BASE24 Technologies• Review projects with development efforts, tracking, cost & impact analysis• Work on technical documentation like CSD, FSD, Project Plan, SOW & Operational procedures • Conduct feasibility study and Project Integration Review

India

Worked on various projects related to Product implementation, Design and Migration on BASE24 Suite of products - ATM, POS, Interchanges, Payment Gateway. Client facing role as Implementation Specialist for various Private & Public Sector Banks in India & Asia Pacific regions.-Worked on various projects related to Product implementation, design and data migration-Reviewed Codes, Projects with development efforts, tracking, cost and impact analysis-Involved in requirement gathering, formation of customer specific requirement document, PIR-Conducted System feasibility Study and Strategy Planning-Project documentations – Scope, Functional, Specifications, Development Guide-Coordination with development team on Offshore product Integration Model

India

Formally known as India Switch Company transitioned through E-FUNDS and now acquired by FIS Global Group, catering to ATM managed services and payments processing, providing end-to-end solutions for debit services to the Indian retail banking sector. Responsibilities involved Payment Application & Transaction Processing, Settlement, Reconciliation Service Support and coordination with Banks pm day to day operations

India

Page point Services (India) Private Limited, a joint venture with Motorola INC US, Telecom Company dealing with paging technology. Accountability for sales and Promotion of low-cost messaging device – Pagers. Designing of various schemes for the sales and promotion of pagers, E-page, group page for driving sales annual targets.

Masters In Business Administration, Information Techonology

MBA - Information Technology

Computer Technology, Computer Science

Secondary School Certificate (Ssc)