Akash Chandra

CEO

India11 yrs 3 mos experience

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Key Highlights

10 years of fintech experience delivering impactful solutions.
Managed a product processing ~100 million transactions daily.
Engineered multi-bank acquiring solutions with major banks.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in payments and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAiPaymentsProduct StrategyProject ManagementData ManagementBusiness IntelligenceData AnalysisOperations ManagementProcess Optimization

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyCampaign ManagementCustomer RetentionData ArchitectureData MiningData ModelingData WarehousingData as a Service

About

With 10 years of fintech experience, I have delivered impactful QR code payment solutions at Paytm. I developed a multi-bank acquiring solution with banks and built a third-party UPI Gateway architecture. Managing the Scan & Pay product, processing ~100 million transactions daily.

Experience

Paytm

3 roles

Senior Director of Product Management

Promoted

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

REST APIsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIProduct ManagementAI

Senior Group Product Manager

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Enabling small and mid-segment merchants to become part of India’s fastest-growing payment ecosystem.
Multi-Bank Acquiring: Engineered a multi-bank acquiring solution with YesBank, AxisBank, HDFC Bank, and more.
UPI Gateway: Developed a UPI Gateway architecture, cutting integration time from 12 weeks to 4 weeks.
QR Code Deployment: Launched a rapid merchant onboarding and QR code solution via the App
Scan & Pay: Overseeing a product that processes ~100 million transactions daily.

Go-to-Market StrategyREST APIsProduct StrategyPaymentsProduct Road MappingArtificial Intelligence (AI)+4

Senior Product Manager

Jan 2020 – Mar 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Managed the development of key products including All-in-One QR Code Payments and Payment Request at Paytm.
Led cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation and launch of new payment solutions.
Analyzed market trends and user feedback to drive product improvements and enhancements.
Launched of e-RUPI as a payment option for Paytm merchants.

Go-to-Market StrategyREST APIsAnalytical SkillsProduct StrategyPaymentsProduct Road Mapping+2

Paytm payments bank

Project Manager

Apr 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos · Noida Area, India

DWH setup and migration:
Led a team of four members, Migrated entire data from Paytm to Paytm bank as per RBI guidelines.
Reported to Bank CTO/CISO in line with CEO for data security.
Built a reporting tool for bank users to automate their daily jobs on it. This helped ~250 users.
Managed CEO/RBI/Internal reporting delivery on time.
Led the team of five members for Logical access management and created policies as per RBI.

Project ManagementData ManagementSprint PlanningTeam LeadershipFinancial ReportingREST APIs+3

Paytm

Senior Business Intelligence Developer

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Noida Area, India

Managed the Pricing Engine Alert system to ensure accurate pricing updates, leading to improved merchant satisfaction.
Analyzed seller growth data and provided insights to the seller management team for increasing catalogue size.
Developed automated reports for business stakeholders to track product performance and make informed decisions.

REST APIsAnalytical SkillsData as a ServicePython (Programming Language)Business Process ImprovementTeam Management+2

Flipkart.com

Executive

May 2014 – Dec 2014 · 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

led a team of eight members to enhance daily operations and optimize the inward/outward process through analytics. Achievements include implementing an efficient warehouse plan in Gurgaon office.
Streamlined operations through data-driven analytics
Designed and implemented an optimized warehouse plan

Warehouse Management SystemsProcess ImprovementTeam ManagementOperations ManagementProcess Optimization