Parikshit Bhanushali — Founder
Parikshit Bhanushali is a versatile product leader with 6+ years of experience building and scaling financial technology products across lending, investing, payments, and infrastructure systems. Known for his 0-to-1 execution mindset, Parikshit has worked across early-stage startups and growth-stage companies, often leading cross-functional teams, managing P&Ls, and driving go-to-market strategies. He brings a unique blend of deep fintech insight, hands-on operating experience, and a bias for speed and experimentation. He has played pivotal roles at companies like Smallcase, Xindus, and Freo. At Smallcase, he led the development of a Loan Against Mutual Funds product in partnership with Bajaj Finserv. At Xindus, he launched and scaled financial products that supported over 1,000 exporters, including disbursing working capital, launching cross-border payment rails, and improving operational efficiency. Prior to that, he helped build one of India’s fastest-growing neobanks at Freo Save, driving user growth, deposits, and bank partnerships. His early experience also includes launching India’s first Account Aggregator ecosystem at OneMoney. Parikshit was also the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Genpay, India’s first vertical card stack for SMEs. At Genpay, he led the product and technology functions, building a category-defining credit infrastructure tailored for different SME verticals such as healthcare, retail, hospitality, and travel. The company launched customized credit cards for each sector, addressing unique cash flow and working capital needs. Genpay partnered with Yes Bank to issue cards and built the entire tech stack in-house—from underwriting logic to just-in-time funding architecture. This experience further deepened Parikshit’s conviction in building infrastructure-first fintech products. Parikshit is deeply passionate about entrepreneurship and the future of financial services. He believes AI will fundamentally transform banking infrastructure—powering real-time risk, intelligent underwriting, and efficient collections. His long-term vision is to build global SaaS infrastructure in financial services, especially around DeFi-inspired models, cross-border commerce, and embedded finance. He’s equally fascinated by the opportunity to enable Indian manufacturers and exporters to go global by solving for payments, compliance, and distribution through scalable, tech-first GTM strategies. Parikshit is committed to building at the edge—where financial systems meet emerging tech and new markets.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Leader with extensive experience in building innovative financial solutions.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 5 yrs
Skills
- Product Management
- Growth Strategies
- Financial Analysis
- Entrepreneurship
- Product Development
Career Highlights
- Led development of India's first vertical corporate credit card stack.
- Built and launched India's first full-stack credit-led neobank.
- Pioneered cross-border fintech strategies for exporters.
Work Experience
Stealth Startup
Founder (10 mos)
smallcase
Product @ Gateway & Credit (5 mos)
Xindus
Senior Product Manager - Fintech (1 yr 2 mos)
Antler
Entrepreneur in Residence (2 mos)
MoneyTap (a Freo product)
Product Manager @ Freo Save (1 yr)
Genpay
Co-Founder (9 mos)
Onemoney
Product Manager & Partnerships (5 mos)
DigiSahamati Foundation
Evangelising Volunteer / Account Aggregator (5 mos)
Cateina Technologies
Business & Strategy / Product Manager (7 mos)
Founder's Office - Strategy (10 mos)
BlackCab
Social Media Intern (3 mos)
Education
Chartered Accountancy at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA at University of Mumbai
