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Akash Agarwal

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India15 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Launched industry-first digital banking innovations.
  • Drove substantial asset cross-sell business growth.
  • Expert in creating seamless digital consumer journeys.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech Product Leader with expertise in digital banking and customer-centric solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementDigital Innovations

Other Skills

API IntegrationsAnalysisBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceBusiness StrategyCC++Competitive AnalysisData AnalysisEnglishInternational BusinessManagementMarket EntryMarket Research

About

Innovative Product Leader with 8+ years of experience in digital banking, fintech, and product management across leading financial institutions like Airtel Payments Bank, HDFC Bank, and AU Small Finance Bank. Proven track record of driving digital transformation, launching groundbreaking banking products, and optimising customer acquisition strategies. Key Highlights: Launched industry-first digital banking innovations, including instant CKYC/Digilocker Savings Bank Account, PPI-MTS, and Face Authentication modality Drove substantial asset cross-sell business growth across multiple financial products Developed comprehensive digital pre-approved journeys for Credit Card, Personal Loan, and Auto Loan products Expert in creating seamless digital consumer journeys, API integrations, and implementing fintech solutions across banking platforms Passionate about leveraging technology to simplify financial services and create innovative customer-centric solutions. Experienced in working with cross-functional teams, designing product roadmaps, managing complex product ecosystems, and driving strategic partnerships.

Experience

Airtel payments bank

2 roles

Liability Head - Savings Account and Wallets

Jun 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos

Chief Product Manager

Mar 2022Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Currently handling Savings Account and Wallet portfolio!

Hdfc bank

Assistant Vice President Product Development

Sep 2021Mar 2022 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Digital Innovations & Strategic Partnerships

Au small finance bank

2 roles

Senior Product Manager

Promoted

Apr 2020Oct 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Business:
  • Launched Consumer Finance product and built this business for AU Small Finance Bank from scratch.
  • Planned and executed dealer partner model in similar lines of Bajaj Finance, IDFC first, Home Credit, HDB etc. and hired & managed a team of 50+ people at peak. Achieved 45+ cases productivity per month per resource
  • Product & Tech:
  • Executed partnerships and programs with FinTech’s and Brands/OEM and involved in complete end to end Integration and product/program management.
  • Introduced and executed concept of 2-minute digital loan and limit management module. Created a smooth experience for customers by automating product lifecycle from login to disbursements
Product ManagementDigital InnovationsStrategic PartnershipsTeam Management

Product Manager

Mar 2018Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Fizzy foodlabs pvt. ltd.

Business Manager (Chef's Basket & Colonel & Co.)

Feb 2017Feb 2018 · 1 yr

  • => Added big clients (Institutional) in FFL basket within a span of 2 months worth potential of
  • INR 70 Million (25% of FFL’s Total Revenue)
  • => Handled the entire Supply Chain of Chef’s Basket - Fresh division (Shelf Life of 21 Days) and
  • brought 100% growth in sales within 30 days of joining. Responsible for planning &
  • forecasting, inventory & order management, sales & operations etc.
  • => Hired 17 MBA interns and organized blitz drive (General Trade & Modern Trade) in
  • Bangalore. Generated a potential of INR 3 million monthly from Bangalore market

Cardekho

3 roles

Associate - Corporate Sales & Strategy

Apr 2016Feb 2017 · 10 mos · Greater Jaipur Area

  • => Directly worked with CEO and Director of the CarBay. Furthermore, executed OEM’s projects
  • in Indonesia including General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, and ACC Finance (Worth
  • potential of INR 5 Million Monthly)
  • => Was responsible for Media Sales Strategy including ideating and framing of business
  • proposals for OEM’s and Dealers
  • => Achieved and delivered monthly 15 Million Impressions (90-100% of overall) and 0.1 million
  • leads (20% of overall)

Sr. Business Analyst - Corporate Sales & Strategy

Apr 2015Apr 2016 · 1 yr · Greater Jaipur Area

  • => Took traffic of Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam auto portals from 0 to 50k per day with the
  • help of Digital Marketing, SEO, Product, Data, Technical, Hiring and Outsourcing team

Business Analyst - Corporate Sales & Strategy

Sep 2014Mar 2015 · 6 mos · Greater Jaipur Area

  • => Launched CarBay.com in 34 countries within a span of 45 days with the help of 35 members
  • of data and technical team. In parallel developed network of freelancers in Latin America and
  • ASEAN region to get work done of translations and other initial setups
  • => Did Market Research on ASEAN Region including Go to Market Strategy, Competition
  • Analysis, Market size, SWOT analysis, Current Business Practices and many more

Propequity

Product Analyst - Client Engagement

Feb 2014Sep 2014 · 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • => Managed clients that include developers, private equity investors and financial institutions;
  • assisted them on project related queries and build partnerships. Proactively identified
  • opportunities & worked closely with clients to become an integral part of their decision making
  • process

Wikasta business and technical solutions pvt. ltd.

Associate Business Analyst

Jun 2013Oct 2013 · 4 mos · Greater Jaipur Area

  • => Worked on Various Projects related to Data Analytics (Data Modeling, Optimization, Trend
  • Analysis, and Forecasting), Business Planning, Market Research and Revenue Optimization with
  • the help of various tools including R, VBA, SQL, and MS-Office

Genus power infrastructure ltd

International Business Development Executive

Jul 2012May 2013 · 10 mos · Greater Jaipur Area

  • Executed successfully more than INR 40 million projects for African, SAARC, Middle East and ASEAN region Countries. Also shortlisted for region’s largest power event “Middle East Electricity Exhibition 2013” in Dubai and got a chance to interact with potential clients
  • Was responsible for Tender Participation and Filing, Coordination between Cross Functional Team and Clients, Liasoning with International Clients (Utility People), Project Management and Business Development

Bolster workshop

Co-Founder, CTO

Jun 2010Jul 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai

  • Robotics workshop and Web solution firm
  • => Delivered seminars on various field (Autonomous & Wireless) of robotics in top engineering colleges of India
  • => Delivered seminars on robotics in different schools under self initiated school empowerment program ISEP
  • Key Achievements: Recruited around 15 Student interns and generated revenue of more than INR 1 million in a year

Education

NMIMS, MPSTME

B-Tech — Electronics and Telecommunication

Jan 2008Jan 2012

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