Shubhankar Pawar

Co-Founder

Pune, Maharashtra, India5 yrs 5 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led payment feature development across 9 markets.
Founded an AI-driven financial news summarizer.
Expert in product management and quality assurance.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech product professional with expertise in payments and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

PaymentsProduct ManagementAi Product ManagementQuality Assurance

Other Skills

AI summarizationAPI-first developmentAPIsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Automated testingBusiness AnalysisComplianceData AnalysisData-driven Decision MakingGo-to-Market (GTM) StrategyGrowth Metrics & AARRR FrameworkMVP definitionProduct AnalyticsProduct Led GrowthProduct Road Mapping

About

Fintech & platform product professional with 5 years spanning QA, Business Analysis, and Product roles. Worked onsite with Citi LATAM, shipping card & payment features across 9 markets processing $3B+ weekly. I specialize in: - Payments: UPI, IMPS, Cards, Cross-Border, ISO 20022, SWIFT - Platforms & APIs: API-first development, system integration, reconciliation dashboards - Product: PRDs, MVP definition, agile delivery, user research, SQL & analytics Passionate about building reliable, user-centric products that scale across markets. Actively seeking Product roles in Fintech, Platforms, or AI-driven companies in India.

Experience

Falconai news

Founder | FalconAI News (Prototype Stage)

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 1 mo · Remote

Conceptualized and built FalconAI News, an AI-powered financial-news summarizer designed to make finance simple and engaging for everyday users.
Defined product vision, problem statement, and core features – AI summarization, personalized feeds, and gamified learning.
Conducted user research with 20+ participants to validate need and refine MVP scope.
Designed end-to-end Figma prototype covering Home, Summary Detail, Rewards, and Settings screens – minimal, Apple-inspired UI.
Created MVP roadmap and success metrics (activation, retention, engagement).
Currently exploring no-code MVP using ChatGPT APIs and automation tools.
Stage – Prototype Validation | Focus – AI × Fintech × Gamification | Goal – Simplify financial literacy through AI.

AI summarizationUser researchPrototypingMVP definitionProduct ManagementAI Product Management

Global governance initiative

Student Intern

Jan 2024 – Jun 2024 · 5 mos

Tata consultancy services

2 roles

System Engineer - QA/BA

Promoted

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · On-site

QA/BA - ( Bogota, Colombia [Aug 2023 - Aug2025] )
Shipped payment features across 9 markets, scaling flows that processed $3B+ weekly.
Authored PRDs, MVP scopes, and API-first modules, reducing reconciliation mismatches by 15%.
Analyzed transaction & system data → roadmap changes cut failure rates by 20%.

PaymentsAPI-first developmentUser Acceptance TestingData AnalysisStakeholder ManagementProduct Management

SDET / QA Engineer (Product Readiness & Automation)

Aug 2020 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · India · On-site

Built automated suites for LATAM payment flows, ensuring compliance (RBI/PCI DSS).
Led UAT with external banking partners, reducing post-release defects by 13%.
Strengthened expertise in APIs, reconciliation, compliance → foundation for product-facing roles.

Automated testingComplianceAPIsProduct ManagementQuality Assurance