Sanjeev Kumar — Co-Founder
Sanjeev is a global fintech industry researcher and advisor. He is currently a part of the Founding team at the FinTech Research firm WhiteSight, and works actively with the FinTech ecosystem stakeholders such as startups, incumbent financial institutions, VC funds, Angel investors, Government & Regulatory bodies. He has over 10 years of global experience of working for firms and clients in the US, the UK, the Netherlands, the UAE, Japan, Israel, and India. He specialises in Fintech Research and advisory across key Segments like Neo-Banking, Digital Wealth, RegTech, Digital Lending, InsurTech among others. He has been one of the first fintech analysts to publish segment reports on challenger banking, digital wealth, Cross-border payments, Regtech and has actively worked with financial institutions on their digital transformation and fintech collaboration strategies. He has also been associated with Bombay Stock Exchange as a visiting Faculty for various subjects related to Fintech and Innovation for the Masters in FinTech and the Advanced Management Program, that gets conducted in partnership with IIM Lucknow. He has conducted multiple workshops in partnership with Bombay Stock Exchange, Austrade, Department of International Trade, UK with participants coming from Banks, Regulators, Stock Exchanges, Government Bodies, FinTech startups etc. He has done multiple innovation workshops with the leadership and executive teams at financial institutions such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank, ICICI Securities, Australia delegation - New South Wales. Sanjeev has worked as a digital transformation and Fintech collaboration consultant with ICICI securities and has been instrumental in setting up the Digital team at ICICI securities and driving the fintech collaboration. He is an active speaker in industry conferences such as Asia Berlin FinTech Summit, Fintegrate Zone, Future of Money, Barclays Rise etc. Sanjeev is a speaker and guest contributor at various academic institutes and startup-mentoring events as a Fintech expert and actively engages with the startup community. He holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management(IIM), Calcutta and a Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Allahabad. Expertise: FinTech | Research | Innovation Workshops | Digital Strategy | Startup Collaboration Strategy | Product Management | Technology | Product Marketing
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a strong focus on research, strategy, and innovation.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 16 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Fintech Research
- Digital Transformation
- Fintech Ecosystem Development
- Innovation Strategy
- Market Analysis
- Product Management
- Marketing Strategy
- Market Strategy
- Product Marketing
- Business Development
- Strategic Evaluation
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Equity Market Analysis
- Debt Market Analysis
Career Highlights
- Pioneered fintech research in multiple sectors.
- Led digital transformation strategies for financial institutions.
- Engaged with global fintech stakeholders extensively.
Work Experience
WhiteSight
Founder (5 yrs 4 mos)
PwC India
Associate Director FinTech & Innovation (10 mos)
Burnmark
Director and Head of Research (2 yrs 11 mos)
Flytxt
Senior Manager - Product Management and Marketing (1 yr 3 mos)
Nucleus Software
Product Manager (1 yr 2 mos)
SunTec Business Solutions
Product Marketing Lead (1 yr 1 mo)
Microsoft
Program Manager II, Operations (1 yr)
CitiGroup
Summer Associate (2 mos)
Amdocs
Senior SME (2 yrs 9 mos)
Intel Corporation
Internship (5 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
MBA Exchange Semester at SKEMA Business School
B. Tech at Indian Institute Of Information Technology Allahabad
