Prashanth Kumar — Co-Founder
I have 10 years of experience in Fintech, Banking and financial services. My expertise is payments and regulations, and a strong network in Banking and Fintech. I head partnerships (banking, payments and platform partnerships), and part of the founding team at Skydo. Skydo is a B2B cross-border payment company focused on Indian SMBs and Sellers. My team is responsible for identifying and building payment rails and new capabilities for Skydo. I work closely with banks and FIs across markets. Prior to this, I was at Citi across multiple stints: (1) Tech Partnerships: As part of the TMT team, I covered global platforms. I had the opportunity to launch and scale payments on multiple popular consumer platforms including YouTube, Play Store and WhatsApp. Most of these cross-border structures required regulatory approvals, so I learnt and became an expert in regulations during this time. (2) Product and Partnerships: Spring-by-Citi is the Citi's merchant acquiring and card processing product. I was part of the product team to research and finalise the product's launch in India. (3) Business Development and Sales: I covered Citi's corporate banking clients in India, mostly across healthcare and TMT. I was exposed to a wide range of banking products and regulations including Trade Finance, Receivables Purchase, corporate cards, Cross-border payments. I originated and executed several transactions during this time, and contributed to maintaining Citi's pole position in transaction banking in Bangalore and Hyderabad markets. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time down many rabbit holes in Payments and Fintech, or advising early stage Fintech startups. I also enjoy making intros or connecting people within my network. I also dream of bringing my Substack back to life at https://fintechreels.substack.com/
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with strong capabilities in payments and regulatory compliance.
Experience: 12 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Payments
- Partnerships
- Product Management
- Market Strategy
- Business Development
- Transaction Banking
- Regulatory Compliance
- Client Management
- Market Research
- Strategic Planning
- Consulting
- Research
- Computational Biophysics
Career Highlights
- 10 years of experience in Fintech and Banking.
- Expertise in payments and regulatory frameworks.
- Led partnerships at a B2B cross-border payment company.
Work Experience
Skydo
Payments Partnerships and Solutions (3 yrs 6 mos)
Citibank India
Partnerships/Product (1 yr)
Vice President (1 yr 8 mos)
Manager (6 yrs 7 mos)
Management Associate (2 mos)
ZS Associates
Business Associate (1 yr)
University of CNRS, France
Research Associate (2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology - BTech at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
MBA at Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi
CFA LEVEL 2 at Chartered Financial Institute (CFA)
Research Associate at Aix-Marseille University (CNRS)
