Chavi Jafa

CEO

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore21 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in B2B Payments across Asia Pacific.
Led launch of IDFC Bank focusing on innovative payment solutions.
Extensive experience in managing strategic partnerships.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in payments and transaction banking.

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Financial ServicesCommercial CardSecurities LendingNew Business DevelopmentRelationship ManagementBankingStrategyRetail BankingFinancial AnalysisRisk ManagementBusiness StrategyManagementProduct Management

About

Seasoned Payments expert and Transaction Banker with experience across the United States, Asia Pacific and India. Key skills include building and managing new businesses, business development, client management and strategic investment analysis. In depth domain knowledge includes Payments, Cash Management and Working Capital Solutions across large, medium and small enterprises.

Experience

Visa

3 roles

Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial and Money Movement Solutions, Asia Pacific

Promoted

May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Vice President and Head of Business Solutions, Asia Pacific

Jan 2020 – Apr 2023 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Lead the B2B Payments business for Visa across Asia Pacific

Head of Business Solutions, India and South Asia

Oct 2016 – Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Led the India and South Asia Business for B2B payments. Responsible for developing and executing the market strategy, driving revenue growth and managing key partnerships for the B2B payments business.

Idfc first bank

Senior Director - Head of Payments and Strategic Alliances

Jan 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

Member of the founding team that launched IDFC Bank. Led key innovative businesses around mobile payments and big data. Managed strategic investments and alliances for the firm including Fintech companies.
IDFC (Infrastructure Development Finance Company) has been India's leading integrated infrastructure finance player for over 18 years. The group has a full range of business lines including project and corporate finance, asset management and investment banking.
IDFC received a banking license in 2014 and launched it's Corporate, Consumer and Rural banking businesses across India in October 2015.

Citi

5 roles

Regional Product Manager for Asia Pacific, Global Transaction Banking

Oct 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Responsible for the Asia Pacific business line revenues, product commercialisation and sales strategy across the Investor and Public Sector client base. Core product focus included Securities Lending and Custody. Managed key Government relationships across the region.

Team Head, North America Client Engagement Team - Cash Management, Treasury and Trade Solutions

Promoted

Aug 2010 – Sep 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

Led and managed a 13 member deal team as the North America Team Head, for Citi's Cash Management and Commercial Cards products. Team was responsible for over 300+ client bids annually for key Public Sector deals across North America.

Product Manager, Commercial Payment Cards, Treasury and Trade Solutions

Promoted

Jan 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Responsible for developing and executing on the global business strategy across 90 markets, leading product innovation and managing key external partnerships.

Management Associate, Cash Management, Treasury and Trade Solutions

Aug 2005 – Dec 2006 · 1 yr 4 mos

Selected to work in the cash payments business, directly with the global product head on key product launches across 60 markets globally, designing new product programs to capture additional payment flows as well as business financial analysis.