Susanta Dash — CTO

I design and lead intelligent, secure, and trusted digital ecosystems that move nations, empower citizens, and redefine how financial systems operate at scale. Over a 25-year global career spanning Asia, North America, and the Middle East/Africa, I’ve delivered $500M+ transformation programs and built platforms serving 500M+ customers — blending strategy, technology, and governance to create impact that lasts. Led teams with size 500+. From Samsung’s global HQ in Seoul to State Bank of India (SBI) and RBI’s technology arm (ReBIT), my journey bridges innovation and regulation, turning policy vision into scalable reality. 💥 Signature Achievements 🚀 Digital Transformation: Directed SBI’s $150M+ modernization, enabling 300M+ customers through next-gen digital banking hubs. 🌐 Global Product Leadership: Built and launched Samsung Pay ($800M+) across US, Korea, EU & China, achieving PCI-DSS L4 certification and redefining mobile payments. 🇮🇳 National Infrastructure: Architected India’s Account Aggregator, Public Credit Registry, CBDC Pilot & AI/ML Early Warning Systems for the Reserve Bank of India. 🏛️ Enterprise Governance: Founded SBI’s Architecture, Cloud, QA & Innovation CoEs, institutionalizing agility, compliance, and innovation culture. 🌎 Global & Multicultural Leadership I’ve led high-performing teams across Seoul, Tokyo, Mumbai, Dubai, Nairobi, and New York, uniting cultural intelligence with deep technical expertise to build globally benchmarked, future-ready systems. 🧭 Industry & Policy Influence • Governing Board Member, The Open Group (TOGAF) • Chairman, MeitY vKYC Committee • Contributor, G20, RBI, IBA, IIBF & fintech and policy initiatives 💡 Philosophy: Technology is trust in motion. True transformation happens when innovation, governance, and purpose converge — creating ecosystems that are not only digital, but deeply human. 🚀 Open to: Board and advisory roles, global CTO/CIO mandates, and collaborations shaping the next era of digital banking, fintech innovation, and regulatory technology.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with extensive experience in digital transformation and regulatory technology.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 27 yrs 4 mos