Rakesh Singh — CEO
Financial services leader with over two decades of experience building and scaling businesses across banking, capital markets, and fintech platforms. Currently working closely with the Founder & CEO at Paytm as Operating Partner – Financial Services, helping shape the strategic roadmap for Paytm’s financial services ecosystem across payments, lending, wealth, and insurance. My role spans strategy, P&L leadership, business building, and corporate development, including partnerships, investments, and acquisitions to expand Paytm’s financial services platform. Previously served as MD & CEO of Paytm Money, where I led the transformation of the platform into a product-led, intelligence-driven digital wealth platform focused on delivering superior investing and trading experiences for India’s rapidly growing retail investor base. Prior to Paytm, I spent over five years at Fisdom as part of the founding leadership team, helping build and scale the fintech platform into one of India’s leading digital wealth ecosystems through bank partnerships and a B2B2C distribution model. During this period, I also led the launch of the digital broking business, expanding the product stack across equities, derivatives, and wealth products. The company’s growth journey culminated in its acquisition by Groww in a ~$150M transaction. Earlier, I spent over a decade with Standard Chartered Bank, holding leadership roles across retail banking, products, and capital markets. This experience provided deep exposure to global banking standards in governance, risk management, regulatory compliance, and digital banking transformation. I subsequently served as Chief General Manager & Head – Retail Banking at SVC Bank, leading the retail banking franchise with full P&L responsibility across deposits, retail assets, and customer channels. I began my career in capital markets and investment distribution with ICICI Bank and HDFC Securities. In addition to my operating roles, I currently serve on the Board of Directors for Paytm subsidiaries, contributing to strategy, governance, and long-term business growth. Key Areas of Focus Fintech Strategy | Digital Lending | Wealth Platforms | Corporate Development & M&A | Platform Scaling | Digital Financial Services
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in digital banking and wealth management.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 24 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Fintech Strategy
- Corporate Development & M&a
- Wealth Platforms
- Digital Financial Services
- Retail Banking
- Retail Broking
Career Highlights
- Over two decades of experience in financial services.
- Led transformation of Paytm Money into a digital wealth platform.
- Expert in fintech strategy and corporate development.
Work Experience
Paytm
Operating Partner - Financial Services (9 mos)
Paytm Money
MD & CEO (1 yr 3 mos)
Whole Time Director (1 yr 3 mos)
Fisdom
CEO -Broking (2 yrs 5 mos)
Executive Director -Distribution | Alliances | Wealth | Lending-Building largest Wealth Tech Company (1 yr 3 mos)
Senior Director-Distribution and Strategic Initiative (1 yr 8 mos)
SVC Bank
Chief General Manager & Head-Retail Banking (1 yr 1 mo)
Standard Chartered Bank
Director & Country Head-Personal Banking,India (2 yrs)
Director-Retail (6 yrs 9 mos)
Vice President, Business Head-Retail Broking ( Erstwhile UTI Securities Ltd) (2 yrs 1 mo)
HDFC securities
Assistant Vice President, Sales & Distribution (1 yr 5 mos)
ICICI Bank Ltd
Zonal Sales Manager, Western India (1 yr 6 mos)
Manager - Investment & Services (7 mos)
Trainee (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Savitribai Phule Pune University
Bachelor Of Engineering at BNCOE
