Pratik Bhakta

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

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Expert in fintech startup coverage across multiple sectors.
Strong background in financial technology and banking initiatives.
Proven ability to manage communications and reporting in media.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and Media expert with strong journalism skills.

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About

I write extensively on fintech startups covering companies across sectors like digital payments, digital lending, online stock broking and insurance technology. Besides new age tech companies I also closely track all tech initiatives of banks and how technology is revolutionising the overall financial services.

Experience

Times internet

Deputy Editor

Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

The captable

Founding Team

Feb 2021 – Apr 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Network18 media & investments limited

Special Correspondent

Dec 2019 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Bengaluru Area

I write about fintech and healthtech startups for Moneycontrol and Firstpost at Network18 based out of their Bengaluru office. Previously was with The Economic Times covering banks and fintech startups based out of Mumbai first and then Bengaluru.

Bennett coleman & co. ltd (the economic times)

3 roles

Principal Correspondent

May 2019 – Dec 2019 · 7 mos

Senior Correspondent

Promoted

Apr 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Writing extensively on India's foreign exchange reserves, along with technology initiatives in banks, startups in the payments and lending space.

Correspondent

Jun 2015 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

Stalk banks, financial technology startups, technology initiatives in banks and cyber security in the financial space

Foundation for ecological security(fes)

Project Officer

Apr 2013 – Sep 2013 · 5 mos · Anand, Gujarat, India

Managed both internal and external communications for FES. Documented field work undertaken by FES across south Rajasthan and Gujarat, which mainly went into preparing audit reports for our investors and stakeholders.