Rahul Rankesh — Associate Partner

Payments and Banking Alliances professional with 13+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise partnerships across banking and fintech ecosystems. I have worked extensively across merchant acquiring, payment gateways, and payout systems, driving high-value business growth and managing strategic relationships with leading enterprise and fintech partners. Over the years, I have delivered ₹1100+ Cr in incremental payment volumes by optimizing payment flows, strengthening partnerships, and expanding ecosystem integrations. My experience spans end-to-end payment solutions including UPI, cards, net banking, payouts, settlements, and reconciliation, with a strong focus on execution, commercial structuring, and partner lifecycle management. At HDFC Bank, I worked on strategic banking alliances and collaborated with partners such as Razorpay, Amazon, and Flipkart to improve payment performance, optimize transaction journeys, and drive revenue growth. I have been involved in solving complex payout and reconciliation challenges, improving transaction success rates, and enabling large-scale payment use cases including omnichannel, cross-border, PPI, and affordability solutions. More recently, I was involved in Brand EMI partnerships at Paytm, supporting enterprise onboarding and partnership structuring across key regional markets. I enjoy solving complex payment problems, building scalable partnerships, and driving business growth in high-impact environments. Open to senior roles in payments, banking alliances, and strategic partnerships within fintech, banking, or high-growth digital ecosystems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech professional with expertise in payments and strategic partnerships.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 11 yrs 3 mos