Rohan Bhandari — CEO
Compliance & Financial Crime leader with 16+ years of experience building and scaling Compliance, AML, Risk, Legal, and Internal Audit functions across large enterprises and high-growth start-ups in Banking, Payments, FinTech, and Crypto. I have led compliance transformations across some of India’s most recognized platforms, including Paytm Payments, Freecharge (Axis Bank), Snapdeal, Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti Airtel, and ICICI Bank, working at the intersection of regulation, business growth, and risk management. A defining chapter of my career was at Freecharge, where as General Counsel & Head of Compliance, I was instrumental in setting up and scaling the Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Internal Audit functions from the ground up, building teams, governance frameworks, and regulatory engagement models aligned with rapid business expansion. I currently serve as SVP & Head of Compliance at CoinDCX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, where I lead AML/CFT, regulatory compliance, governance, and financial crime risk in a fast-evolving Web3 and digital assets ecosystem. Prior to this, I was Associate Vice President and Designated Chief Compliance Officer & Principal Officer at Paytm Payments (Payment Gateway), overseeing regulatory compliance, AML, and FIU obligations. I hold a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Western Ontario (Canada) and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Panjab University, Chandigarh, along with a Diploma in Cyber Laws and a certification in Intellectual Property Rights. Over the years, I have played a key role in shaping and strengthening India’s payments and digital finance compliance ecosystem—building scalable, regulator-trusted frameworks that enable innovation while managing risk.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Compliance and Financial Crime expert in Fintech and Cryptocurrency sectors.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Experience: 15 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Management
Career Highlights
- Led compliance transformations for major Indian platforms.
- Built compliance frameworks for high-growth fintech companies.
- Expert in AML and regulatory compliance in cryptocurrency.
Work Experience
Bharat Web3 Association
Co-Chair- Compliance Committee (1 yr 11 mos)
CoinDCX
Senior Vice President, Head of Compliance (3 yrs 11 mos)
Paytm
AVP-Compliance (Designated as Chief Compliance Officer) (1 yr)
Freecharge
Senior Director- General Counsel & Head Compliance, Ops Risk & Internal Audit (2 yrs 1 mo)
Director- General Counsel & Head Compliance (1 yr 11 mos)
Associate Director- Head Compliance & Nodal Officer (11 mos)
Snapdeal
Senior Manager- Legal & Compliance (3 mos)
airtel
Senior Manager- Legal, Regulatory & Compliance (3 yrs)
ICICI Bank
Legal Manager (1 yr 8 mos)
Senior Standing Counsel for Chandigarh Adminstration
Legal Associate (5 mos)
University of Western Ontario
Graduate Research Assistant (11 mos)
Education
LLM at Western University
B.A.LLB (Hons) at Panjab University
+2 at DAV College, Chandigarh
10th at St. John's High School
