Salil Mody

Head of Design

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18 yrs 9 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led payments initiatives for Meta across multiple platforms.
  • Successfully launched PayPal's cross-border business in India.
  • Over 20 years of experience in fintech and consumer tech.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with extensive experience in payments and product management.

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Skills

Core Skills

FintechInternational Business DevelopmentBusiness PlanningProduct Management

Other Skills

Digital StrategyStrategic ThinkingTeam ManagementPayment IndustryPayment GatewaysTeam LeadershipTeamworkCommunicationBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentMarketing StrategyLeadershipCross-functional Team LeadershipStart-ups

About

As the Head of Payments & Fintech for Meta India, I lead payments and commerce initiatives across the Meta family of apps, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram. I have an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, an Master's degree in Computer Engineering from UC Santa Barbara. With over 20 years of global experience in consumer tech, payments, and fintech, I have worked with leading companies like PayPal and Mastercard across US and Asia. I have built and scaled large consumer platforms from the ground up, forged successful partnerships with startups, banks, and multi-national companies, and led diverse teams with strategic thinking and execution ability. I am passionate about leveraging technology and platforms to create value for consumers, businesses, and society.

Experience

18 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Meta

Head, Payments & Fintech, India

Sep 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 8 mos · India

  • Spearheaded payments and fintech initiatives for Meta Platforms across WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Meta Raybans.
  • Worked with regulators to scale WhatsApp's payment offerings in India to tens of millions of consumers.
  • Enhanced payment solutions by working with issuers, processors, and networks, driving revenue growth for Meta.
  • Contributed to the APAC payments strategy, facilitating international market expansion and serving on the governing council of MPAI.
International Business DevelopmentFinTech

Udio- a product from transerv

Head - Product, Strategy & Partnerships

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · India

  • Led product development, strategy formulation, and partnership initiatives for a VC-funded consumer mobile payments startup.
  • Collaborated closely with the founder/CEO to align product vision with market needs and business objectives.
  • Played a pivotal role in the successful acquisition of Transerv by India Bulls Consumer Finance.
Business PlanningInternational Business DevelopmentProduct Management

Mastercard

Senior Business Leader , South Asia Market Development

Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr · India

  • Led a team responsible for pricing , M& A and new business incubation for MasterCard for South Asia.
International Business DevelopmentFinTech

Paypal

3 roles

Head of Payments, South East Asia & India

Promoted

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs

  • Led the core payments team for PayPal across India and South East Asia.
  • Successfully launched PayPal's cross-border business in India, achieving over $300M in payment volume in the first year.
  • Developed strategic initiatives to enhance payment solutions tailored to regional Asian markets.
Product ManagementFinTech

Senior Manager of Product Management

Jan 2008 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs

  • Led product management and analytics for PayPal's global funding mix product team.
  • Drove strategic initiatives that contributed to achieving over $10M+ in annual profit.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance product offerings and user experience.
  • Utilized data-driven insights to inform product decisions and optimize performance.
Business PlanningProduct Management

Sr Product Manager

Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 · 3 yrs

  • Several roles in product management in global risk and consumer product teams at PayPal during the early days of PayPal's growth
Business PlanningProduct Management

Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

MBA

University of California, Santa Barbara

MS — Computer Engineering

University of Mumbai

BE — Electronics Engineering

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