Akash Desai

CEO

New York City, New York, United States9 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Led the launch of innovative financial products.
  • Expert in AI-driven money movement solutions.
  • Proven track record in product management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech product leader with expertise in AI and financial solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product Management

Other Skills

AICustomer ServiceData AnalysisEvent PlanningFinancial AccountingFinancial ReportingHosting EventsLeadershipMarket AnalysisMicroStrategyMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordMonetization

About

Experienced and obsessed Head of Product seeking to disrupt an evolving market of money movement. Whether it is fiat or crypto, the end goal is cheaper, faster, and secure.

Experience

9 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 8 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 3 mos
Current Experience

Payman

Head of Product

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 3 mos · New York, United States · Hybrid

  • All things AI and money movement.
  • Building Paygent - the world's best AI Agent that enables anywhere deposits / trust exist to work with AI. A Multi-agent at its core with memory and context management that drives real customer value.
AImoney movementProduct Management

Novo

3 roles

Group Product Manager

Promoted

Jan 2023Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Responsible for the 0-1 launch of the Novo Credit Card (in-house card processing and card management)
  • Responsible for the department tasked to deliver the next horizon product features (R&D)
  • Manager of 3 senior product managers and their respective pods
  • Individual contributor: Product manager for tiger team which is responsible for the delivery of various strategic initiatives company-wide
Product DevelopmentProduct LaunchProduct DiscoveryMarket AnalysisMonetizationProduct Management

Senior Product Manager

Mar 2022Dec 2022 · 9 mos

  • Delivered Novo’s first Credit product from ideation to production launch by partnering and leading 80+ internal stakeholders across engineering, compliance, legal, and our bank partner.
  • Launched Novo’s Express ACH product, a same-day ACH solution for SMBs to move money faster.
  • Responsible for multiple pods consisting of a combined 2 EMs, 2 Lead Engineers (Full Stack), 2 Lead Designers, & 13 Engineers (FE + BE)
Product Management

Product Manager - Banking & FinCrime

Sep 2021Mar 2022 · 6 mos

  • Product manager for the Core Banking set of capabilities (ACH, mRDC, Wires). Responsible for development and implementation of (1) new financial products that optimize cash flow / money movement & (2) fraud / transaction monitoring through agile and customer-first methodologies.
  • Lead 8 engineers and 2 designers to conduct user and market research to build the future of SMB banking across iOS, Android & Web
Product Management

Bank of america merrill lynch

FX Cross Currency Solutions Product Manager - Vice President

Sep 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs · New York, New York

  • Product lead for H2H FX payment solutions, cross-currency ACH, emerging FX payments and specific external partnerships.
  • Managed 2019 growth of 18%-25% and flat YoY growth in 2020 (during a market downturn in FX across the industry).
  • Responsible for E2E product roadmaps (client experience, vendor integration, tech, & ops) and investment spend of $5MM+ to launch new product offerings globally. Builds include feature functionality and new payment options.
  • Launched the newest FX payment option, Pay to Card. The offering delivers payments quickly and securely using debit card details in 120+ currencies into 170+ countries.
Product Management

Citi

4 roles

FX Solutions & Cross Border Payments - Analyst

Jan 2019Sep 2019 · 8 mos · 388 Greenwich St

  • Worked with FX Desk, payments product group and Citi sales organization (TTS, CCB, GCB, FI) to pitch, price & package FX solutions.
  • Helped manage Citi’s premier cross border payments product, WorldLink & CBFT.
  • Executed and developed a strategy to position product against Fin-tech players and grew a network to include mobile wallets.

Optimization Sales & Cards Data Insights - Analyst

Jan 2018Dec 2018 · 11 mos · 388 Greenwich St

  • Worked with Sales, Product, and Visa/MasterCard to price and pitch largest NA commercial card program, SmartPay3 (GSA - $10B+ Volume).
  • Focused on portfolio growth for both Corporate & Public Sector books through cross-sell opportunities and rebid retention. Used client data, McKinsey benchmarking, and sector trends to target low penetrated markets as well as build a strong pipeline through CCB partnerships.
  • Projects: ScoreCard (US & Canada – Corp & Public Sector), Pitch Decks (Client Conference, GSA Training), Spend Data Analytics (Maximize spend with high interchange requirements, Pricing Model enhancements), Legal (Contracts, Rebate & Sign On, Merchant Associations, Pricing).
  • Built client incentive comparison tool and reengineered reference database protocol through client data to ensure higher switching costs.
  • Managed book of combined $1.4B spend clients (State of Texas) and completed payment file analysis to optimize card volumes and usage.

NA Pricing & Financial Modeling - Analyst

Jul 2017Dec 2017 · 5 mos · 388 Greenwich St

  • Lead the efforts behind a billing leakage project across the NA business that captured $3.5MM in revenue, which annualized into $12.5MM in 2018. Additionally, completed data analysis to determine key revenue drivers and model inputs that will have (+) financial impact to bottom line.
  • Worked with business and sales partners to price $MM cash management deals, conducted working capital analysis to sell cross-product opportunities, and assessed liquidity and relationship reviews for multiple RFP proposals.
  • Designed and implemented a management system and cross-functional dashboard for account analysis using Tableau and Microstrategy for NA Corporate Accounts. The dynamic model serves as a client dictionary to reference when modeling future growth business.

NA Emerging Payments - Intern

Jun 2016Aug 2016 · 2 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Crafted an end-to-end B2C and B2B competitive and market analysis for Payment Exchange, an integrated payment solution for suppliers and clients, for upper management to determine their financial investment in market-awarded Zelle and future product enhancements.
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams to strategically plan for investment spend of $120MM to commercialize emerging payment products and seek strategic partnerships with Fin-techs and other banks.
  • Assisted in multiple pricing deals for Present and Pay for Business product (Hilton–100M, and PG&E-3MM) to help clients consolidate current payment infrastructures and maximize working capital and cash flow.
  • Analyzed cash flows and invoice data for 10K+ monthly invoices to target specific Industrial and C&H clients for future business opportunities.

Deloitte

Discovery Intern (Banking and Securities Audit and Risk Analytics)

Jun 2015Aug 2015 · 2 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Rotational Internship between Audit and Financial Services Practices
  • Worked on a large engagement team for a Deloitte OCEO Audit client. Helped with the archiving processes, Q1 documentation, and analytical procedures using Deloitte software.
  • Joined a smaller risk analytics team for a Deloitte OCEO Advisory client. Helped create deliverables and run fraud testing while also participating in conference calls and team meetings.
  • Enhanced my knowledge on professional client services, Excel, AS2, and ACL while learning about personal branding and expanding my network.

Liberty mutual insurance

Liberty Mutual Insurance Leadership Conference

Jun 2015Jun 2015 · 0 mo · Greater Boston

  • Participated in a highly selective leadership conference for three days in which we gained insight on the culture and market offerings of Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Worked with a team of three other students and two LMI professionals in a finance case competition
  • Learned about the firm and finance track through seminars and panels held by executives across the many functions
  • Won the award for best tweeter during the three day conference

Boston college: office of marketing communications

Work Study

Sep 2014May 2015 · 8 mos · 3 Lake St, Brighton, MA, 02467

  • • My responsibilities included various receptionist position tasks, working on marketing projects (Boston College Magazine), and helping organize the office.

Edi.ermes america

Business Development & Strategy Intern

May 2014Aug 2014 · 3 mos · New York, NY

  • Helped optimize cash flow efficiency, digitize P-Card and T&E internal programs, and create brand awareness across the medical market.
  • Researched and used commercialization strategies to market global kinesiology medical equipment across various distribution channels.
  • Focused on executing data-driven business strategy to establish US presence and expand into hospitals, medical conferences, etc.

Kumon

Tutor

Jul 2011Aug 2011 · 1 mo · Jersey City, NJ

  • • My responsibilities included tutoring and grading papers of students aged 2-12. Helped in the management of the office and improved proficiency of students in math and reading.

Education

Boston College

Finance

Jan 2013Jan 2017

McNair Academic High School

High School Degree

Jan 2009Jan 2013

Università Bocconi

Bachelor’s Degree — Accounting and Finance

Jan 2015Present

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