Headline

Founder & CEO, Verafye | Building Graph-Native Network Risk Intelligence for Fraud, AML and Risk Teams | 20 yrs in payments, mobile money & FRAML

About

I build network risk intelligence for companies moving money. I’m the Founder & CEO of Verafye, where we help banks, fintechs, PSPs, and MSBs detect hidden fraud and AML risk, improve investigation quality, and stay audit-ready without slowing growth. I’ve spent nearly 20 years across payments, mobile money, fraud, and financial crime - from early mobile banking work at Obopay to payments platforms, enterprise growth, and partner-led ecosystem building across India, North America, and emerging markets. That mix of technical, product, and commercial experience shapes how I build Verafye: practical for operators, credible for regulated institutions, and focused on outcomes that matter. If you’re working in fraud, AML, payments risk, or investing in the future of financial crime infrastructure, I’m always open to a conversation

Location

New York City Metropolitan Area

Work experience

Founder & CEO at Verafye, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India & New Jersey, USA, Verafye is a graph-native network risk intelligence platform for fraud, AML, and lean risk teams at banks, fintechs, PSPs, and MSBs. We help teams detect hidden networks, connect fragmented signals, improve investigation speed, and remain audit-ready. - Building an AI-native, graph-led platform for network risk detection across fraud, AML, and payments risk use cases. - Helping regulated financial institutions connect fragmented signals across identity, device, transaction, and behavior data. - Focused on faster investigations, better detection coverage, and audit-ready workflows for lean teams. - Shaping product, GTM, partnerships, and enterprise market positioning for regulated buyers

VP of Growth at MindMap Digital, Nov 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Enabled enterprises to accelerate digital transformation, cloud migration, and process automation. - Designed digital maturity frameworks, enabling 30% faster transformation initiatives. - Expanded consulting engagements by introducing scalable AI/ML-based automation. - Delivered client value through strategic roadmaps, analytics-driven insights, and RPA deployments.

EIR at Self Employed, Jan 2022 - Oct 2022 · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Incubated fintech concepts, focusing on product-market fit and innovation. • Delivered a FASTag-based payments solution for a leading OMC, demonstrating market readiness • Validated early-stage solutions through rapid prototyping and client engagement.

Global Strategic Account Manager at Nous Infosystems, Sep 2018 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Owned a $5M+ portfolio of strategic enterprise accounts, driving digital transformation, IT modernization, and platform innovation. • Revitalized dormant accounts, closing $1M+ cloud and platform deals. • Achieved 8% YoY revenue growth via strategic negotiation and relationship-building. • Drove consulting-led sales, winning multi-year, outcome-based contracts.

VP Projects at Girmiti Software Pvt. Ltd., Nov 2013 - Aug 2018 · 4 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Built Girmiti’s reputation as a global payments engineering leader. • Led a Fortune 500 partnership, launching a prepaid card issuance and acquiring platform. • Improved delivery quality by 40% with agile adoption and process optimization. • Drove 50% YoY revenue growth from strategic accounts, securing repeat business. • Directed product strategy, pre-sales, and roadmap execution for enterprise solutions.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Visvesvaraya Technological University

High School, Bishop Cotton Boys School, Bangalore