Vikas Bansal
CEO - Amazon Pay India | Global Top 100 leaders in Fintech
Amazon•Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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C-level executive with 30+ years of experience of building and scaling businesses and driving exponential growth. As part of founding team and now CEO of Amazon Pay India, I drove the strategic direction and established Amazon Pay as one of the top fintech players in India. I built the team, developed tech products, executed strategic partnerships, and drove go-to-market and operational excellence for entire suite of payments and financial services offerings. Previously, while at Fiserv, Visa & American Express, I developed leading products with over $200M in new revenue and created world-class partnerships with travel, ecommerce, insurance and banking verticals. Drove transformational change within the organizations. Consistently recognized as a thought leader and solving complex customer problems. Awarded Global Top 100 leaders in Fintech by Fintech magazine UK in 2021 for exceptional contributions to India fintech. I build disruptive and scalable businesses by customer backward thinking, leveraging the power of ML/AI, innovative product design, scalable tech platforms, and low cost distribution channels. I help organizations succeed by creating C-level strategic partnerships that drive product expansions or tap new markets. I build strong talent and inspire teams to realize their full potential. Specialties: Payments, Financial Services and consumer internet Product Development & Management Business Development & Partnerships Strategy and P&L management Direct to consumer Marketing Operations & Customer experience Analytics and Portfolio Optimization Financial Planning Technology and Engineering Business Transformation
Career Timeline
- AmazonCurrent2024–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Chief Executive OfficerCurrent2024–Present
- 2016–2023· 7 yrs
- Whole-time Director and Head- Payments and Financial Services2016–2023
- Dec 2015–2023· 7 yrs 1 mo
- Steering Committee MemberDec 2015–2023
- 2014–2016· 2 yrs
- Vice President/ General Manager - Credit Solutions2014–2016
- 2010–2013· 3 yrs
- Head- Global Card Solutions2011–2013
- Sr. Business Leader - Consumer Credit Products2010–2012
- 2000–2010· 10 yrs
- Sr. Director - GNS North America & Global Marketing I Corporate2005–2010
- Manager, Information Technology2000–2005
- 1995–2000· 5 yrs
- Assistant Manager1995–2000
Education
B Com (with Honours)
Business, Economics, Finance
3. Punjab UniversityChartered Accountant
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaMBA
General Studies
The Wharton School