Vikas Bansal

Vikas Bansal

CEO - Amazon Pay India | Global Top 100 leaders in Fintech

Amazon•Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Experience31+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

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

Professional employment history
  • AmazonCurrent
    2024–Present· 2 yrs 9 mos
    • Chief Executive OfficerCurrent
      2024–Present
  • 2016–2023· 7 yrs
    • Whole-time Director and Head- Payments and Financial Services
      2016–2023
    • Steering Committee Member
      Dec 2015–2023
  • 2014–2016· 2 yrs
    • Vice President/ General Manager - Credit Solutions
      2014–2016
  • 2010–2013· 3 yrs
    • Head- Global Card Solutions
      2011–2013
    • Sr. Business Leader - Consumer Credit Products
      2010–2012
  • 2000–2010· 10 yrs
    • Sr. Director - GNS North America & Global Marketing I Corporate
      2005–2010
    • Manager, Information Technology
      2000–2005
  • 1995–2000· 5 yrs
    • Assistant Manager
      1995–2000

Education

B Com (with Honours)

Business, Economics, Finance

3. Punjab University

Chartered Accountant

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

MBA

General Studies

The Wharton School

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Vikas Bansal
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Product ManagementCredit CardsP&L ManagementProduct DevelopmentLeadershipCustomer ExperienceNew Business DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingProgram ManagementStrategyDue DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsFinancial ServicesCross-functional Team LeadershipExecutive ManagementStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentCredit