Vishal shoulders an imperative role in co-founding, building and scaling a world-class team that designs innovative digital solutions and powers financial transactions globally, with a vision to be a global fintech engine. His ambition is to nurture Infibeam Avenues into a global digital payment network, wherein as a network, its role will be to process multi-billion global financial transactions; enabling smooth transactional experience for enterprises, corporates, startups, merchants, governments and individuals globally. Vishal holds a Master of Engineering Degree in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University, USA and Degree in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. After completion of his studies, he joined Amazon.com Holdings Inc. and later Amazon Global Resources Inc., where he played a key role in revitalizing technology and brought spurt in finance and corporate development. After spending ten years of his life in the US, he returned to India in 2007 and co-founded Infibeam, making it one of the largest fintech, software and payment processor; doing more than billion-dollar transactions in India per month across more than a million merchants. Since founding years, Vishal manages overall business leadership and growth conversations, developing the company’s macroeconomics, concentrating on new business & growth opportunities, in addition to contributing to the growth projections and trends. He is known in the inner-circles for his strong intuitiveness mixed with an in-depth understanding& knowledge of the ever-evolving business ecosystem.

Mr. Vishwas Patel is the Executive Director at Infibeam Avenues Limited (“IAL” or “Company”), and Founder & CEO of the Company’s Payments business.

Mr. Vishwas Patel is the founder of the payment gateway brand, CCAvenue, founded in the year 2001. CCAvenue is among the top 3 online payment gateway platforms in India and also ranks number 2 in the UAE among non-bank private digital payment companies. CCAvenue was recently honored with the Economic Times Best BFSI Brands 2021 Accolade and has been selected second year in a row as among India’s renowned and most trusted brands by Superbrands India.

Under his leadership IAL has developed a full stack payments portfolio covering Payments Acquiring, Payments Issuance, Domestic and International Remittance and Assisted Commerce in financial services.He has also expanded payments business in international markets covering UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the USA, and plans to expand in multiple geographies in the coming years to make the payments business global.

Mr. Patel has studied law and was a practicing counsel on the original side of the Bombay High Court.

Mr. Vishwas Patel has made significant contribution towards shaping and giving direction to the digital payments industry for nearly two decades in India.

He is currently the Chairman of the Payments Council of India, the primary industry body representing all the digital payments providers in India. PCI works closely with the regulators i.e. Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Finance Ministry and any similar government, departments, bodies or Institution to make ‘India a less cash society’. He also serves as a member in various RBI committees to deepen digital payments in India.

In recognition of his path-breaking accomplishments and stellar contributions as an industry leader in the Indian Fintech sector over the past two decades, he has been conferred many awards; Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business – SaS & IT at the Entrepreneur Awards 2020, Intellectual Explorer Award 2020, Payments Entrepreneur of the Year accolade at the Payments & Cards Awards 2019, Asia Pacific Information Security Leadership Achievements Award 2007.

Srikanth leads the company’s worldwide financial operations and strategic investor relations. Srikanth brings with him an extensive experience of over 30 years in leading Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, large funding, M&A and end to end execution of financial planning and analytics roles. During his tenure, Srikanth has worked as functional top leader position with very large multinationals which includes Reliance Jio Infocomm (100% subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited) as President and CFO where he oversaw Global Finance, Corporate Accounts, Taxation and Audit. Srikanth was a top-level management member of RJIL and Apex Body Member of the Company. Prior to this, Srikanth has worked as President & Group CFO of Polaris Financial Technology Ltd for 5 years and Future Software Limited (Now, part of Aricent Technologies Ltd) for 14 years respectively managing the Group and Global Finance & Accounts, M&A, Global Business Finance, Corporate Legal, Global Taxation (direct and indirect), Audit, Global Investor Relations, Group Legal, Compliance, Regulation and Governance. Srikanth was also Head of Finance and Accounts at STP Ltd, reporting to the Board and Divisional Accountant at Best & Crompton Engineering Ltd for over 10 years.

Hiren Padhya is the Chief Financial Officer at Infibeam Avenues. He has over 21+ years of leadership experience in finance role. He is a hardcore Finance professional with more than 26 years’ tremendous experience in financial role which includes mainly IPO, Acquisition & Merger, Finance, Accounts of IPO companies, IND AS & IFC, Project, Business Plan, SEZ formalities and its operations, MIS and Taxation. Prior to joining Infibeam Avenues covering various known companies like Adani Exports Limited, Jubilant Infrastructure Limited, Power Build Limited (Elecon Group), Duravit India Private Limited and Ashima Limited including last more than 10 years as CFO.

He holds bachelor’s degree in commerce from HL College, Ahmedabad. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Vijay is the Chief Information Officer at Infibeam Avenues. He received an undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Vijay has over 12+ years of experience in technology. Prior to joining Infibeam Company, he worked at Amazon.com. He received an undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras and a graduate degree from the University of Illinois.

Neeru leads the Platform Business Service Department at Infibeam Avenues. She holds bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University and holds a master’s degree in business administration from Carnegie Mellon University. Prior to joining Infibeam, she has worked with Alcatel Development India Private Limited, Tata Consultancy Services, Amazon Global Resources Inc.in, EDS-Electronic Data Systems (India) Private Limited and NIGPL at various key positions. She has a background in Business Development, Project Management, and Financial Analysis in technology Sector, Product Management, Business Planning, Strategic Analysis, Corporate Finance roles and led R&D related projects in the Intelligent Network services domain for major telecom partners in India, Australia and France for more than 14 years.

Shyamal is the chief compliance officer and vice president & company secretary. He is having work experience of above 18 years which includes 5 years of Banking and more than 8 years of Investment Banking. Prior to joining the Company, he had worked at Axis Bank Limited and Vivro Financial Services Private Limited. He brings with him vast expertise and experience in handling all the Secretarial and Corporate Law matters, dealing with the regulators, overall compliance of the Company, assisting management in the M&A matters and in the business in legal and regulatory matters and ensuring the implementation of compliance. He holds a Master’s degree in Commerce and a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Gujarat University. He is a qualified company secretary and is a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Purvesh Parekh is the Head of Investor Relations at Infibeam Avenues.
He has nearly 20 years of experience in equity research and analysis, financial analysis, fundraising and investor relations roles. Previously he worked at Reliance in the Investor Relations role where he also played an instrumental role in company’s fundraising, merger and acquisition, and demerger and divestment initiatives. He also worked with CapGemini in Research division where he led the company’s set-up of equity and investment research division catering to global buy-side and sell-side institutions, including Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Investment Banks, Fund houses, and more and expanded the team in India and set-up resources in China as well to cater to Chinese markets. He began his career as a Research Analyst with JP Morgan India, researching and advising on M&A opportunities globally in the Technology, Media and Telecom sector. He is a post-graduate with an MBA in Finance from one of India’s premier MBA institute. He also holds various certifications in the field of Financial Investments.

As the Quality Head at Infibeam Avenues, Anupama leads the company’s various initiatives towards attaining the highest standards of service and implementing suitable process enhancements to meet client expectations as well as the overall requirements of the industry. Anupama has extensive hands-on experience with IT and related business processes, which have helped her guide the organization in critical techno-commercial functions. She has been responsible for the strategic planning and scoping functional requirements and specs for new ventures and projects. Her past experience as project coordinator in the field of architecture in the USA, as well as the web application development in India, has helped her master the intricacies of one of her key responsibilities – that of Planning and Implementation. Her unique combination of technical and commercial prowess helps keep the company ahead in its strategy to provide cutting edge solutions to eMerchants worldwide.

Pankaj leads the Business Development department at Infibeam Avenues. He brings a keen understanding of the business requirements, strategy formulation and integrated value-creation approach. As the Business Development Head, he has been instrumental in identifying and articulating new business opportunities, building strategic relationships, finalizing key business deals as well as managing corporate and banking alliances. Over the course of his 11-year tenure with Infibeam Avenues, Pankaj has held multiple leadership roles, which has helped the organization achieve its objectives and grow. He is an energetic, motivated and committed individual who wants to make a difference, making him an invaluable asset to the organization. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing and Business Management and brings a keen understanding of the business requirements, strategy formulation and integrated value-creation approach

Vivek is the Group Chief Operating Officer at the Payments Division of IAL. With over 30 years of work experience, he is currently looking after international expansion, infrastructure & resource planning and development, commercial operations, analytics and business intelligence. He has worn many hats during the 20 years that he has spent in the management team of the Company and has played an important strategic role in building the business.

Prior to joining the Company in 2002, Vivek spent 13 years in a decision making position in the Communications sector. He has helped build many leading national and MNC brands while working in the Indian subsidiaries of some of the top global giants including WPP Group, Draft FCB and Grey Worldwide.

An Economics Graduate from Mumbai University with an additional PGD in Advertising and Marketing from the prestigious institution Xaviers, Vivek is a prolific writer and a popular speaker at various forums on the eCommerce industry.

Arun leads the organization in the Middle East and is currently responsible for its expansion in the KSA and the Emirates. His core competencies include Marketing Management, Business Operations, E-commerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Market Research, and Management functions. Arun has an impeccable track record of achieving optimum results for the organisation in the digital payments sector for the past 12 years in India and the Middle East. He has been constantly exploring new business opportunities for CCAvenue in the region, while building and maintaining strategic relationships with various stakeholders including clients, banks and other payment associates of the company.

Ankit leads the company’s India business and has been entrusted with making critical decisions for accelerating the growth of the organisation. His all-round experience in every aspect of business and his good analytical skills has proved invaluable in the company’s quest to attain perfection in various demanding business-driven models. Ankit has a successful track record in IT leadership of almost 15 years with broad experience across infrastructure operations, network management, process development, application development/deployment, database management, website operations, developing – structural designs to optimize software operations, booking engines, fares management systems and other external connectivity solutions. During his tenure, he has also worked as the Chief Technology Officer of the company. He managed the company’s technology infrastructure, with designated staff and resources. His all-round experience in every aspect of the business and his good analytical skills has proved invaluable in the company’s quest to attain perfection in various demanding business-driven models. Blessed with versatile skills, Ankit is an MBA in Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and has done an Advanced Diploma in Web Development and Database management from SSI.

Pooja is leading the legal operations at Infibeam Avenues Limited. She has got vast experience in handling multifaceted legal projects involving commercial issues. She specializes is skills including drafting, vetting, reviewing and negotiating of Contracts. Prior to joining Infibeam, she has worked as an intern with J Sagar Associates, Khaitan & Co, Desai & Diwanji and Fox & Mandal. She has also worked as In- house legal advisor to Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited. She has completed her graduation with Hons i.e. B.A. LL.B (Hons) from Nirma University, Institute of Law and Masters in Commercial Law from George Washington University USA. She has also cleared Company Secretary (Executive Level).

Shekhar leads the corporate communication and media relation department at Infibeam Avenues. He has over 16 + years successful track record in Reputation Management & Media advisory role. Prior to joining Infibeam Avenues, he has worked with some of India’s top media consulting firms and delivered tremendous value to clients across the industry which includes, Power & Energy, Education, Pharma, Real State & Infrastructure, Multi-Commodity Exchange, Retail, FMCG, lifestyle and Government He has played a key advisory role in supporting both established Indian and Global brands as well as emerging businesses in managing and enhancing their reputation. He holds a graduate degree in Accounts Hons from Ranchi University and postgraduate in Business Administration from Institute of Management Education, Pune, specializing in Marketing and Finance. He is also visiting faculty to some of the leading mass-communication institute in Gujarat region.