Bobby Kakar has over 20 years of experience in the banking and fintech industry. Currently, they serve as a Senior Advisor at a stealth startup, where they provide strategic guidance to companies in the fintech, payment, digital, and retail banking sectors. Bobby specializes in web3, NFT, tokenization, and blockchain projects.
Prior to their current role, Bobby held various advisory positions at Bindo Labs Limited and Bankr. Bobby also served as the Senior Vice President of Blockchain Payments at WadzPay, where they were responsible for business development and use-case development in the financial services, payments, remittances, and government sectors.
Bobby has a strong background in retail banking, having held positions such as Head of Retail Banking Product at meem | ميم, Head of Retail Liabilities & Branch Digital Transformation at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, and Head of Retail Banking Product & E-Commerce at DOHA BANK. Bobby also has experience in marketing and product development at Saudi Investment Bank and HSBC.
Throughout their career, Bobby has demonstrated expertise in product and market development, digital transformation, growth strategies, and scale-up strategies. Bobby has a specific focus on web3, NFTs, and blockchain technologies.
Bobby Kakar's education history includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), which they obtained from 1991 to 1993. Prior to that, from 1988 to 1991, they attended the Institute of Cost Accountants of India where they earned a Grad.CWA degree in Cost/Management Accounting. Bobby also attended Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics from 1988 to 1991, where they obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree with a focus on Commerce.
Additionally, Bobby Kakar has acquired various certifications, including the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2020, the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) from the Project Management Institute in July 2020, and certifications in Startup Valuation Methods from Duke University (Coursera) in June 2020, and FinTech Law and Policy from Duke University (Coursera) in January 2019. Bobby also holds a certification as a Certified Islamic Banker from Shape Knowledge Services & Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.
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Bindo Labs Limited
Welcome to the Bindo Labs！ Bindo is a POS technology company headquartered in New York with APAC headquarters in Hong Kong. The company also has branches in Mainland China and reselling partners based in Thailand, Singapore, and Cambodia. Our core product is a cloud-based point of sale system which is widely used in hotels, restaurants, and retail stores. Bindo's hyperlocal marketplace allows our clients to run their stores, merchandise online, and connect them with consumers in their regions, creating a real-time product graph that connects brands, consumers, and merchants all together. Our solutions help our clients to increase operational efficiency, revenues and profits. Our CRM and inventory management platform helps merchants acquire more repeat customers across multiple channels, while vastly improving operational efficiency by reducing inventory wastage. Additionally, Bindo POS has robust APIs that can integrate with countless third party apps such as Quickbooks, Xero, ERP, legacy POS, Shopify, payment gateways and other eCommerce software. In a few months, we will be launching Wonder app: an innovative and experienced POS, Payment and SaaS solution.Wonder is a wonderful choice for your future in finance and business management. We empower business with omni-channel payment capabilities. Whether it is acquiring, payouts, or customer relationship management, Wonder makes it easier, with our Wonder card and Wonder APP. Over 10,000 merchants globally use Bindo, and we have processed over $US 1bn in the last few months alone. Contact hello@bindo.com if you are interested in the services we offer!