Bobby Kakar

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.