Amit B. Shah, CFA

Chief Business Officer at Card91

Amit B. Shah, CFA has over twenty years of experience in the banking and financial services industry. Amit B. began their career in 1998 as an Assistant Manager at ICICI Bank, where they managed Retail Banking Products, Cross-sold Retail Banking Products to corporate clients and handled the Bills Discounting desk. In 2000, they joined Satyam Computer Services as a Business Analyst in the Banking and Financial Services Industry. In 2002, they joined Citibank N.A. as a Director and served as Country Sales Head for Business Development in the Mid-Market Enterprises and Market Manager for Pune and Gujarat. Amit B. was also a Vice President and Assistant Vice President at Citibank. In 2015, they joined IDFC FIRST Bank as Country Head for Institutional Liability and New-Economy Business. Amit B. was responsible for developing the bank's strategy and credit framework for the Mid-market segment and creating a comprehensive prospect database and go-to-market strategy. Amit B. also served as Unit Head for Corporate Banking and Regional Head for Commercial Banking. In 2020, they joined IFC - International Finance Corporation as a Strategy Consultant, advising a large Bank in Kenya on Go-to-Market Strategy for their Corporate and Institutional Banking Group. Amit B. also carried out Business Development and Sales Pitches for IFC. Amit B. is currently the Chief Business Officer at Card91, an infrastructure platform providing issuer services to enable payments through cards. Amit B. is responsible for Go-to-Market Strategy, Business Development and Managing Banking and Network Alliances with Card Companies. Amit B. has also volunteered at Grameen Impact Investments India, an NBFC that lends to SDG-compliant social enterprises.

Amit B. Shah, CFA completed their CFA from CFA Institute in 2006. Prior to that, they obtained their Master of Business Administration - MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) in 1998. Their undergraduate degree was a B Chem Engg from Institute Of Chemical Technology which they obtained in 1995. Amit B. Shah, CFA also has a Higher Secondary School Certificate from K. C. College which they obtained in 1991. Their educational history started at St. Francis D'Assisi High School in 1979.

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  • Chief Business Officer

    July, 2021 - present