TheTechPod

Lalit Mehta is the Co-founder & CEO at Decimal Technologies. Lalit has been in the industry for over a decade. He founded Decimal Technologies in 2009. This is the time when digitization in the BFSI sector was still in its nascent stages. And, people weren’t aware of the significant growth it will witness. Lalit and his team at Decimal were one of the early adopters of technology in the sector. And, were integral in helping institutions through their own journeys of becoming early digital adopters too. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Crypto currency is the real thing, lets not evade it," says Lalit Mehta.

Lalit has built a path for Decimal where it can keep reinventing every few years and stay ahead of the curve. Decimal continues to innovate to make banking operations smoother and, in turn, customer experiences better. This is evident in their mantra of #DigitisingBFSI which became even more pertinent during the pandemic. As Decimal was at the forefront of meeting the rapid demands of digitization in the BFSI sector. They closed deals with financial institutions they’d been negotiating with for years, within months once the first lockdown hit.

Supriti Chauhan is the Principal at Delhi Public School, Gautam Buddh Nagar. Her passion and enthusiasm for education leads to an innovative and dynamic approach towards teaching-learning process and professional development trainings. She strives to ensure that the learning content is contextual with the training goals; they are current and relevant to the specific needs of the participants. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Teachers had to burn mid night oil to come to students level in technology," says Supriti Chauhan.

With her hands-on experience in this field, she designs and facilitates Teacher Training modules. Which simulate classroom scenarios and challenge the participants to think about, practice and learn 21st century teaching-learning skills. Also, she incorporates her 22 years of varied teaching experience, qualification, and innovative skills as a Facilitator to conduct training sessions across the country as British Council Consultant and IPN Master Trainer. It maximizes self- learning- ensuring a productive output/takeaway.

Ashish Goel is the Chief Technology Officer at Ziploan. He leads the digital initiatives of the organization. And, works on strengthening the product for a better customer reach and experience. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Customer Data is protected as a culture at Ziploan," - Ashish Goel.

Before joining ZipLoan, Ashish was Co-Founder and CTO at Milkbasket. He had built its Technology and Product team right from the scratch. And, scaled it to meet the growing business demands and bring it to the current level, according to a statement. Before co-founding Milkbaket, he spent close to 15 years in technology, working for BFSI companies. Also, had also co-founded a real-estate start-up Ursqft.

Yashwant Lodha is the Cofounder & Director at PayNearby. He is an engineering graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology and an MBA from NMIMS. With proven strengths in product & project management, strategic analysis, and problem-solving, Yashwant leads the enterprise business, marketing, finance, business alliances, products, technologies, and human resource at PayNearby. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Organizations which cannot define the audiences find it tough to live," says Yashwant Lodha.

Previously, Yashwant worked at YES Bank as senior product manager for digital payments and mobility. There he was the product manager for Unified Payment Interface (UPI), IMPS switch and Domestic Remittance platform, doing a throughput of more than $500 million a year. Earlier, he handled strategy and analytics at Tally Solutions.

Nishant Agarwal is the Founder at Proctur. Nishant holds an International MBA degree from IE Business School (Madrid, Spain) and a B.E in Instrumentation and Control from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (New Delhi, India). His core expertise lies in handling Management, Business Strategy, Product Management, Innovation, Digital Marketing, and Analytics. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Tier 3 towns are as aspirational as the metro towns in tech adaption," says Nishant Agarwal.

Nishant is a product enthusiast and has more than 16 years of cross-functional experience. Leading various technology brands in Asia and Europe. His earlier stints include working with Citibank Japan, Fidelity International (Gurgaon, India), and Infosys Technologies (Bangalore, India). He is a serial entrepreneur and has been involved with the founding of various startups.

Mr. Chandrabhanu Pattajoshi is the founder of Goseeko. He is a business strategist - turned entrepreneur with over 17 years of experience across various high profile roles. Also, he founded Glossaread Technologies Pvt Ltd. in 2018 which now owns the brand Goseeko. Bhanu, as he is fondly known as, started the EdTech platform with the purpose of making Higher Education accessible, convenient and affordable for students, especially across students of Tier 2/3 colleges and beyond. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "We make higher education affordable with the use of technology," says Chandrabhanu Pattajoshi.

An innovator with an eye for great detail, at Goseeko, Bhanu aims to create a disruptive and sustainable solution which nurtures students and supports their right to accessible and convenient education. His vision is to help students transition from academics to career thereby fostering an ecosystem of the future.

Tarusha Mittal is the COO and Co-founder of OroPocket. She is a dynamic powerhouse and an award-winning entrepreneur. Tarusha is the visionary force behind OroPocket. She has been vigorously working in the blockchain and crypto space since 2012. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "I have been the proponent of Blockchain Technology since 2012," says Tarusha Mittal.

An experienced professional with over a decade long experience, Tarusha has co-founded multiple technology ventures prior to founding OroPocket. She also served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Cloudrino- a multi-cloud management and infra platform and was amongst the founding team of ethx.co which has now been rebranded as OroPocket. She is responsible for operations and design at OroPocket.

Avneet Singh Marwah is the Director and CEO of Super Plastronics Pvt. Ltd, based out of Noida. Under his leadership, SPPL launched 4 brands in India Kodak Tv, Thomson, White Westinghouse, and Blaupunkt Tv. Making SPPL one of the largest brands that manufacture of Android TVs. He has a prominent role to make SPPL a $250 million Company. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "We provide door to door servicing across 18000 pincodes," says Avneet Singh Marwah.

Avneet joined SPPL in 2009. And, since then he has worked in various areas of manufacturing, supply chain, product development, and marketing & sales to become well versed with the television industry. He is trained under different HOD's and GM's before taking the charge. Before joining SPPL he has worked in the corporate and finance sector.

Vineet Tyagi is the Global CTO & Country Head at Biz2X. He is a BE from NSIT and MS in consultancy management from BITS Pilani. He has over 25 years of experience in the Technology and IT industry. Also, Vineet is a strategic leader with a proven track record of building technology led businesses and delivering digital transformation for large businesses. He has led businesses right from formulating business vision & strategies to building and commercializing products that have generated maximum ROI for stakeholders, customers and employees. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "More critical role shall be played by Blockchain in Banking," says Vineet Tyagi.

Prior to joining Biz2X, Vineet has led technology for Impetus Inc as CTO. His prior stints at CSC, Keane have seen stellar contributions and business results. In his long standing career he has managed technology, product development and led the creation and implementation of new business lines. As large as $50 million a year in the space of Big Data, AI/ML& Digital Transformation.

S Anand is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of PaySprint. He is a senior Techno functional professional with over 2 decades with diverse career chronicle. Working with cross-functional teams to drive unprecedented profitability while focusing on operational excellence, streamlining business processes and cost. He has extensive leadership and management experience in setting up operations and running a business in high growth as well as transformational phases. Build teams with capabilities to drive results in a fast-paced and continually changing environment with deep understanding of the global finance & technology market and enterprises’ growing digital needs. During an interaction with TheTechPod - "Mobiles will be the new banks S Anand CEO PaySprint."

He has been an integral part of the top management. And has a complete understanding of critical business drivers. And the skills to use business intelligence for creating a meaningful interaction with clients. Prior to PaySprint, Anand was the Executive Vice President and Business Head at Eko India Financial Services Private Ltd. He has been instrumental in the turnaround of Eko. And grow business from 200 Cr to 2200 Cr per month with positive EBITDA in a short span of 36 months.