About Aurionpro

Ajay Kumar Choudhary is a distinguished central banker with over three decades at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), concluding his tenure as Executive Director in October 2023. He has a proven track record in Banking Regulation, Supervision, and FinTech. He currently serves as the Chairman on the Boards for some esteemed organizations and holds the position of Independent Director on the Boards of various companies.

He played a key role at the RBI, overseeing a broad range of responsibilities, including banking regulation, currency management, payments and settlements. He led critical departments like FinTech, Risk Monitoring and Inspection, and drove major initiatives such as the implementation of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the development of a strategic approach to Crypto Assets, and the creation of regulatory frameworks for FinTechs. His leadership also extended to launching Tech-Sprint and regulatory sandboxes, the RBI Innovation Hub, and advancing the Platform on Frictionless Credit, fostering innovation across the financial sector.

He represented the Reserve Bank of India in various international forums and groups. He also served as Director of Supervision at the Bank of Mauritius, overseeing the regulation and supervision of banks, non-bank financial institutions, and forex dealers.

Ashish is a seasoned business leader with over 22 yrs of experience in building and leading fintech and enterprise software businesses across the globe. He has an extensive track record in building market leading software solutions for leading global technology firms serving Banking, Payments and Financial markets.

Ashish joined Aurionpro from FIS where he was the Group MD for APAC & MEA, responsible for significant multi-year expansion for one of the leading financial technology businesses in the region. Over the years, Ashish has held leadership roles with multiple global technology organizations including FIS, Sungard, Finastra and Coforge.

Ashish is deeply passionate about creating organizations that thrive on innovation, creating a culture that attracts and enables the best talent in the industry to create their best work. He is a strong believer in building a values-led, responsible firm that creates a win-win outcome for its clients, shareholders and partners.

Ashish is based in Singapore and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Bhopal university and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management.

Ashish is a seasoned business leader with over 22 yrs of experience in building and leading fintech and enterprise software businesses across the globe. He has an extensive track record in building market leading software solutions for leading global technology firms serving Banking, Payments and Financial markets.

Ashish joined Aurionpro from FIS where he was the Group MD for APAC & MEA, responsible for significant multi-year expansion for one of the leading financial technology businesses in the region. Over the years, Ashish has held leadership roles with multiple global technology organizations including FIS, Sungard, Finastra and Coforge.

Ashish is deeply passionate about creating organizations that thrive on innovation, creating a culture that attracts and enables the best talent in the industry to create their best work. He is a strong believer in building a values-led, responsible firm that creates a win-win outcome for its clients, shareholders and partners.

Ashish is based in Singapore and holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Bhopal university and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management.

Dr. Rajeev Uberoi has a career spanning over three decades with rich experience of working in banking & financial sector. He also served at senior positions at several domestic and multinational banks such as IDFC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank of India, State Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India as Asst. General Manager, Dept.of Banking Supervision, Citibank as Vice President & Regulatory Head; ANZ Grindlays Bank as Head- Risk Management & Compliance – India. Dr. Uberoi is also a profound writer and has a lot of publications to his credit. He is a member of various Committees and has been active on the Speaker circuit at various forums. He is the recipient of many accolades and awards and his contribution to the legal fraternity has been recognized in the Industry. Dr. Uberoi is a Law graduate and also holds the degree of Canadian Commonwealth Scholar with a Masters from McMaster University and a Ph.D. in Economics. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Management Development Institute (MDI). He was also appointed on the Board of many leading companies.

Part of Aurionpro’s Executive Management team, Sanjay Bali comes with over 27 years of diverse experience across sales, services, and project management, and is a strategist in Implementing and executing new Initiatives, he would be responsible for the business globally. He will also be responsible for the business in Government and Public sector for Aurionpro, strengthening and overseeing the delivery of Aurionpro’s world-class software, IT outsourcing services, Infrastructure projects, turnkey solutions, and Consulting offerings to the Government and PSU customers.

Prior to Aurionpro, Sanjay held various leadership positions with Trimax, Hewlett Packard, and Wipro.

Shekhar Mullatti

President & Global Head – Banking

Shekhar Mullatti oversees sales, operations, and delivery across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Shekhar is a versatile Banking & Technology Professional with 25 years of experience in large, multinational corporations including Citibank, ANZ, BNP Paribas, Bank of America and Dell. Based in Singapore, Shekhar holds an Engineering degree from IIT Bombay and a Management degree from IIM Calcutta.

Dr. Mahendra Mehta has been associated with consulting & executive education since February, 2002, focusing primarily on Analytics, Mathematical finance, Treasury Management, Financial Risk Management, Derivatives, Portfolio Management that includes Market, Credit and Operational Risk Management including development, implementation of policies, processes and procedures in the business. He has excelled in consulting and executive education in these areas, around the world, including at Citibank. He conducts regular short-term courses in more than 23 countries spanning the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa – including Dubai, United Kingdom, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Oman, Bahrain & Qatar. In his earlier tenure at Citibank, NA, Mumbai (India), Dr. Mehta was Head of Analytics and was involved in the development of machine-based learning & trading strategies, portfolio optimization techniques in Foreign Exchange, interest rate and European & American equity markets. He worked with Citibank for about 14 years in various countries. He is visiting faculty at S P Jain Global School of management. He was also a guest faculty at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland.

Prior to joining Citibank, He was involved in the Avoinics Design Bureau at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Hyderabad where he was responsible for the design of On-board computer for Prithvi Missile. Dr. Mehta has Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India.

He is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and  Nomination & Remuneration/Compensation Committee and member of Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Shareholders’ Relationship / Investors’ Grievances & share Transfer Committee.

Paresh Zaveri is the Chairman and Managing Director of Aurionpro. He co-founded the company in 1997 and has been the strategic architect of its growth ever since. Paresh led the formulation of Aurionpro’s incisive corporate strategy that included a balanced combination of organic and inorganic growth and was instrumental in identifying the markets to expand into and the acquisition targets that would both fit within Aurionpro’s corporate culture and targeted growth plans. Having successfully performed several corporate roles, Paresh now focuses on day-to-day executive, financial, business operations and guides the senior leadership team.

He brings 20+ years of experience in corporate finance, supply chain, general management, and strategic planning to his role with Aurionpro, and is also influential in advising a number of industry-related organizations and enterprises. Based in Singapore, Paresh holds a degree in engineering as well as an MBA in finance.

Raj Biyani with over 15 years of experience across Payments, Banking and Insurance verticals is leading the digital transformation of Aurionpro payments suite to ensure customer centric and future ready products and experience.

Raj is in charge of the product strategy and development of payments and digital solutions at Aurionpro. He comes with a unique blend of functional and technical expertise; having collaborated with leading thought leaders and innovative Silicon Valley payments companies, coupled with expertise in designing and delivering innovative solutions for digital retail and merchant payments industry.

Raj has superior knowledge and proficiency in modern payment systems including Bitcoin & Mobile based wallets and payments. Raj is an expert in enterprise software development life-cycle and having in-depth knowledge and expertise in information systems architecture, software design methodologies, design patterns and object oriented design. Raj has been with Aurionpro since 2006, and has played numerous leadership roles in the banking and payments vertical, spanning Head of Product delivery, Practice Lead, Chief Solution Architect. Raj has a Bachelor’s of Engineering in Production stream from University of Mumbai.

Amit Sheth is the Co-Chairman and Director of Aurionpro. Being one of the founding members, Amit has been instrumental in driving the Banking & Financial services portfolio of Aurionpro. He has spearheaded the company’s initial path of expansion across India and Southeast Asia.

Amit currently oversees and guides business development and strategic partnership initiatives and continues to play an influential role in Aurionpro’s geographic expansion across Middle East and Africa.

With over 22 years of experience in corporate finance, equities and technology, he brings domain expertise in banking operations and cash management. Prior to Aurionpro, Amit has held key positions with Twentieth Century Finance and Lloyds Securities. An acclaimed thought leader in the banking industry, Amit is a regular contributor to regional banking conferences, panel discussions, and trade publications.

Based in Mumbai, Amit holds a graduation in engineering and a postgraduate degree in finance.

Frank Osusky is a 30+ year industry veteran with diverse financial management expertise with an emphasis on growth, profitability, cash flow, and mergers and acquisitions. He has been an Executive Vice President of BDP International Inc. since July 4, 2011, serving as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from 2000 to April of 2013, and as a member of BDP’s board of directors. Today, Frank is BDP’s Chief Development Officer, focusing on global and domestic expansion. As CFO, Frank was responsible for all corporate Finance, Banking, and Treasury functions globally across more than 30 countries, holding a board position on many country entities.

Frank led M&A activity for BDP’s global expansion, completing and negotiating more than 26 acquisitions. Prior to BDP, Frank held senior financial and customer service management positions in privately held and publicly traded companies including ADP, Wechsler Corporation, and Annovis Bio, Inc. Frank holds a BA in Accounting from Villanova University and an MBA in Finance from LaSalle University.

He is the Chairman of Shareholders’ Relationship / Investors’ Grievances & Share Transfer Committee and member of Nomination & Remuneration/Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

Ms. Sudha Graduated from premier institute of Delhi University in the year 2000. she is Company Secretary (2001) and qualified Chartered Accountant (2007), and an Insolvency Resolution Professional (2019). She has more than a decade of experience in the Audit and Assurance with expertise in Foreign Exchange Management Act, International transaction advisory, structuring and regulatory affairs.

Ms. Sudha is a Founder Director of Taxpert Professionals, a multifaceted consulting company. She is a noted speaker and has addressed various national and international forums on various topics ranging from CSR to Digital Economy. She has authored many books on Foreign Direct Investment, Taxation and forex laws. Also, her articles are regularly published in the Journals of several institutes.

Backed by experience in International firms (Deloitte, Rodl and Partner, CRH) she has extensive experience of handling business transactions from Initial Public Offer to Foreign Direct Investment. She advises corporates, PSUs as well as government authorities in lot of intricate transactions. Rendering tax and regulatory advisory services, she has overseen and played a crucial role in the execution of complex international transactions involving issues revolving around tax, repatriation, minimization of tax exposure, Foreign Investment (Inbound and outbound) etc.

She is member of Committee of International Taxation of WIRC, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Member of Editorial Committee of WIRC of ICAI and Committee of women empowerment of ICAI.

A scholar throughout her life she has been awarded many awards and recognitions including “Women Empowerment through CA Profession” by Northern India Regional Council (NIRC) of CA Institute.

Mr. Ajay Sarupria has 20 years of experience in capital and private equity market. His investment strategy revolves around backing professional and passionate management to build businesses and raise subsequent rounds of funding till it gets listed or sold. In most of the cases, Mr. Sarupria has been able to raise several rounds of funding and helped them build business.