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Aishwary Gupta

Investor

Head of Business Development at Polygon

United Arab Emirates

About

Aishwary Gupta is Global Head of Business at Polygon Labs, where he leads business strategy and enterprise partnerships for the Open Money Stack, a platform focused on regulated stablecoin payments and cross-border money movement. His work spans tokenized settlement programs with systemically important banks, central bank digital currency advisory for monetary authorities in emerging markets, and stablecoin corridor development across South Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. A Chartered Accountant by training, Gupta previously held treasury and financial analysis roles at American Express and PwC.

Experience

  1. Polygon LabsGlobal Head of Businesscurrent2026 — presentDubai
  2. Polygon LabsHead of Payments, Liquidity and RWA's2025 — 2026Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  3. Polygon LabsGeneral Manager - India2023 — 2026India
  4. Polygon LabsHead of Payments2023 — 2025India
  5. Polygon LabsSenior Manager- DeFi2022 — 2023India
  6. Polygon LabsBusiness Development Specialist- DeFi2021 — 2022India
  7. Harvard BlockchainMentorcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  8. Government of TelanganaAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  9. Blockchain BytesFounder2021 — 2025India
  10. DeFi PulseNewsletter Writer2022
  11. B&B AnalyticsResearch Analyst2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  12. ZebPayTreasury Manager & OTC BD2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  13. American ExpressManager Financial Analysis- Treasury2019 — 2021Gurgaon, Haryana, India
  14. PwCSenior Associate2018 — 2019Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  15. Gupta Agarwal and Sultania, Charted AccountantsFinance Executive2017 — 2018Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
  16. Mittal Gupta & CompanyExecutive2013 — 2016Kanpur Area, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Management, CalcuttaAdvanced Programme in FinTech and Financial Blockchain, Finance and Financial Management Services2019 — 2020
  2. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of IndiaChartered Accountant, Business/Commerce2014 — 2018
  3. Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Kanpur University, KanpurBCom - Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce2012 — 2015
  4. Dr. Virendra Swarup Education CentreIntermediate, Schooling2000 — 2011

Skills & more

Business Strategy7Marketing Strategy7Business Development7FinTech2DeFi Evolution2Financial Accounting27Financial Analysis19Blockchain12Auditing22Football12Guitar5Account Management4
+12 moreAccountingFinancial ReportingTaxBookkeepingAccount ReconciliationInternal ControlsFinanceBig DataMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordDatabases

Languages English · Hindi

  • Introduction to Blockchain — AICPA
  • Blockchain, Cryptoassets, and Decentralized Finance — INSEAD
  • Blockchain Transformations of Financial Services — INSEAD
  • Financial Technology (Fintech) Innovations Specialization — University of Michigan
  • Blockchain Essentials — IBM
  • Application of AI, InsurTech, and Real Estate Technology — University of Pennsylvania
  • Lending, Crowdfunding, and Modern Investing — University of Pennsylvania
  • Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: An Introduction to Digital Currencies — University of Pennsylvania
  • FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations — University of Pennsylvania
  • Future Development in Supply Chain Finance and Blockchain Technology — New York Institute of Finance

From Aishwary's professional profile.

Colleagues at Polygon

Diana Chimes
VP Marketing at Polygon
Jake Werrett
Chief Legal Officer at Polygon
Jaynti Kanani
Investor at Polygon
Joe Hamade
Chief Finance Officer at Polygon
John Egan
Chief Product Officer at Polygon
Jonathan Tamblyn
Chief People Officer at Polygon
Marc Boiron
Chief Executive Officer at Polygon
Mihailo Bjelic
Investor at Polygon

Frequently asked questions

Where does Aishwary Gupta work?
Aishwary Gupta is Head of Business Development at Polygon.

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Also attended The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India218

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Shared employers

Also worked at Polygon Labs17

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Also worked at Government of Telangana2

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Also worked at ZebPay1

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Also worked at American Express140

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