Chirag Patel
InvestorVP & GM Payments & Risk at Etsy at PICUS CAPITAL
Brooklyn, New York, United States
About
International payments executive and VP/GM of Payments, Risk and Checkout at Etsy. Previously worked at Paysafe, Santander, Amazon, Softcard and American Express.
Experience
- ShopifyVP Product & GM Moneycurrent2025 — presentUnited States
- Picus CapitalFintech Advisorcurrent2023 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- EtsyVP Product & GM Seller Services2024 — 2025United States
- EtsyVP Product & GM Payments & Risk2023 — 2024Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Paysafe GroupPresident Digital Wallets2022 — 2023
- Paysafe GroupCEO Digital Wallets: Skrill and Neteller2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Banco SantanderEVP Global Head of Payments2018 — 2021
- SuperdigitalBoard Member2019 — 2021São Paulo
- PagoFXBoard Member2019 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- European Payment InitiativeBoard Member2020 — 2021
- Santander Merchant Platform SolutionsBoard Member2020 — 2021
- AmazonHead of International Expansion and European Payment Acceptance2016 — 2018
- AmazonHead of Payment Product and Innovation2015 — 2016Greater Seattle Area
- Softcard (acquired by Google)GM Bank Relationships2012 — 2015
- Softcard (acquired by Google)Business Development Executive2012New York City
- American ExpressDirector Prepaid Product Management2010 — 2012
- American ExpressDirector Global Pricing Product Development2007 — 2010
- American ExpressHead of Deal Management2006 — 2007
- American ExpressDynamic Currency Conversion Product Manager2004 — 2006
Education
- King's College LondonPharmacy1992 — 1995
Skills & more
Strategy66Management24Team Leadership6Negotiation4Gift Cards2Cards2EMV2CryptoProduct Management69Mobile Payments48Business Development40Business Strategy30
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PartnershipsCRMP&L ManagementProduct DevelopmentCredit CardsElectronic PaymentsPricingPaymentsB2BSegmentationPayment Card ProcessingFrom Chirag's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended King's College London169
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Shared employers
Also worked at Paysafe Group8
Secil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsPaul TownsendFounder at Octopus VenturesRupert KeeleyFormer PayPal Europe CEO at Team8Anand RadhakrishnanAdvisor at Bloccelerate VCGregory WalfishCo-Founder & CEO at Xposure at Lalotte VenturesPraveen VarshneyInvestor at Spring Impact Capital
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Also worked at Banco Santander68
Raúl GallegoGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupMaría de Lera AuerspergInvestor at KfundDeborah ChuPrincipal at NextGen Venture PartnersBruno DalapriaPartner at NXTPMariano BelinkyFormer Private Investor at Team8Felix SchliemannSenior Associate at Oak HC/FT
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Also worked at Amazon260
Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group
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Also worked at American Express111
Victoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRebecca JamesInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera Capital
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Investment Advisor at PICUS CAPITAL
Alex Smola
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Alexander Samwer
Founding Partner at PICUS CAPITAL
Andreas Stryz
CTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITAL
Andy Cohen
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Annika in der Beek
Chief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITAL
Anselm Bauer
Co-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITAL
Anthony Hayhoe
Head of IR & Fundraising at PICUS CAPITAL




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