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Geetha Panchapakesan is the Founder and CEO of Tesser, a platform that enables financial institutions to offer stablecoin payments while maintaining regulatory compliance and customer relationships. She previously spent more than 15 years at MoneyGram, Visa, and Circle, where her work included developing digital payment systems across the US, Mexico, India, the Philippines, and Central America.
Founder at Tesser
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Experience
- TesserFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- CircleVP Business Development2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- VisaHead of Cross Border Payments, Visa Direct2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- FiservPayments Strategy2016 — 2018Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- MoneyGram InternationalDirector, Digital Remittance Products2014 — 2016Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- PayPalConsultant, Payments Strategy2011 — 2013San Jose, CA
- MasterCardBusiness Leader, Strategy and Planning, Global Prepaid Payments2007 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
- ADPSenior Product Marketing Manager2004 — 2006
- DeloitteSenior Consultant1997 — 2000Chicago, Illinois, United States
Skills & more
Leadership12Management13Strategy35Strategic Planning5Team LeadershipMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelPayment Cards9Payment Industry9Product Management56Product Marketing32Business Planning19
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ResearchProduct DevelopmentBusiness StrategyData AnalysisCompetitive AnalysisFinancial ServicesProgram ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness DevelopmentConsultingStrategic PartnershipsBusiness Analysis- Certified Scrum Product Owner — Scrum Alliance
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Geetha Panchapakesan?
- Geetha Panchapakesan is the Founder and CEO of Tesser, a platform that enables financial institutions to offer stablecoin payments while maintaining regulatory compliance and customer relationships. She previously spent more than 15 years at MoneyGram, Visa, and Circle, where her work included developing digital payment systems across the US, Mexico, India, the Philippines, and Central America.
- Where does Geetha Panchapakesan work?
- Geetha Panchapakesan is Founder of Tesser.
- What companies did Geetha Panchapakesan found?
- Geetha Panchapakesan founded Tesser.
- Where did Geetha Panchapakesan go to school?
- Geetha Panchapakesan studied at INSEAD (MBA, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); University of S. Carolina (MS, Computer Science); Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (B.E., Engineering).
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