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Nihar Gupta

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Founder at Upswing

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

FoundedUpswing

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Sandeep PatilunlockedNihar: together at Upswing (2021–2026)
×7Nihar: together at Jupiter
×2Nihar: together at Visvesvaraya Technological University
Nihar: together at Innoviti

About

Nihar Gupta is the founder of Upswing Financial Technologies, working in retail banking with a focus on digital banking, payments, and cards. His project experience includes contributing to the strategy and execution of the 811 Digital Savings Account, setting up NETC (FASTag) issuance and merchant acquiring businesses, and launching payment methods such as Bharat QR, Samsung Pay, contactless, and tokenization. He has also worked on co-branded debit and prepaid card solutions and a product and technology migration from eING to Kotak.

Founder at Upswing

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Upswing's investors · 7

Amara VCSeattle · since 2022Better CapitalSanta Clara · $5K – $100K checks · since 2022Impact America FundIrvine · $250K – $3M checks · since 2019QEDAlexandria · since 2022QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2024Quona CapitalWashington · $5M checks · since 2024Rethink EducationWhite Plains · since 2019

Experience

  1. Upswing Financial TechnologiesFoundercurrent2021 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. JupiterHead of Banking Products & Payments2020 — 2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  3. Kotak Mahindra BankVP & Head - Debit, Prepaid, Mobility Payments, Emerging Products & Innovation2012 — 2020Mumbai Metropolitan Region
  4. Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt LtdHead - Projects & Portfolio - Merchant Payments2011 — 2012Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  5. Kotak Mahindra BankProduct Manager & Business Solutions - Credit Cards2008 — 2011Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  6. Vijaya BankProduct and Portfolio Manager - Cards2007 — 2008Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Skills & more

Product Development5Product Management19Product Design1Product Launch2Product Strategies1Consumer Products1Financial Analysis1Business Analysis6Requirements Analysis2Project Management4Portfolio Management18Increased Profitability
+12 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementBankingRetail BankingPayment SystemsPayment CardsPayment ServicesAlternative PaymentsEmerging PaymentsStored ValueTeam ManagementPayment Solutions

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nihar Gupta?
Nihar Gupta is the founder of Upswing Financial Technologies, working in retail banking with a focus on digital banking, payments, and cards. His project experience includes contributing to the strategy and execution of the 811 Digital Savings Account, setting up NETC (FASTag) issuance and merchant acquiring businesses, and launching payment methods such as Bharat QR, Samsung Pay, contactless, and tokenization. He has also worked on co-branded debit and prepaid card solutions and a product and technology migration from eING to Kotak.
Where does Nihar Gupta work?
Nihar Gupta is Founder of Upswing.
What companies did Nihar Gupta found?
Nihar Gupta founded Upswing.
Where did Nihar Gupta go to school?
Nihar Gupta studied at Visvesvaraya Technological University (Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Communications Engineering); Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (Business Management, Banking and Financial Support Services); Ramaiah Institute Of Technology (Digital Signal and Image Processing).

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Also worked at Upswing Financial Technologies1

Sandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED Investors

Also worked at Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt Ltd1

Sandeep KoujalgiSVP - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA Ventures