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Sandeep PatilunlockedNihar: together at Upswing (2021–2026)
×9Nihar: together at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Nihar: together at Visvesvaraya Technological University
Nihar: together at Jupiter
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.
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Experience
- Upswing Financial TechnologiesFoundercurrent2021 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- JupiterHead of Banking Products & Payments2020 — 2021Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Kotak Mahindra BankVP & Head - Debit, Prepaid, Mobility Payments, Emerging Products & Innovation2012 — 2020Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Innoviti Payment Solutions Pvt LtdHead - Projects & Portfolio - Merchant Payments2011 — 2012Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Kotak Mahindra BankProduct Manager & Business Solutions - Credit Cards2008 — 2011Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Vijaya BankProduct and Portfolio Manager - Cards2007 — 2008Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Skills & more
Product Development5Product Management19Product Design1Product Launch2Product Strategies1Consumer Products1Financial Analysis1Business Analysis6Requirements Analysis2Project Management4Portfolio Management18Increased Profitability
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipManagementBankingRetail BankingPayment SystemsPayment CardsPayment ServicesAlternative PaymentsEmerging PaymentsStored ValueTeam ManagementPayment SolutionsFrom Nihar's professional profile.
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).
Founder mafias
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore mafia58
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Clément DelanguePGPFounded Hugging FaceKamesh RaghavendraMBAFounded Geminus +1Amardeep SibiaBusiness Analytics and IntelligenceFounded 0-1 +1Henrique WeaverMBA creditsFounded Pagaleve +1Tonmoy Shingal (Building Binocs)MBAFounded Mettl +1Ranvir SinghMBAFounded Kissht +1
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Visvesvaraya Technological University mafia36
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sharath Keshava NarayanaBTechFounded Observe.AI +1Isaq Ahmed MuktharBatchelors of EngineeringFounded Spenmo +1Suhas PaiBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Bedrock Ai +1Amit PateB.E.Founded Snaptivityapp +1Sreekar KothamachuBachelor of EngineeringFounded Nesa MedtechShubhendu SharmaFounded Wifi Dabba, Inc.
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Ramaiah Institute Of Technology mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Visvesvaraya Technological University47
Jiten BehlPartner at Eclipse VenturesAbhijit JoshiDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsUdit BhatnagarVice President at McRock CapitalImad ShariffManager - Growth at Mount Judi VenturesTom SebastianREGIONAL DIRECTOR ASIA & APAC at SeedstarsSharath Keshava NarayanaGeneral Partner at Carya Venture Partners
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Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore136
Clément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceMegha PrakashVenture Partner at Episode1Ashu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalVinay SinghCo-Founder & Partner at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpRahul MehtaCo-founder at DST GlobalNishit GargPartner, Asia at RTP Global
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Also attended Ramaiah Institute Of Technology3
Shared employers
Also worked at Upswing Financial Technologies1
Also worked at Jupiter10
Sandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsVarad KatkalambekarAnalyst at SenseAI VenturesAshirwad KarandeAnalyst at Arkam VenturesMayank ShiromaniDeputy CIO at MUFG Innovation PartnersPranav PaiFounding Partner at 3one4 CapitalJitendra GuptaAdvisor to Investment Committee at Varanium NexGen
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Also worked at Kotak Mahindra Bank18
Chitrank JainSr. Research Associate at Sands Capital VenturesRavinder VashistPartner at Roots VenturesAbhijit JoshiDirector, Credit at Trifecta Capital AdvisorsChinmay KatdarePartner at Epiq Capital Investment Advisory LLPAtul SanadiVice President - Finance & IR at Alteria CapitalRahul SinhaChief Business Officer - Consumer Products at Pidilite Industries Limited
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