Based in Berlin, Anurag has researched and advised payment system regulators, operators, banks and fintechs in Europe, North America, the GCC, Africa and Asia. He has contributed to multiple industry working groups with organizations like the U.S. Faster Payments Council, Euro Banking Association, and Digital Euro Association. He also chaired the Digital Euro Association’s working groups on Tokenized Deposits and MiCA regulation’s impact on stablecoins. He has also contributed to the technical notes of World Bank’s Project FASTT on instant payments. He is also a Board Advisor to fintech startups.
Experience
- Board Advisor, Celeriz
- Managing Consultant, Lipis Advisors
- Relationship Manager – Capital Finance, C2FO
- Manager – Enterprise Business, KredX.
Expertise
- Faster/Real-Time Payments
- Digital & Open Banking
- Card Payments
- CBDCs and Digital Money
- Offline Payments
- System Benchmarking
- Strategic Due Diligence
Education
- BA&E (Interdisciplinary Management), Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (Germany)
- MBA-International Business (Finance), Symbiosis International University (India)
- Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering), Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (India)