Arun Bhattacharyya

I have over 15 years experience in payments, banking and strategy across various global leading financial service institutions including Mastercard, Citibank, GE Capital, DBS, Krungsri Bank, Grab Financial, Truemoney, Philippines National Bank. Furthermore I have worked for leading consulting firms such as Accenture, PwC,  and EY. I have MBA from Imperial College London with distinction  

2021-Present      Accenture                                                                                                                                            Thailand

                            Director (Leading Payment Practice for ASEAN)

• Leading partnerships and developed out of the box use cases for payments across banking, commerce, travel, fintech and enterprise ecosystems across ASEAN in B2B payments, ecommerce, and E-Wallets
• Leading one of the largest ASEAN bank PMO for 17 streams in transformation and acquisition including product, IT, regulatory, risk, strategy, marketing, segments and operations
• Lead digital banking strategy project for Thailand by studying global digital banking ecosystem including mapping global practice from regions like MENA, Europe and APAC. 
• Leading cobrand and banking loyalty transformation project in ASEAN to a USD 200 million proposition including transforming customer acquisition strategy, launching new payment product, enhancing the value proposition, and expansion into new markets such as UAE and US
• Lead digital payment E-Wallet strategy for leading retailer in Singapore 
• Led payment transformation of leading ASEAN bank including vendor selection and implementation

2018- 2020         MASTERCARD ADVISORS                                                                                                                Singapore                                                                                                                    

                             Managing Consultant

• Led development, implementation and launch of an innovative global debit multicurrency product in 15 countries to drive uplift of 20% in cross border spend for Citibank and impact of USD 200 million
• Drove credit card portfolio optimisation and increase customer acquisition success via partnership with Fintech for leading Singapore Issuer
• Led regional payments team for leading global bank for 15 APMEA markets including product management, bank profitability, usage, and loyalty partnerships
• Led product strategy for one rewards program including business case development, managing stakeholders, developing project governance, strategy and implementation combining relationship rewards for leading international bank

2016- 2018         PWC/STRATEGY&(Ex Booz and Company)                                                                                           Singapore

                             Engagement Manager

• Led Thought Leadership on payments innovation and C level workshop for consumer banking
• Led growth strategy of leading Global Banks to drive customer acquisition in non urban areas in South East Asia leading to improvement of 30% in customer acquisition 
• Led consulting engagement for Go To Market strategy for leading ecommerce player and online payment player into ASEAN across 3 markets

2015- 2015         ERNST AND YOUNG (EY)                                                                                                                   Singapore                        Senior Consultant in Strategy Consulting

• Led proposal, sales of project and delivery of strategic assessment for private equity targets in payment and e-commerce across emerging markets in Asia
• Conducted commercial/operational due diligence for leading Banking player in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand

2008 - 2011          GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL/KRUNGSRI Bank                                                                             Thailand   

• Consulting Analyst, Krungsri Bank: Led post acquisition transformation of over 2 million USD by developing a cost allocation framework and conducted workshop for bank CEO and CFO
• Financial Consultant, Krungsri Bank: Analysed and led partnership with and acquisition of various credit card and payment companies in the region

2007                    KT Zimco                                                                                                                                                     Thailand

Investment Banking Analyst

• Advised and structured leading American food retail chain - Au Bon Pain’s joint venture formation and commercialisation  strategy into Indian markets

2012-2013            Imperial College London 

Ranked top 10 global institution 

MBA, Class of 2013 (Merit Distinction) 

2002-2006            Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Ranked top 10-business program in USA

BSc in Finance and Marketing