Posted by Bangalore: Indian money platform Jupiter Money has announced the appointment of Akhilesh Jha as Senior Vice President, Banking and Partnerships. In this strategic leadership role, Jha will further strengthen the company’s mission to deliver intuitive and customer-first banking solutions.
The company continues to broaden its product offerings across savings, credit and payments with its partners, driven by a vision to simplify money management for digital-first Indians and Jha will be leading this aspect for the company.
Akhilesh brings with him more than two decades of banking experience, most recently serving as Head of Retail Banking Portfolio at DBS Bank. His deep expertise across retail banking, strategic partnerships and digital innovation, positions him uniquely to accelerate Jupiter Money’s growth in a rapidly evolving financial services landscape.
“We are thrilled to welcome Akhilesh to the leadership team,” said Rohit Kumar Pandey, President – Jupiter Money.
“Akhilesh brings a strong mix of traditional banking expertise and fintech thinking. As we grow our credit, savings and payment offerings, his experience will help us shape deeper, more meaningful collaborations with partner banks and financial institutions,” added Pandey.
“Jupiter Money is creating a bold new approach to banking, one that puts user experience and power of partnerships at the core. In the current dynamic financial landscape, banks are presented with a substantial opportunity to forge strategic collaborations with fintechs like Jupiter Money specialising in digital platform setup and portfolio management,” Akhilesh Jha commented on his appointment.
“I’m genuinely excited about the opportunity to contribute to these partnerships and help shape innovative financial solutions with the team,” added Jha.
With a growing focus on tier 2 and tier 3 markets, Jupiter Money is also working on expanding access to credit and savings tools for underserved digital users. It already has an all-in-one savings account, offered in partnership with Federal Bank, which gives users access to UPI, debit cards, mutual funds and more on one easy-to-use app. They also recently partnered with CSB Bank to launch a new RuPay credit card with UPI integration and cashback rewards.