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Nilesh Shah

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Head - AI Build at National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nilesh Shah is the Head of AI - Build at NPCI, with 24 years of experience in payments and digital lending. He focuses on creating scalable platforms using AI/ML and has a background in Software Excellence from CDAC-Y. B. Chanuhan. Colleagues describe him as a result-oriented, intelligent, and energetic leader.

Outside of his professional life, Nilesh is a certified scuba diver. He often reflects on personal growth, the importance of hard work over innate genius, and challenging conventional thinking and personal biases. He expresses gratitude and values new hopes and empathy.

Nilesh has a history as a tech entrepreneur, having founded ventures in e-commerce, IoT, and logistics before his current leadership role at NPCI.

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Experience
45 Years
Current Role
Head - AI Build
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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AI in Payments
As Head of AI at NPCI, he is responsible for building AI-driven platforms to enhance the security and efficiency of India's digital payment infrastructure.
Digital Lending
His experience includes building end-to-end digital lending models with AI-led risk management, a key focus in his previous roles at Piramal and Fullerton.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Head - AI Build
National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
8-2023
Head: Online Product Engg - Development
National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
7-2021 - 7-2023
Director - Business Solution Gr - IT
Piramal Capital & Housing Finance
10-2020 - 7-2021
CTO: Digital Business (Fullerton)
SMFG India Credit
1-2019 - 10-2020
VP - Head Digital Technology
Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd.
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Education
1999 - 2000
Software Excellence
CDAC-Y.B.Chanuhan
2008 - 2010
BCA
Indira Gandhi National Open University
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