Prakash Dhavamani

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Head of Payments Tech at p8.io

Australia

Overview

Prakash Dhavamani is a payments technology leader with 20+ years of experience in real-time payments, digital assets, and system modernisation. He currently leads payments technology at p8. io, driving their enterprise blockchain (Cubewire) and AI automation (Bixie) platforms. Colleagues consistently describe him as insightful, hard-working, and a great team player.

While leading tech innovation at p8. io, he is also a Postgraduate Research Fellow at The University of Sydney Business School, actively engaging with academia.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

Fast But Analytical

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise Blockchain
He leads Cubewire, an enterprise-grade blockchain and tokenization platform, and frequently posts about making blockchain practical and secure for business use.
AI in Automation
He is driving Bixie, a platform using agentic-AI to automate back-office operations by integrating with ERP and CRM tools.
Payments Modernisation
His career at EY and Australian Payments Plus focused on building scalable, resilient, and future-ready payment solutions for banks and fintechs.

Media Appearances

Prakash has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Head of Payments Tech at p8.io
3-2024 - 11-2024
Solution Architect - Payments & Data Engineering Initiatives at Australian Payments Plus
7-2021 - 3-2024
Senior Manager, Financial Services Technology Consulting, Payments Architect at EY
4-2020 - 6-2021
Senior Solutions Engineer - Payments (Pre-Sales) at IR
2-2017 - 3-2020
Lead Business Analyst / Payments Consultant at Australian Payments Network (previously APCA)

Education

2018 - 2020
Postgraduate Research Fellow from The University of Sydney Business School
2008 - 2010
EMBA from SP Jain School of Management

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Insights For Selling To Prakash

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Prakash is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Prakash

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Prakash move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Prakash take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Prakash

Personality Compatibility


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