Kunal Bist
Global Head - Strategic Partnerships, TTS Citi
Kunal runs Strategic Partnerships globally across Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) at Citi. He joined Citi, India in 2001 and has worked across multiple areas of TTS in his over 2-decade career in Transaction Banking across geographies including Middle East, India and most recently North America. Most recently, he was the Global Head of Cross Border Receivables, Ewallets Product management and Payments Partnerships as part of the Payments global leadership team at Citi. Having managed various Products, Operations, Sales and sizeable internal partnerships, Kunal moved into his new role managing Strategic partnerships globally across the entire TTS business for Citi.
2025 AGENDA Sessions
Panel: How to Prepare Fintechs For the New Era of Bank Partnerships
With increasing pressures on banks and financial institutions to innovate and build in-house, forming successful partnerships with these regulated entities is becoming more challenging. In this session, we will discuss strategies for building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships with fintechs, emphasizing the importance of continuous monitoring for partnership health. Join this panel to learn actionable strategies for preparing fintech-bank partnerships, with a specific focus on understanding what banks need and expect. These experts will share insights and best practices to help fintechs navigate the complexities of collaborating with banks and FIs, ensuring long-term collaboration and maximizing commercialization opportunities.
Tuesday 11 March 10:00 - 10:40 Bellini 2001A - 2101B
Building Financial Services to Endure
With increasing pressures on banks and financial institutions to innovate and build in-house, forming successful partnerships with these regulated entities is becoming more challenging. In this session, we will discuss strategies for building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships with fintechs, emphasizing the importance of continuous monitoring for partnership health. Join this panel to learn actionable strategies for preparing fintech-bank partnerships, with a specific focus on understanding what banks need and expect. These experts will share insights and best practices to help fintechs navigate the complexities of collaborating with banks and FIs, ensuring long-term collaboration and maximizing commercialization opportunities.
Bellini 2001A - 2101B US/Pacific
