Amit Tyagi, CEO, Payworld is a seasoned professional with 12 years of experience, primarily across financial services in the Indian market. An alum of FMS, Delhi of the 2010 batch, he graduated from Vellore Institute of Technology with a degree in Electronics Engineering.
Prior to joining Payworld, Amit has worked with leading industry players like Citibank, American Express, Airtel, and TransUnion CIBIL. He played an instrumental role in the launch of India’s first payments bank during his promising stint at Airtel. He holds expertisein Retail Sales, Product Development, Regulatory interface, Business Leadership, Team Management, Enterprise Business Development, and Partnerships.
Amit has a deep interest and knowledge of the Indian Fintech landscape, especially the payments world. His in-depth knowledge of his industry has led to his engagement with various industry bodies, ed-tech platforms, and academic institutions where he has spoken/taught extensively about India’s evolving Fintech landscape.
About Payworld
Payworld Digital Services Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Sugal&Damani Utility Services Pvt Ltd), an initiative by Sugal&Damani Group, is focused on bringing financial inclusion and wellness to all the citizens of Bharat. Payworld is aligned towards building a Digital India by providing an array of online financial services like AePS, Aadhar Pay, Remittances, Recharges, CMS & Digi Gold among others. Incepted in the year 2006 the company has a strong distribution presence in India, with close to 1 million banking points spread throughout 720 districts and 28 states.
Payworld through its wholly owned subsidiary; Smartpay holds a perpetual PPI license from RBI. Smartpay is one of the select non-banking entities to have the ability to perform an eKYC from UIDAI. Payworld aims to drive financial wellness by empowering MSMEs and providing them easy access to various financial solutions.