Inside Modern Banking: APIs, AI & The Future of Fintech Partnerships
What makes a fintech startup credible inside a large bank?
As banks rethink digital payments, API banking, embedded finance, AI, lending, and fintech partnerships, founders need to understand how BFSI buyers evaluate new solutions beyond the product pitch.
Join us for a practical conversation with a Vice President at one of India’s leading private sector banks, who brings 18+ years of experience across digital banking, payments, lending, API banking, fintech partnerships, product strategy, and regulatory environments.
This session will explore how banks assess fintech partners, what makes a solution enterprise-ready, and how startups can move from first conversations to pilots and scaled partnerships.
What we’ll cover
• What makes a fintech startup credible in the first conversation
• How banks are thinking about API banking and embedded finance
• Why RBI, NPCI, compliance, security, and trust matter from Day 1
• How banks decide whether to build, partner, or buy
• Common mistakes founders make while pitching enterprise banking teams
• How AI and automation are shaping banking, payments, and lending
• What separates fintechs that scale with banks from those stuck at pilot stage
• BFSI whitespace opportunities for founders over the next 3 to 5 years
The session will include a moderated discussion followed by live Q&A.
Speaker
Abhishek Mody
Vice President at a Leading Private Sector Bank
Abhishek Mody is a banking and fintech product leader with 18+ years of experience across digital banking, payments, lending, API banking, mobile commerce, fintech partnerships, and product strategy.
He has held leadership and product roles across a leading private sector bank, digital lending fintech, banking infrastructure fintech, private sector bank, credit bureau, payment technology company, and global technology consulting firm. His work has covered payment gateways, BBPS, merchant payments, digital lending, credit products, API policy frameworks, fintech partnerships, and RBI/NPCI regulatory environments.
Moderator
Piyush D Bhamare
GTM Advisor
Piyush helps hypergrowth companies find the right customers, delight them, and scale with GTM strategies built for their DNA, not copy-paste playbooks.
With 16+ years in strategic sales and business development, he has built and led GTM strategies across North America, Europe, and Asia. He is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice and is a member of the HubSpot Revenue Council. His experience spans GTM strategy, revenue growth, revenue operations, strategic partnerships, digital transformation, SaaS growth, Series A fundraising, and multi-million-dollar acquisition journeys.
Event Details
Date: 23 May 2026
Time: 10:30 AM IST
Duration: 60 Minutes
Format: Live Webinar / Podcast
Why attend
If you are building, selling, or partnering in BFSI, this session will help you understand how large banks evaluate fintech products, partnerships, compliance readiness, API-led solutions, AI use cases, and enterprise adoption.
Register to join the conversation and bring your questions for the live Q&A.
Note
Views expressed during the session are individual and personal in nature, and do not represent the official position, thoughts, or opinions of any organization, entity, individual, or any previous or current employer.