MobiKwik has appointed Anis Pathan as its Chief Risk Officer, with the decision approved by the company’s Board of Directors, as it strengthens leadership amid rapid business expansion.
The appointment comes at a crucial time when the fintech firm is scaling its digital payments and financial services ecosystem, reporting a record Q3FY26 GMV of Rs 48,100 crore and a 3.2x year-on-year surge in UPI transactions. The company has also recently secured licences for payment aggregation and stock broking.
In his new role, Pathan will lead the company’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, overseeing strategic, financial, operational, cyber, and fraud risks. His focus will include enhancing security and scalability across MobiKwik’s core businesses such as UPI, wallets, bill payments, and merchant services, while strengthening fraud prevention and ensuring regulatory compliance.
With over 14 years of experience, Pathan has held key risk leadership roles across banking and financial services in India and the Middle East. He previously served as Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Oman Arab Bank and has also worked with NSDL Payments Bank, Chaitanya India Fin Credit, Coface, and ICICI Lombard.