Akash Gupta
Product Owner | CSPO® | BFSI – Cards & Payments | Card Issuing & Acquiring | ISO 8583 | ACH, UPI, PCI DSS, Wallets | API | Mobile Banking | Fraud & AML/KYC | Agile, SDLC, Jira | BRD/FRD, Epics, User Stories |
- Role
- Senior Consultant Product Owner at Cognizant
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akash Gupta
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO®) with 8 years of experience in Banking, Financial Services, and Payments. Skilled in requirement elicitation, ISO 8583 integration, API management, AML, fraud detection, and digital payment systems. Proven ability to bridge business and technology teams, delivering secure, scalable, and customer-centric solutions. Expertise in Agile/Scrum methodologies, backlog prioritization, and product lifecycle management. Recognized for driving efficiency improvements, regulatory compliance, and product innovation.
Experience
Senior Consultant Product Owner
Oct 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Led AML investigation module initiatives, translating regulatory and business requirements into functional solutions.• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to define product scope, prioritize backlog, and drive delivery.• Owned user stories, acceptance criteria, and sprint planning for AML workflow enhancements.• Facilitated stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and resolve functional dependencies.• Improved investigation lifecycle efficiency by streamlining case management and alert handling processes.• Supported QA & UAT cycles, ensuring compliance with AML regulatory standards and business expectations.
Education
ICICI MANIPAL ACADEMY
PGDB (Post Graduate Diploma in Banking)
2017 — 2018
Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
2010 — 2014
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