Nidhi Saxena

Vertical Head @HDFC Bank

Mumbai, IN

Currently leading three key verticals within the Analytics function: Fraud & New Domain Analytics, Co-brand Partnership Analytics, and the Model Validation Unit for Credit Models.Fraud & New Domain Analytics: Driving the development of advanced frameworks to detect and prevent money mule activity and reduce fraud risk across asset products. Have represented the bank at multiple industry forums, positioning us as a pioneer in leveraging analytics to combat financial crime.Co-brand Partnership Analytics: Spearheading the use of alternate data for underwriting in digital journeys. Act as a subject matter expert in partner data room exercises, crafting analytical solutions for customer acquisition and leading several large co-brand partnerships.Credit Model Validation: Head the model validation unit for credit risk, ensuring rigorous governance, regulatory compliance, and ongoing performance monitoring. Engage with board-level committees on credit model oversight

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Master of Science (MS), Business Administration and Management, General