Pratiksha Thakur
Director | Senior Technology Leader | Digital Transformation & Engineering Excellence | Cloud, AI/GenAI, SMB Payment Gateway, Open Banking & Payments | Enterprise-Scale Platform Modernization
- Role
- Director at Visa
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Pratiksha Thakur
I am an accomplished technology executive with 18+ years of leadership in financial services IT, specializing in digital transformation, engineering management, and enterprise-scale platform modernization. Adept at aligning technology execution with business strategy, I bring expertise in cloud, AI/GenAI, open banking, and payments to drive innovation, revenue growth, and customer satisfaction.Currently serving as Director at Visa, I lead global engineering teams in delivering intelligent, AI-powered payment solutions for SMBs, overseeing platform modernization and developer experience initiatives that impact millions of users worldwide. Recognized for scaling engineering organizations, building diverse global teams, and driving adoption of cutting-edge technologies, I thrive in complex, multi-region environments that demand both technical depth and strategic leadership.Key career highlights include:Leading 40+ engineers at Visa to deliver modernized partner portals and AI-powered merchant onboarding solutions that boosted NPS and customer acquisition-Spearheading Authorize.net modernization to transform reliability, scalability, and developer experience-Driving open banking and digital identity solutions as Engineering Manager at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, delivering first-in-market capabilities-Modernizing enterprise applications at Wells Fargo, migrating to.NET Core and establishing CI/CD pipelines-Leading Azure migrations, non-functional requirement adoption, and hackathon-driven innovations- Consistently recognized with awards (Wall of Fame – CBA, Gold Coin – Wells Fargo, Special Recognition Atos).Passionate about engineering excellence, digital transformation, and AI-driven innovation, I am committed to enabling financial institutions and technology organizations to achieve sustainable impact at scale.
Experience
Director
Feb 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
I am thrilled to take the lead of the VISA Authorize.net team from India. I am eager to apply my expertise and skills to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, impactful solutions.
Education
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate in Management Essentials
Mehandale Highschool Roha
SSC
1993 — 2002
Sinhagad College of Engineering
B.E., Computer Engineering
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Ms Sql Server 2012
- Junit
- Vb.net
- Software Development
- Unix Shell Scripting
- Sql
- Linux
- Asp.net
- Git
- Visual Basic .net (Vb.net)
- Unix
- Requirements Gathering
- Ssis
- Requirements Analysis
- Eclipse
- Visual Basic
- Web Services
- C#, Vb.net, Ms Sql Server 2005/2008/2008r2, Asp.net, .net Framework 2.0/3.0/3.5
- Tortoise Svn
- Hive
- Hadoop
- Hbase
- Map Reduce Programming
- C++ Language
- Core Java
- C#
- .net
- Multithreading
- Maven
- Sql Db2
- Microsoft Tfs
- Github
- Databases
- Socket Programming
- Clearcase
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