Purnima Chaudhry

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ABOUT PURNIMA CHAUDHRY

As Senior Director of Payments and Risk Products at PayPal, Purnima oversees the development and scaling of mission-critical solutions that power seamless, secure, and efficient payment experiences worldwide. Purnima leads high-performing product teams across multiple regions globally, driving innovation and execution across a broad suite of payment and risk products. With end-to-end ownership of strategy and delivery, her remit spans both Online and In-store Multilateral Payments Processing, Authorization Rate optimization, Orchestration platforms, and Fraud and Chargeback solutions via Risk-as-a-Service capabilities. Her organization’s work focuses on enabling merchants and partners to reduce friction, improve conversion, and navigate the evolving landscape of global commerce. From multilateral payments infrastructure to next-generation fraud and risk solutions, she works at the intersection of business growth, customer trust, and technical excellence.Purnima is passionate about building empowered teams, translating complex challenges into scalable products, and shaping the future of global payments through data-driven, customer-centric innovation.These endeavors have not only set new industry standards but have also transformed the landscape of secure, user-centric solutions for businesses worldwide. Purnima’s holistic approach, combined with a keen sense of market trends, has enabled her to pioneer products that are both scalable and impactful, solidifying her reputation as a leader demonstrating a unique blend of technical acumen and forward-thinking strategy.Currently directly managing a 50+ member team, Purnima is recognized as a strategic Product leader aiming to integrate people management and analytical skills with business intelligence. Her past client interactions and collaborations with dynamic team members have allowed her to hone the skill of finding inclusive solutions to challenging problems. Skilled at identifying product opportunities; building a cross-functional team focussing on product implementation and go-to market strategies; and creating executive level relationships with leaders in the payments industry. Purnima is looking to find ways to continuously enhance her professional learning curve, provide customer-centric results, and cultivate strong business relationships. In pursuit of this, she is always looking for opportunities that allow her to leverage her clear thought process and sound decision making skills.