Abhishek Grover
Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
Summary
Techno-functional architect with over 15 years of experience in enterprise payments, including cross border, domestic, and real-time payments. Proven track record of successful project delivery for multiple banks and consulting partners. Skilled in technology modernization and building elastic solutions, with a strong understanding of the payment lifecycle and implementation process. Passionate about staying up to date with the latest industry trends and adapting to challenges.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Principal Consultant
Capco Middle East
Dubai
2025.06 - Current
- Chief Architect for implementation of multi-country cloud based payments hub for one of the largest bank in UAE.
- Created strategy to implement multiple Business requirements across different countries, entities, branches and departments into a standard solution driven by configuration
- Define cloud and API strategy for the bank including adopting new technologies
Senior Technical Architect
FIS Systems Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021.09 - 2025.06
- Lead Technical Architect for implementation of cloud based payments engine for multiple banks in Europe.
- SME for implementation of Instant Payment System in KSA.
- Technical architect in Payment Hub for bank in UAE.
- Interact with Business representatives to gather requirements and align delivery with Business demands.
- Led workshops with banks to understand trends in local market and define vision for FIS products.
- Ensure projects are aligned, planned and delivered in-line with desired objectives.
- Analyze system and software requirements to meet operational needs.
Solution Consultant
Alrajhi Bank
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2020.05 - 2021.09
- Lead Consultant for implementation of Instant Payments Scheme SARIE.
- Developed and executed strategy to upgrade legacy technology and infrastructure to support 24/7 instant payment ecosystem.
- Worked closely with regulatory body in Saudi Arabia to gather requirements and ensure compliance for certification.
- Provided clear and comprehensive business and technical requirements to vendors and closely monitored timelines to ensure successful delivery.
- Created detailed roadmap and plan for roll-out of instant payment solution across all banking channels.
- Developed in-house simulators and automation test modules, resulting in significant improvements in testing efforts and streamlined release timelines.
Technical Lead
FIS India
Noida, India
2015.04 - 2020.03
- Led team in major transformation project for key customer in KSA.
- Implementation of Enterprise Payment Hub and Liquidity Management solution for multiple banks in KSA, resulting in improved capabilities for cross-border remittances and domestic transfers, significantly improving Straight-Through Processing (STP) rates.
- Collaborated with business owners, enterprise architects, and development teams to plan customer releases and provide better governance.
- Assisted operations, finance, reconciliation teams in understanding Payment Hub and supported them in accepting and implementing change.
- Developed and executed comprehensive plan to migrate payments from legacy solution to Payment Hub and provided technical support to ensure seamless transition.
Analyst Programmer
Fidelity International
Gurugram, India
2013.12 - 2015.04
- Development of Fidelity UK Account Management Platform.
- Continuous discussion with business team for enabling new features and performing technical gap analysis.
- Met and exceeded quality targets by constantly verifying code for accuracy, efficiency and robustness.
- Investigated software requirements and potential constraints to develop technically feasible designs.
Senior Software Engineer
Infosys Limited
Pune, India
2010.06 - 2013.12
- Work on content transformation and enrichment project for leading content provider in US.
- Provide effective content search by improving storage solution through splitting, enriching and hashing of data.
- Develop spell checker system to automate spell correction process.
Education
Bachelor Of Technology -
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra06.2010
Skills
- Consulting
- Architecture analysis
- Technical Design
- Cloud Technologies
- Software Development
- Programming skills
- Java
- Enterprise Payments
- ISO 20022
- CBPR
- Liquidity Management
- Product development
- Business Analysis
- Requirements Gathering
- Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Multitasker
Certification
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
- The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® 9 Certified
- ISO 20022 Adoption - Professional - Cross-Border Payments and Reporting Plus (CBPR+)
- Reactive Architecture
- Luna HSM Professional Engineer
Timeline
Principal Consultant
Capco Middle East
2025.06 - Current
Senior Technical Architect
FIS Systems Middle East
2021.09 - 2025.06
Solution Consultant
Alrajhi Bank
2020.05 - 2021.09
Technical Lead
FIS India
2015.04 - 2020.03
Analyst Programmer
Fidelity International
2013.12 - 2015.04
Senior Software Engineer
Infosys Limited
2010.06 - 2013.12
Bachelor Of Technology -
Kurukshetra University