Nitin Bhandari is MD & Global Head of APIs, Platforms and Partnership Access at Standard Chartered Bank. In his role, he leads the API, DLT, Blockchain and Third Party Platforms Solutions Strategy & Execution for the Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking.

Nitin has more than 23-years’ experience in various roles across financial services, payments and telecoms and specialises in product innovation, strategy, execution and partner ecosystem development. Prior to Standard Chartered Bank, Nitin was Head of Digital for APAC region at Western Union and responsible for the digital transformation of cross-border remittance business. In past, Nitin also held senior positions at Reliance Jio, Vodafone mpesa and Wipro.