Sep. 16, 2026, Delhi – Comviva has appointed Sanjiv Patankar as Product Unit Head of its FinTech business, where he will lead the company’s digital financial services portfolio spanning digital wallets and payments, payment orchestration, embedded finance and tokenisation.
The appointment comes as financial services continue to evolve around digital payments, embedded experiences, digital identity, tokenisation and artificial intelligence. Patankar will be responsible for driving Comviva’s global fintech growth, product innovation and strategic ecosystem partnerships.
Sanjiv Patankar to Drive Comviva’s Global FinTech Growth
In his new role, Patankar will lead Comviva’s digital financial business with a focus on expanding its global fintech presence.
His responsibilities will include:
- Driving product innovation across digital financial services
- Accelerating expansion in developed markets
- Strengthening strategic customer relationships
- Building ecosystem partnerships
- Expanding digital payments and embedded finance capabilities
- Supporting the development of next-generation financial solutions
Patankar brings more than 28 years of global leadership experience across fintech, digital payments, banking technology, mobility, software products and enterprise-wide digital transformation.
Patankar Joins Comviva From Giesecke+Devrient
Before joining Comviva, Patankar spent eight years with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) ePayments, where he managed the company’s global ePayments product portfolio.
His experience at G+D covered several areas of digital financial technology, including:
- Digital wallets
- Payment tokenisation
- Digital identity
- Authentication
- Next-generation payment solutions
During his tenure, he led strategic initiatives focused on product expansion, innovation and global customer engagement, contributing to the development and market positioning of the G+D ePayments business.
His previous experience across fintech and enterprise technology gives him exposure to both the product and transformation sides of the financial services ecosystem.
Comviva Targets Next Phase of Digital Financial Services Growth
Comviva CEO Rajesh Chandiramani said Patankar’s experience across digital payments, product innovation and international markets will support the company’s plans to scale its fintech business.
The company sees increasing convergence between payments, embedded finance, digital identity and AI, creating opportunities to develop scalable digital financial solutions for financial institutions, businesses and consumers.
Patankar said the next phase of digital financial services will be shaped by the convergence of intelligent technology, payments and embedded experiences.
He highlighted an opportunity for Comviva to move beyond transaction-focused platforms toward intelligent and connected financial ecosystems, combining domain expertise and product innovation with technologies such as AI and tokenisation.
Comviva’s FinTech Platform Has Global Reach
Comviva already has a significant international footprint through its fintech platforms.
Its mobiquity® Pay platform is deployed across more than 50 countries and has served over 500 million registered customers across 70+ deployments, according to the company.
The platform processes approximately $500 billion annually, highlighting the scale of Comviva’s digital payments operations.
The company is also expanding its capabilities in digital commerce and merchant payments, including payment orchestration solutions and strategic partnerships aimed at helping businesses operate across different markets and payment ecosystems.
Focus on Payments, Embedded Finance and Tokenisation
Comviva’s fintech strategy covers several rapidly evolving areas of digital financial services.
Digital Payments
Digital payments remain a core part of Comviva’s fintech portfolio, with its platforms supporting financial institutions, businesses and consumers across multiple markets.
Embedded Finance
The company is also expanding its embedded finance capabilities, enabling financial services to become more closely integrated into digital platforms and customer experiences.
Payment Orchestration
Payment orchestration is another focus area, with Comviva developing capabilities intended to help businesses manage multiple payment methods and ecosystems across geographies.
Tokenisation
Tokenisation is increasingly important for digital payment security and financial services. Patankar’s previous experience with payment tokenisation at G+D is directly relevant to Comviva’s broader fintech portfolio.
AI and Tokenisation Could Shape Comviva’s Next Growth Phase
The appointment comes at a time when fintech companies are increasingly combining payments infrastructure with AI, tokenisation, digital identity and embedded financial services.
For Comviva, the strategy under Patankar will involve building on its existing global fintech footprint while developing solutions around emerging technologies.
The company is targeting financial institutions, businesses and consumers with solutions designed to provide scalable and secure digital financial experiences.
What This Means for Comviva
Patankar’s appointment adds senior global fintech product leadership to Comviva as the company expands its digital financial services business.
With experience spanning payments, digital wallets, tokenisation, digital identity and banking technology, his mandate will cover both product development and international market expansion.
The company will also look to strengthen relationships with customers and technology partners as payment ecosystems become increasingly interconnected.
Comviva FinTech: Key Numbers
| Metric | Details |
|---|---|
| New Product Unit Head | Sanjiv Patankar |
| Experience | 28+ years |
| Previous company | Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) ePayments |
| Tenure at G+D | 8 years |
| mobiquity® Pay presence | 50+ countries |
| Registered customers served | 500+ million |
| Deployments | 70+ |
| Annual processing | Approximately $500 billion |
| Key focus areas | Payments, wallets, embedded finance, orchestration and tokenisation |
Conclusion
Sanjiv Patankar’s appointment strengthens Comviva’s leadership as the company looks to expand its global FinTech and digital financial services business.
With digital payments increasingly converging with embedded finance, tokenisation, digital identity and AI, Comviva plans to build on its existing international footprint and develop the next generation of connected financial solutions.
Patankar’s mandate will span product innovation, global expansion, customer engagement and ecosystem partnerships, positioning the fintech business for its next phase of development.
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Ruchi Kumar is the associate editor at Entrepreneur News Network and TVW News India, where she leads editorial strategy, brand storytelling, and startup ecosystem coverage. With a strong focus on innovation, business, and marketing insights, he curates impactful narratives that spotlight India’s evolving entrepreneurial landscape. She has written extensively on fintech, AI and emerging startups.