Prajit Nanu

(TAP Member)

Prajit Nanu is CEO and co-founder of Nium, a payments and card issuance company redefining how consumers and businesses around the world pay and get paid. He leads the company’s corporate and product strategy toward a vision of frictionless global commerce

Based in the company’s co-headquarters in San Francisco, Prajit is currently focused on expanding the breadth, depth, and reach of the Nium platform, creating more ways for money to move fast, safe, and easy. Today, Nium operates in 17 countries, providing the ability for clients to send money to more than 190 countries, receive money in 35 countries, and issue cards in 33 markets. Under his leadership, Nium has won several accolades, including being named twice to the CB insights Fintech 250 and the Financial Times list of High-Growth Companies.

Prior to co-founding Nium, Prajit held leadership positions in various global organizations. He was the Global Sales Director at TMF Group, a multinational professional services firm headquartered in Amsterdam, and was the Vice President of Sales and Account Management at WNS Global Services, a business process management company.

Prajit holds a Bachelor’s in Commerce & Economics from the University of Mumbai.