Global payments firm Nium names COO as co-founder

This is in recognition of his significant contributions to scale Nium’s global operations.

Global payments and card issuance for business firm Nium has elevated its chief operating officer, Pratik Gandhi, as co-founder in recognition of his achievements in scaling the firm's global operations and contributing to the company’s accelerated growth.

Gandhi joined Nium as chief business officer in May 2016 as the company began building its global business operations. In this role, Gandhi led Nium’s consumer business before being promoted to his current position as COO. Now as a co-founder, he joins Nium’s CEO, Prajit Nanu, and chief business officer, Michael Bermingham, as part of the company’s co-founding team.

As COOr and co-founder at Nium, Gandhi will continue to lead the global finance, operations, and customer service teams. He remains responsible for driving focus on Nium’s financial activities and helping the company deliver exceptional experiences through its customer service centers and representatives.

“Pratik has helped build Nium into the global brand it is today. He has earned the respect of his colleagues around the world, who join us today in congratulating him for his extraordinary contributions and unparalleled dedication to the company,” said CEO and co-founder of Nium, Prajit Nanu. 

Gandhi has over 25 years of leadership experience, having worked for global companies such as Arthur Andersen, Xerox, PepsiCo and Telstra before specializing in banking for the last 15 years. Prior to joining Nium in 2016, Gandhi was chief financial officer at Fullerton India Credit, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings. He was also the CFO and head of portfolio management at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, and the regional CFO for the Consumer Finance Business at Citibank.