Arnab Ghosh

Arnab Ghosh

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Circle Asia

About

Transformative financial services business leader, strategy / growth advisor and fintech co-founder with over 16 years (12 years in South-East Asia) of extensive background in strategy consulting, digital transformation, orchestrating start-ups and managing large scale businesses within retail banking, consumer finance, digital banking, insurance, fintech and cards/payments landscape Wide-ranging successes in navigating highly regulated environments, leading transformational strategies – both growth and turnaround - and driving shareholder value Guest Speaker, Panellist & Representative Industry Expert at leading international conferences including The Asian Banker Summit Received industry’s highest domestic and international recognition with over 15 awards throughout career including Asia's Top 50 Brand Leader 2017 Startup mentor, co-founder and Chairman / Board Member for two fintech companies in Vietnam #digitalbanking #retailbanking #digitaltransformation #ceo #operations #cards #payments #insurance #fintech #insurtech #marketing #digital #consumerfinance #strategy #product #loans #lending #leadership #startup #nbfc #realestate

Country

Vietnam

City

Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Growth strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Digital Transformation, Digital Marketing, Management Consulting, Strategy, Banking, Corporate Strategy Formulation, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Financial Services, Business Development, Retail Banking, SME Banking, Corporate banking, Digital Banking, Real Estate, Agile Methodologies, Credit Cards, Product Management

Experience

Circle Asia

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Circle Asia

LinkedIn
2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

VC-backed credit-led neobank that aims to make payments intelligent, effortless and credit empowering for consumers in emerging Southeast Asia. We are powered by Visa and trusted by global Silicon Valley investors including 500 Global and GSR Ventures.

Visa

Head of Consulting - South Asia

Visa

LinkedIn
2024-1 - 2025-7 · 1 yr 7 mos

Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Leads consulting & advisory services for clients across South Asia through leadership of practice lines including strategy, digital, AI, risk and portfolio optimization

McKinsey & Company

Junior Partner

McKinsey & Company

LinkedIn
2021-9 - 2023-12 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Senior leadership team in Vietnam driving transformation and impact in financial services (banking, consumer finance, payment, insurance) and real estate practices in SEA Drive engagement and thought leadership in corporate strategy, governance, growth transformation, digital transformation, GTM strategy across retail banking, corporate banking, SME / wholesale banking, digital banking and payments

AEON Finance

Chief Executive Officer | Board Member

AEON Finance

LinkedIn
2018-9 - 2021-8 · 3 yrs

Vietnam

Rebuilt the business grounds-up with launch of new products, segments and journeys driving 5X balance sheet growth during tenure

Home Credit Vietnam

Chief Marketing, Product & Strategy Officer

Home Credit Vietnam

LinkedIn
2016-9 - 2018-8 · 2 yrs

Vietnam

Member of Executive Board and Chairman of Sales and Marketing Committee Drove 52% growth in portfolio, 51% growth in new volume and 75% increase in brand awareness in 2017 to achieve a gross portfolio of over USD 800 Million making 2017 the most profitable year for Home Credit in Vietnam Led Marketing, Product Development and Strategy division with ownership of all products across segments including loans, credit cards, insurance, deposits and digital products including oversight of digital transformation Spearheaded launch of new segments and products including the Home Credit’s first credit card business (an Asia-first initiative), education loan, ALDI, CLW, the company’s first mobile app and digital transformation achieving a 70% improvement in Time to Approve (TTA)

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) - Ngân Hàng Quốc Tế

Head of Cards & Lending

Vietnam International Bank (VIB) - Ngân Hàng Quốc Tế

LinkedIn
2014-8 - 2016-7 · 2 yrs

Vietnam

Rebuilt from ground-up the most valued credit card business in Vietnam and was responsible for a portfolio of over 1.3 Million cards, POS acquiring business and the bank’s consumer loans business Driven Payments Innovation through the marriage of loans/cards, digital and mobile money across multiple projects covering risks/operations as well Recognized and awarded on several counts with industry’s top honours

Ngân hàng TMCP Hàng Hải

Director & Business Head - Cards & Partnership | Business Head - Alternate Channel

Ngân hàng TMCP Hàng Hải

LinkedIn
2011-8 - 2014-7 · 3 yrs

Vietnam

Envisioned the Payments Business strategy and setup Card Centre for the bank including Debit Cards, Credit Cards, Acquiring, ATMs and Strategic Alliances leading to a compounded annual growth of over 90% in incremental cards sales, 350% in usage and 210% in net revenues in 2014 Identified and onboarded by McKinsey & Company as part of their bank transformation project and worked closely with them to execute strategy as core member of Bank Transformation team Built the cards business for the bank from the ground up including go-to— market strategy, product & proposition, operations process, key partnerships, risk management, application appraisal & approval process etc.

HDFC Bank

Product Management - Credit Cards

HDFC Bank

LinkedIn
2007-5 - 2011-8 · 4 yrs 4 mos

India

Driven strategy & business initiatives for a category of credit cards as part of the Product and Marketing team Managed end-to-end product lifecycle and P&L ownership for a range of credit card products

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

LinkedIn
2024 - 2025 · 1 yr
Christ University, Bangalore

Christ University, Bangalore

LinkedIn

Business Administration and Management, General

Scottish Church College

Scottish Church College

LinkedIn

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