Dr. Srinivas
Yanamandra, CAMS
Dr. Srinivas Yanamandra is currently the Group Head – Regulatory Affairs & Policy at One97 Communications Limited (PayTM) – the largest fintech payment company in India. Prior to this he was heading the Compliance Department at the New Development Bank (NDB) established by BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and Head-quartered in Shanghai. As part of his recent professional experience, Srinivas spearheaded the formulation and implementation of sanctions compliance, integrity & anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and code of conduct & ethics policy frameworks. Prior to that, he worked as compliance professional - both at ICICI Bank and IDFC First Bank in Mumbai - focusing on various aspects of banking regulation (such as governance, risk management, prudential reporting, risk-based supervision, digital banking, and financial crime compliance).
Srinivas is a member of the policy working group of the Digital Currency Global Initiative (a collaboration between the Stanford University and the International Telecommunication Union - a United Nations body based in Geneva). Further, as a visiting fellow at University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), UK, Srinivas focused on researching the role of financial regulation in promoting sustainable infrastructure in BRICS cities.
On professional front, Srinivas is a qualified accountant (Chartered Accountant and Cost & Management Accountant with national ranks in all academic examinations[1]), a Fellow of International Compliance Association (UK), and a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (USA). He holds a doctorate degree (2013) from the University of Manchester, UK with research interests spanning across topics relating to monetary policy, financial instability, regulatory reforms, and bank governance.
Srinivas was the recipient of “CA Global Achiever Award 2019” from the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India. He is a TEDx speaker and is associated with academic institutes and programs dealing with fintech policy and regulation (such as the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (Rome), International Anti-Corruption Academy (Vienna), Zhejiang University International Business School (Shanghai), Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) and various national law schools in India).
[1] CWA Inter – National 3rd rank (June 1997), B.Com – University 3rd Rank (May 1998), CA Inter – National 3rd rank (May 1999), CWA Final – National 2nd rank (June 2000) and CA Final – National 16th Rank (May 2001).