Award · Financial Services

Wibmo wins Chartis Disruptor Award and expands leadership team

By Startup Enthusiast · 25 September 2026

Date: 25 September 2026
Company: Wibmo
What it does: Digital payment and security provider
Kind: Award
Based in: Bengaluru
Sector: Financial Services

What they do

Wibmo provides a full-stack digital payment and risk management platform for banks, fintechs, issuers, and acquirers across more than thirty countries

What happened

The company won the Chartis RiskTech100 Disruptor Award for workflow, agentic AI [artificial intelligence systems that can autonomously plan, execute, and…

Why it matters

Wibmo also appointed five new senior leaders across business solutions, merchant acquiring, security, sales, and human resources to drive transformation

The details

Digital payment solutions firm Wibmo won the Chartis RiskTech100 Disruptor Award for workflow, agentic AI, and low-code/no-code innovation.
The recognition highlights the company's Wibmo Agentic Risk Intelligence Assistant (ARIA) platform designed for fraud, anti-money laundering, and risk analysis operations.
ARIA utilizes specialized AI agents to gather transaction signals, summarize investigations, identify patterns, and recommend actions while retaining human oversight.
Additionally, Wibmo onboarded five new leaders to strengthen its executive team across multiple key business domains.
Aman Ahuja joined as vice president of business solutions for India and global markets after holding product roles at Mastercard Inc.
Ravi Battula took over as vice president of merchant acquiring after working with Visa, Bank of America, and Barclays.
Pravin Kumar assumed the role of chief information security officer following stints at Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and HDFC Bank.
Rajat Mathur joined as vice president of sales for India and South Asia after working with financial institutions including American Express and Citibank.
Sharon Narang was appointed head of human resources after leading talent transformation at Zeta and Flipkart.

The bigger picture

The Chartis Disruptor Award is part of the new categories introduced for the Chartis RiskTech100 2027 report to recognize technology transformation in risk operations.
The leadership expansion aims to bring in seasoned experts to help the company navigate ongoing industry changes and global market growth.

About the business

Wibmo operates as a full-stack payment technology company providing digital payment solutions for banks and fintech companies.
The platform secures over four billion transactions annually and serves clients across more than thirty countries globally.
Its product suite includes fraud and risk management systems, payment gateways, payment orchestrators, and 3D Secure authentication servers.
The company also provides tokenization hubs for both issuers and acquirers alongside prepaid card lifecycle management platforms.
Operations are supported by processing centers located in India and Indonesia with compliance certifications including PCI DSS and ISO standards.

Investors

PayU (participated) — Global online payment service provider and parent company of Wibmo.

Founders

Shailesh Paul, CEO

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