Fidelity National Information Services Appoints Shrihari Bhat as Senior Vice President and Country Manager, India Markets
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE:FIS), a Fortune 500 company and a global leader in core banking and financial services IT solutions, today announced the appointment of Shrihari Bhat as Senior Vice President and Country Manager- India Markets.
Tweet-- Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE:FIS), a Fortune 500 company and a global leader in core banking and financial services IT solutions, today announced the appointment of Shrihari Bhat as Senior Vice President and Country Manager- India Markets. He will be based out of Mumbai.
In his role with FIS, Shrihari will be responsible for growing the FIS business in the region, heading sales, professional services & operations. He will report into Raja Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President, Global Solutions and Managing Director India.
Welcoming him on board, Raja Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, FIS India said, "Shrihari comes with a wealth of experience in the payments industry, having worked with large banks to implement their delivery channel strategies and improve upon their customer acquisition and services practices. He brings to FIS his deep domain knowledge of this business, especially merchant alliance programs and ATM services, having worked closely with the Reserve Bank of India and other Central Banks in the South-East Asia. His joining the team is a strategic step by FIS in its plans of expansion in India."
Prior to joining FIS, Shrihari was with First Data Corporation and before that with NCR. In both companies, he has been responsible for developing and implementing their strategies in the Indian market.
Talking about his new role, Srihari Bhat said, "FIS is a global leader in core banking and financial services IT solutions and in an enviable position today. I am excited to join the FIS management team and to leverage my own experience to bring continued success to the company."
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About Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS), a Fortune 500 company and a
member of Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500(R) Index, is a leading provider of core processing for financial institutions; card issuer and transaction processing services; and outsourcing services to financial institutions and retailers worldwide. FIS has processing and technology relationships with 40 of the top 50 global banks, including nine of the top 10. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS maintains a strong global presence, serving more than 13,000 financial institutions in more than 80 countries worldwide. It was ranked the number one overall financial technology provider in the world third time in a row by American Banker and the research firm Financial Insights in the annual FinTech 100 rankings just concluded in Nov, 2008. It was also named the world's number-two overall technology provider to the financial industry, which includes the banking, insurance and capital markets sectors. In 2007, the company acquired EFD/eFunds Corporation, a leading provider of risk management; electronic funds transfer (EFT) services, prepaid card processing and global outsourcing solutions, with over a decade of operations in India. FIS India now boasts strength of 4000+ spread over six Global Delivery centers in Gurgaon (where it is headquartered), Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Chandigarh.
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