Ritesh Sharma has been elevated to the position of Senior Vice President – Lead Merchant Banking Solution at AU Small Finance Bank, reinforcing the bank’s commitment to innovation and technology-led growth in the financial sector. With over 21 years of rich experience in digital transformation, Ritesh brings unmatched expertise in building scalable, cloud-native platforms that redefine banking experiences for Corporate and MSME clients.
In his enhanced role, Ritesh is spearheading the development of AU 0101 Business—a next-generation platform offering end-to-end digital onboarding, integrated financial dashboards, liquidity management tools, and a seamless payments ecosystem. The platform’s backbone is an advanced AWS cloud-native architecture built with EKS, React, Java, Spring Boot, KeyCloak, and PostgreSQL, ensuring agility, resilience, and enterprise-grade performance.
Ritesh’s career journey is marked by transformative contributions across geographies. At i-exceed, he led groundbreaking digital banking initiatives for the Middle East market, including the Anglo Gulf Trade Bank project with projected digital revenues of over $50 million. As Co-Founder of Threesixnine Technologies, he successfully delivered cross-industry tech solutions, while his leadership at FASYL Technology Group and Oracle Financial Services Software saw him drive multi-million-dollar banking transformation programs across Africa and Europe.
With mastery in solution architecture, Kubernetes, DevOps, and digital strategy, Ritesh continues to bridge the gap between technology and business objectives, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams. His elevation signifies AU Small Finance Bank’s confidence in his vision to create innovative merchant banking solutions that set new industry benchmarks.
This strategic elevation positions Ritesh Sharma at the forefront of AU Small Finance Bank’s digital-first growth trajectory, enabling the institution to deliver cutting-edge, customer-centric solutions in an increasingly competitive financial landscape.