Deepti Akkali

Commercial Leader | Scaling Revenue in Fintech & Payments | GTM Strategy → Execution | International Markets

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Planetex-RP Web Apps Pvt Ltdex-IBM

I have spent my career at the intersection of strategy and execution — helping fintech and payments businesses grow in ways that are intentional, repeatable, and built to Scaling revenue is rarely just a sales problem.

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It requires alignment across product, marketing, sales, and solution consulting — and the discipline to hold that alignment as markets shift and priorities compete. That is the challenge I find most My focus has always been pipeline quality over volume, conversion efficiency over activity, and sustainable revenue over short-term wins. I have led integrated GTM transformations, built demand generation from early foundations, and embedded data-led and AI-enabled approaches to how businesses find and convert I care as much about how results are achieved as the results themselves — the teams I am most proud of were clear on purpose, honest about what was working, and committed to doing right by customers and each What I bring: • A clear-eyed view of where commercial performance breaks down — and how to fix it • GTM strategy translated into practical execution across international markets • Deep experience in payments, embedded finance, and B2B technology • A belief that the best teams run on clarity, trust, and accountability — not just targets

Career TimelineNOW → PAST

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  1. PLANETJOB
    1. SVP, Head of Global Commer…
      1Y 1M
  2. ELAVON EUROPEJOB
    1. Head of GTM UK/I
      1Y 6M
    2. Head of SMB Product
      2Y 8M
    3. Head of Ecommerce
      1Y 1M
    4. Senior Product Portfolio M…
      1Y 6M
  3. WOMEN IN PAYMENTSJOB
    1. Advisory Board Member
      9M
  4. BARCLAYCARDJOB
    1. VP Product Delivery
      1Y 3M
    2. Product Delivery Mgr
      8M
    3. Global Payments Acceptance…
      1Y 1M
  5. IBMJOB
    1. Senior Lead Analyst
      9M
  6. MONITISEJOB
    1. Senior Product Design Anal…
      1Y 5M
  7. APPSHARK SOFTWAREJOB
    1. Business Analyst
      1Y 2M
  8. RP WEB APPS PVTJOB
    1. Business Analyst
      2Y 5M
  9. MAYTASJOB
    1. Business Analyst
      10M
  10. SIRSAIJOB
    1. Business Executive
      1Y 4M

Time in market 20YOpen 1Closed 14Stints 15

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  1. Job: RP Web Apps Pvt Ltd — Business Analyst · 2009-05 – 2011-10
  2. Job: IBM — Senior Lead Analyst · 2014-12 – 2015-09
  3. Job: Elavon Europe — Head of Go To Market UK/I · 2023-12 – 2025-06
  4. Job: Elavon Europe — Head of Ecommerce · 2020-03 – 2021-04
  5. Job: Monitise — Senior Product Design Analyst · 2013-07 – 2014-12
  6. Job: Barclaycard — Product Delivery Manager · 2016-10 – 2017-06
  7. Job: SIRSAI INC. — Business Executive · 2006-08 – 2007-12
  8. Job: Maytas — Business Analyst · 2008-04 – 2009-02
  9. Job: Women in Payments — Advisory Board Member · 2022-01 – 2022-10
  10. Job: Elavon Europe — Head of SMB Product · 2021-04 – 2023-12
  11. Job: Barclaycard — Global Payments Acceptance Business Analyst · 2015-09 – 2016-10
  12. Job: Planet — SVP, Head of Global Commercial Development & Solutions · 2025-07 – present
  13. Job: Elavon Europe — Senior Product Portfolio Manager UK & International · 2018-09 – 2020-03
  14. Job: AppShark Software — Business Analyst · 2011-10 – 2012-12
  15. Job: Barclaycard — VP Product Delivery · 2017-06 – 2018-09

Skills

Customer SatisfactionSoftware DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingSMBCross-border TransactionsReadinessSales PerformanceKey MetricsEnablementPerformance AnalysisSales TrainingsTraining PlansProduct LaunchProduct VisionRelationship BuildingE-commerce OptimizationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Business-to-Business (B2B)Data AnalysisCoaching

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