Deepti Akkali
Commercial Leader | Scaling Revenue in Fintech & Payments | GTM Strategy → Execution | International Markets
ex-IBMI 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
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- PLANETJOB
- SVP, Head of Global Commer…1Y 1M
SVP, Head of Global Commercial Development & Solutions
Planet
- ELAVON EUROPEJOB
- Head of GTM UK/I1Y 6M
Head of Go To Market UK/I
Elavon Europe
- Head of SMB Product2Y 8M
Head of SMB Product
Elavon Europe
- Head of Ecommerce1Y 1M
Head of Ecommerce
Elavon Europe
- Senior Product Portfolio M…1Y 6M
Senior Product Portfolio Manager UK & International
Elavon Europe
- WOMEN IN PAYMENTSJOB
- Advisory Board Member9M
Advisory Board Member
Women in Payments
- BARCLAYCARDJOB
- VP Product Delivery1Y 3M
VP Product Delivery
Barclaycard
- Product Delivery Mgr8M
Product Delivery Manager
Barclaycard
- Global Payments Acceptance…1Y 1M
Global Payments Acceptance Business Analyst
Barclaycard
- IBMJOB
- Senior Lead Analyst9M
Senior Lead Analyst
IBM
- MONITISEJOB
- Senior Product Design Anal…1Y 5M
Senior Product Design Analyst
Monitise
- APPSHARK SOFTWAREJOB
- Business Analyst1Y 2M
Business Analyst
AppShark Software
- RP WEB APPS PVTJOB
- Business Analyst2Y 5M
Business Analyst
RP Web Apps Pvt Ltd
- MAYTASJOB
- Business Analyst10M
Business Analyst
Maytas
- SIRSAIJOB
- Business Executive1Y 4M
Business Executive
SIRSAI INC.
- Job: RP Web Apps Pvt Ltd — Business Analyst · 2009-05 – 2011-10
- Job: IBM — Senior Lead Analyst · 2014-12 – 2015-09
- Job: Elavon Europe — Head of Go To Market UK/I · 2023-12 – 2025-06
- Job: Elavon Europe — Head of Ecommerce · 2020-03 – 2021-04
- Job: Monitise — Senior Product Design Analyst · 2013-07 – 2014-12
- Job: Barclaycard — Product Delivery Manager · 2016-10 – 2017-06
- Job: SIRSAI INC. — Business Executive · 2006-08 – 2007-12
- Job: Maytas — Business Analyst · 2008-04 – 2009-02
- Job: Women in Payments — Advisory Board Member · 2022-01 – 2022-10
- Job: Elavon Europe — Head of SMB Product · 2021-04 – 2023-12
- Job: Barclaycard — Global Payments Acceptance Business Analyst · 2015-09 – 2016-10
- Job: Planet — SVP, Head of Global Commercial Development & Solutions · 2025-07 – present
- Job: Elavon Europe — Senior Product Portfolio Manager UK & International · 2018-09 – 2020-03
- Job: AppShark Software — Business Analyst · 2011-10 – 2012-12
- Job: Barclaycard — VP Product Delivery · 2017-06 – 2018-09
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