A Neo-Banking Sensation
Businessworld|August 16, 2021
At the end of a busy year for banking at the SME corner, Open Financial Technologies saw its customer base grow six times
A Neo-Banking Sensation

DEENA JACOB Co-founder & CFO, Open Financial Technologies

Category: People

Sub Category: Best CFO Startup

WITH OVER SIX YEARS of experience in senior leadership in executive and operational committees of fast-growing companies, Deena Jacob knows the importance of ambitious goals, changing the course of action of a company based on market dynamics, and direct actions on critical decisions. The Co-Founder and CFO of Open Financial Technologies, has been at the helm of the company since November 2017. With her experience in developing large teams, she has built and established finance teams from scratch and has led teams across a broad range of functional areas like finance operations, purchase operations, HR and performance management systems, business strategy, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax, pricing, legal and compliance.

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