Deepa Sinha, the VP for Payments and Financial Crime at BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), based out of Washington, D.C., leads the association’s payments, cash management and financial crime-focused policy initiatives, as well as supports its related councils and committees.

Deepa works to advance the goals of the payments, cash management and financial crimes mitigation industry through standardization, defining best practices and developing usable industry data. She is also responsible for formulating policy recommendations and educating industry stakeholders including practitioners, regulators, policymakers and the broader business community.

Prior to joining BAFT, Deepa accumulated more than 25 years of treasury and cash management experience at both corporations and banks.