Shirish joined Swift in 2022 as Managing Director, Global Head – Wholesale Payments & Trade Strategy,  based at Singapore. Shirish has over 24 years of experience and the last 16 years in Payments across retail, corporate, and financial institutions. 

At Swift he is responsible for the definition of “Why” for Wholesale Payments & Trade, an area that is  both, core today and for the future of global commerce across the ecosystem Swift serves. Wholesale  Payments & Trade is an integrated agenda that covers core payment products for B2x payments and corporate treasury; trade standards, digitisation and trade platforms; payment market infrastructures,  and marketplaces. Shirish is also on the Board of Directors of Swift India, a JV with leading banks in India. 

Before Swift, Shirish was Managing Director & Global Head of Payments for Standard Chartered Bank.  His 19-year career at Standard Chartered spanned geographies of Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, and  Asia. He held multiple leadership roles encompassing Product P&L management of retail and corporate payments, currency clearing, and FI Trade finance. Most recently he led the bank’s foray into Digital  Currencies and alternate settlement networks.