CRIF appoints Sachin Seth as Regional Managing Director, India and South Asia

CRIF’s newest senior appointment reflects the commitment to accelerated growth and market leadership in India and South Asia

3 September, 2024, Mumbai: CRIF S.p.A., a global company specialising in credit and business information, analytics, outsourcing and digital solutions for financial inclusion, open banking, customer acquisition, risk management and ESG, today appointed Sachin Seth as Regional Managing Director for India & South Asia, effective September 2, 2024.

In his new role, Sachin will report to Marco Benvenuto, Senior Advisor, CRIF Group, to accelerate growth by leveraging the strength and capabilities of all the companies under the CRIF Group in the region.

With almost three decades of diverse experience across geographies in the fields of fintech, digital, business transformation and technology, Sachin has a proven track record of working with companies to drive their growth agenda through innovative solutions. Before joining CRIF, Sachin held pivotal roles at IBM, EY and BSE Ebix, EbixCash Financial Technologies as an Executive Director, Consulting Partner, Board Director and Managing Director respectively.

Sachin Seth, Regional Managing Director, CRIF, said “CRIF has made significant contributions to financial inclusion, credit accessibility, digital advancement, risk mitigation, and ESG compliance in South Asia. I am excited to join CRIF and look forward to collaborating with the team, partners, and clients to expand our solutions portfolio and market presence. Together, we aim to enhance the industry growth in India and South Asia by leveraging our extensive experience and successful track record in delivering solutions across 35+ countries, in both emerging and established markets.”

Commenting on Mr. Seth’s appointment Marco Benvenuto, Senior Advisor, CRIF Group, said, “Sachin brings to us a long-standing and robust experience of having solved customer problems using intelligent digitization. We have built an enterprise in the region that allows our clients to combine credit bureau data and open finance data, fully complying to local regulations and thereafter put analytics, credit decisioning and hyper-personalized customer engagement on top to create sustainable lending portfolios. Sachin’s previous experience of using intelligent digitization to create at-scale solutions will help us accelerate the deployment of our solutions for more customers and deepen our use cases in existing customers. His appointment reflects our commitment to expanding our presence and expertise in South Asia.”

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CRIF S.p.A. headquartered in Bologna, Italy, a global company specialising in credit and business information systems, analytics, outsourcing and processing services, as well as advanced digital solutions for business development and open banking. Globally, CRIF operates in 37 countries with more than 10,500 financial institutions and 600 insurance companies. CRIF’s services are used by more than 90,000 companies and 1,000,000 consumers. It is ranked amongst the prestigious top 100 IDC Fintech Rankings. CRIF has three companies in India, CRIF High Mark, CRIF Solutions, and CRIF Connect. CRIF High Mark, is an RBI-licensed credit bureau supporting millions of lending decisions each month. CRIF Solutions, is one of India’s leading providers of Business Information, Analytics, Scoring, Credit Management, and Decisions Solutions. CRIF Connect is an RBI-licensed account aggregator.