Ujjwal Vashisht
IT Project Consultant | Digital Payments and Fintech Transformation
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4+ years delivering fintech, digital payments, and platform transformation projects across the MENA region. Certified CAPM® and Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM)® with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery experience. Experienced in PCI DSS compliance, vendor governance, risk management, and cross-functional stakeholder coordination. Hands-on with acquiring, issuing, tokenization, Apple Pay, merchant migration, and national gateway delivery.
Canadian Permanent
Resident, eligible to work without restrictions; fluent in English and Hindi.
Experience
IT Project Consultant at MENA Cards System LLC (2023-10 – 2025-04)
- Defined and executed end-to-end delivery strategy for a next-generation corporate expense management platform
- Acted as primary liaison between fintech, banking partners, and engineering teams to align delivery milestones
- Drove PCI DSS and InfoSec compliance alignment ensuring the platform met all UAE banking regulatory standards
- Coordinated SIT, UAT, and regression test cycles to validate platform stability, performance, and security posture
- Established executive reporting cadence delivering transparent project status throughout the full delivery lifecycle
IT Project Consultant at eMcREY Limited (2021-08 – 2023-09)
- Managed full merchant migration to FIS platform for Qatar Islamic Bank with zero operational downtime
- Delivered Qatar Central Bank national payment gateway coordinating banks, card schemes, and regulatory stakeholders
- Led Apple Pay launch for Kuwait International Bank covering tokenization, PCI DSS scope definition, and UAT
- Oversaw digital card issuance for Banque Saudi Fransi integrating core banking, CMS, and KYC services
- Maintained RAID logs, budget tracking, and stakeholder reporting across all concurrent project workstreams
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – University of Wollongong (2021-06)
