Mobikwik appoints Anis Pathan as chief risk officer
19 Mar 2026, 03:03 PMPathan has more than 14 years of experience in risk management leadership roles across banking, microfinance, insurance and financial services in India and the Middle East.
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Mobikwik has announced the appointment of Anis Pathan as the fintech company's Chief Risk Officer following approval from its board of directors.
The company said in a statement that Pathan will lead Mobikwik's Group Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, oversee risk minimisation in the company's comprehensive portfolio, and focus on improving security features in its core payments business.
Pathan has more than 14 years of experience in risk management leadership roles across banking, microfinance, insurance and financial services in India and the Middle East.
He has previously served as Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Oman Arab Bank, as well as Chief Risk Officer at Chaitanya India Fin Credit and NSDL Payments Bank. He has also held risk leadership roles at Coface and ICICI Lombard.
"MobiKwik’s payments and financial services platform operates at a scale where enterprise risk management is not just a compliance function, it’s a growth enabler. I look forward to strengthening MobiKwik Group’s technology-led risk architecture to ensure a secure and frictionless experience for millions of customers," said Pathan.
In September last year, the fintech company had said that it was hit by a fraud to the tune of Rs 40 crore that was caused by some of its own registered merchants and users.
Mobikwik reported gross merchandise value (GMV) of Rs 48,100 crore in Q3 FY26, and the United Payments Interface (UPI) transactions made through the app grew 3.2x year-on-year in the same quarter.
The fintech startup recently secured two new licenses that allow it to function as a payment aggregator and stock broker.
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