About Farhan Ahmad

Farhan Ahmad, As a futurist and digital 'mixologist,' he has a track record of combining data and technology to solve meaningful, complex problems. He has created a new payments network, built companies that were pioneers in the market, ran business units at large corporations, and holds various patents in the financial services arena. 3X successful FinTech founder: * InPurchase/Aceva was the first-ever online Buy Now Pay Later company. * Chase HealthAdvance was built on a proprietary payment rail that he invented to remove lending friction. * Bento for Business pioneered the concept of a Financial Operating System for businesses. Farhan Ahmad, At the core, financial products are fairly simple. It's the web of complexity and regulations around them that makes them hard to understand and change. He is passionate about working with other creative problem solvers to remove that complexity and make financial services accessible and transparent for all. Farhan Ahmad  served as Managing Director at Barclays and Global Head of Emerging Payments and Prepaid for Discover Financial Services. He held significant leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Bank One and FirstUSA. His passion has always been with small companies. He was able to build elegant solutions that replaced unnecessarily complex products. He is excited to make financial services easier and more powerful for small businesses. He holds a Bachelors degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Farhan Ahmad has been a serial entrepreneur and senior executive in the banking sector for over 25 years. Prior to joining PayNet, he founded Bento for Business, the first B2B financial operating platform for SMEs. He successfully grew and sold Bento to US Bank, the fifth largest retail bank in the US. He is an Official Member of Forbes Finance Council since June 2019.