About Harsha Maloo

Harsha Maloo, based in Cape Town, WC, ZA, is currently a Head - Synthesis Payment CoE at Synthesis Software Technologies. Harsha Maloo brings experience from previous roles at Nihilent Technologies Inc, Nedbank and Nihilent Ltd. -MBA from University of Stellenbosch business school -Passionate about management consulting and change management -Extensive experience of high value payments, technology architecture landscapes, solution design, data mapping, layout designing, business integration, root cause analysis, retrospection, cost-benefit analysis and case profiling - Effective in stakeholder management and risk management - Led a globally diversified team -Represented South African financial institution in the banking industry (PASA/BASA) forums -Have an in-depth understanding of models - SAFe, DevOps, Agile (SCRUM) and waterfall -Proficient in requirement management, client interviews, business analysis, project management and process optimization -Expertise in payment products – Global Pay Plus, VolPay gateway, Payteq interchange, Corporate payments system, Global Payments System, Account verification system, Pricing/Billing engine and Reconciliation system -Extensive experiences of ISO 20022 and SWIFT standards of payments -Expertise in designing test strategies, test planning and management, risk assessments, defect management -Hands-on experience of problem structuring methods - SODA 1 and 2, Soft system methodology, Strategic choice analysis, Robustness analysis, Casual loop diagramming, Rich picture, Root definition -Elementary experience of statistical data modelling methods - Regression analysis, Hypothesis testing, Linear programming, Simulation and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis -Understands and can evaluate financial statements and integrated reports Harsha Maloo's Vision – Create sustainable strategies for business, enable them to achieve a triple bottom line. And, to apply the expertise of technology to solve complex business and social problems.