Who we are · Leadership

Bank technology leaders, now building for banks.

100+years of combined financial-servicestechnology leadership

Chitra Herle

Chitra Herle

Chief Executive Officer

Chitra has spent 25 years building and leading financial-services engineering organisations, including CIO roles at Silicon Valley Bank and GM Financial.

Ernie Spannhake

Ernie Spannhake

Founder & Chief Technology Officer

Ernie brings two decades of AI and blockchain expertise to the platform he founded.

Shadman Zafar

Shadman Zafar

CEO, Vibrant Capital

Shadman is a technology executive and inventor focused on practical enterprise AI adoption and institutional readiness.

Vipin Gupta

Vipin Gupta

Global Marketing Officer

Vipin brings 35+ years across regulated industries, advising executives on AI, governance and enterprise transformation.

Sanjay Gosalia

Sanjay Gosalia

Advisor

Sanjay brings 25+ years in financial services, FinTech and technology innovation across three countries.

Where our team has led technology

Capital One · Silicon Valley Bank · GM Financial · KeyBank · Citi · Toyota Financial Services

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