Managing Director SEA and Regional Innovation - Experian Asia-Pacific
Mohan Jayaraman is the Managing Director for Southeast Asia and Regional Innovation at Experian. He leads the SEA business and heads up Experian’s innovation hub – Experian X Labs in the region. Mohan is a seasoned senior executive in the data and financial services space and has managed multi-market and vertical responsibilities in his 10-year tenure at Experian. He is a data sciences, machine learning and technology enthusiast with considerable experience working in consumer banking as well as the B2B business space.
In the SEA role, Mohan manages the Experian businesses across the geography focusing on localizing solutions to match the market needs. He is responsible for executing Experian’s strategy across SEA with an emphasis on financial inclusion objectives and a fairer and more sustainable access to financing, whilst spearheading technological advancements leveraging on new sources of alternate data for credit scoring and automated, smarter decisioning supporting our customers in the region.
On the innovation front, Mohan manages Experian’s X Labs which focuses on using data science, machine learning and technology to drive responsible digital innovation and solutions helping our partners and customers’ participation in an increasingly agile digital world. He also manages the regional Centers of Excellence focused on Analytics and Product development.
Prior to joining Experian, Mohan was a senior banking professional with ICICI Bank, with his last role as its Head of Payment Solutions & Enterprise Analytics. In his 8-year stint with ICICI Bank, he also handled the retail structured finance portfolio. He was involved in strategic buyout deals in the auto, two-wheelers, commercial vehicles and credit cards businesses.
Mohan is the Experian representative on the Strategic Advisory Council for APIX, an initiative of the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN), a not-for-profit entity that was jointly formed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the ASEAN Bankers Association. It is a global, open-architecture platform that supports financial innovation and inclusion in ASEAN and around the world.