Fiserv: Pioneering solutions that drive fintech forward

From India’s Odisha region to Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Payments at Fiserv, Umasankar Nistala’s life spent across the US and India has helped him form an illustrious career in the financial services industry.

With two master’s degrees behind him, one in computer science and the other in business administration for finance and international business, Nistala has forged a nearly three-decades-long career path in financial services. 

Spending his formative years in the US, Nistala joined JPMorgan in 2002. Although admitting he was open to joining any industry following education, Nistala enjoyed working for the company, and “ended up spending almost 16 years” with the company; six in the US and another 10 years in his native India. 

Eventually leaving JPMorgan for BNP Paribas India Solutions in 2018, where he was CEO, Nistala once again found himself back in the US when joining Fiserv as CIO of Payments just 15 months ago.

He says: “When I decided to come back to the US, there was no better opportunity than joining Fiserv. It is one of the world’s largest fintechs.”

In his new role, Nistala leads a team of around 2,000 people globally to drive the technology agenda for payments businesses, covering debit and credit card payments, as well as bill and digital payments.

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