BAFT has named Deepa Sinha as its new Vice President of Payments and Financial Crime. Sinha will lead the association’s payments, cash management and financial crime-focused policy initiatives.
WASHINGTON – BAFT, the leading global financial services association for international transaction banking, has named Deepa Sinha as its new Vice President of Payments and Financial Crime. Sinha will lead the association’s payments, cash management and financial crime-focused policy initiatives, as well as support its related councils and committees.
Sinha will work to advance the goals of the payments and cash management industry through standardization, defining best practices and developing usable industry data. She will also be responsible for formulating policy recommendations and educating industry stakeholders including practitioners, regulators, policymakers and the broader business community.
“I’m excited for Deepa to join BAFT,” said Tod Burwell, President & CEO, BAFT. “Her experience in corporate treasury and consulting roles provides her with a unique perspective on critical cash management and financial crime issues that affect our members. With the rapid pace of change in this space, her experience will be quite valuable in driving issues forward.”
Prior to joining BAFT, Sinha accumulated more than 25 years of treasury and cash management experience at both corporations and banks. She formerly served as Treasurer at Caliburn International, now Acuity International, where she oversaw cash forecasting, working capital and debt management, and implemented policies and banking technology to support all core treasury functions. As the Associate Vice President of Banking Operations and Relationships at the Carlyle Group, she developed the cash management, FX and banking platforms, and built and managed the infrastructure for multicurrency cash management across 5,000+ bank accounts at more than 100 global banks. She also served on both the JPMorgan Chase Treasury and Wells Fargo Treasury Advisory Councils. Sinha is a graduate of George Mason University where she received a bachelor’s degree in government and global systems management.
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