


Chetan Parekh
Chetan is an Operating Partner at Cedar-IBSi Capital where he advises the fund’s FinTech thesis and guides portfolio companies on their expansion across APAC and Middle Eastern markets, where he has a strong reputation for 25+ years.
He is the Managing Partner at Cedar Consulting’s global FinTech practice and comes with 25+ years of experience in leading large-scale technology transformations of banks across the region. Some of his Financial Services clients include Kotak, RBL, ADCB, ADIB, Mashreq, ENBD, Bank Dhofar, Bank Muscat, Barclays, among many others.
Chetan is widely known as being a BankTech and FinTech thought leader. He serves on many global technology company forums and is a frequent writer and speaker with international FinTech publications and platforms. His knowledge and understanding of Core Banking systems and other key systems is widely recognized. Chetan joined Cedar over 20 years ago, prior to which he worked with Tech Mahindra, Godrej & Boyce, and Larsen & Toubro.
Chetan has an MBA from Sydenham College, Mumbai, and has received his executive education from Havard Business School. He is an Advanced Certified Scrum Master and is PMP certified.