Niyogin appoints Tashwinder Singh as Managing Director

Tashwinder Singh

Niyogin Fintech has announced the appointment of Dr Ashby Monk as an Independent Director and elevated CEO Tashwinder Singh to its Board as the Managing Director.

Monk is currently a Senior Research Engineer, School of Engineering at Stanford University and holds the position of Executive Director of the Stanford Research Initiative on Long-Term Investing. He is also the Head of Research at Addepar. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying and advising investment organisations, according to a statement.

Singh has been CEO of Niyogin Fintech since October 2020 and has been leading the transition of the company as it pivots its business towards being a “Neobank” providing API Infrastructure capabilities to businesses, the statement further said.

Dr Ashby Monk, Independent Director, Niyogin, said, “I am delighted and honoured to join the Board of Niyogin Fintech. I look forward to participating and contributing in the material impact that Niyogin is making in the small business community in India. The financial inclusion focus coupled with technology capability that the company has built can lead to some very interesting outcomes both from an impact and a commercial objective.”

Amit Rajpal, Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman, Niyogin Fintech, said, “It is a privilege to have Dr Ashby HB Monk joining Niyogin as an independent director. Ashby will be joining us at a pivotal point in the evolution of Niyogin as we take Niyogin to the hyper growth trajectory. We believe that his guidance in undertaking key decisions will greatly benefit Niyogin in its journey to become India’s premier financial services infrastructure platform.”

“Tashwinder has been instrumental in driving our business forward and we have made some significant progress on our journey since he joined. It has been a pleasure to work with him and I am delighted to have him join the Board and look forward to him continuing to lead the company in achieving its potential,” Rajpal added.

Monk received his Doctorate in Economic Geography at the University of Oxford, holds a Master’s in International Economics from the Université de Paris I – Pantheon Sorbonne, and has a Bachelor’s in Economics from Princeton University.

Singh holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies (Delhi University) and BE (Electrical) from Delhi College of Engineering (Delhi University).

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