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Paru Chandarana

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KYC Operations APAC Senior Lead at Wise, built eight specialist KYC teams in India and leads a global team of 170+.

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At Wise Payments, I built India’s KYC operations from scratch, including eight specialist teams, and lead a global team of 170+ across India, Malaysia, Japan, and Singapore. I oversee KYC lifecycle governance across multiple regulatory licences and partnered with Legal, Compliance, and Product on jurisdiction-specific onboarding and deactivation frameworks.

At Amazon Worldwide Consumers, I directed global risk and investigation programs and led the Repeat Abuse project, using risk scoring and behavioral analytics to reduce repeat offender activity and improve fraud detection accuracy. I also oversaw AML operations, including UAR and SAR filings, and sanctions screening across regions.

At Amazon Web Services, I owned global deployment of Just Walk Out Tech and CSOS device upgrades, including UAT, testing, and rollout. I helped replace 1,000+ legacy systems across regions with zero production downtime, and DMAIC and Lean improvements reduced defects by 35% and improved productivity by 17%.

Earlier, at Sulekha.com, I led digital transformation across app and web platforms, delivering 20% faster turnaround on digital lead conversions. At HSBC, I led digital banking and contact centre migration programs, and as a Complaints, Risk & Investigation Analyst, helped reduce escalations by 30% and improve CSAT by 12%.

Experience

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KYC Operations APAC Senior Lead

Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)

Pioneered Wise's India KYC operations, building the function from scratch and scaling 8 specialised KYC teams. Led a global team of 170+ across India, Malaysia, Japan, and Singapore, overseeing end-to-end KYC lifecycle governance and regulatory compliance.

Education

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Osmania University

Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce degree from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, completed in June 2013.

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