Avinash Lahase

Avinash Lahase is a seasoned professional with over 14 years of extensive experience in IT and business consulting, specializing in payments, cards, and retail banking domains. His expertise spans across various client sites in the US, UK, and Asia Pacific regions, where he excels in requirement gathering, business analysis, gap analysis, and providing end-to-end solutions.

Avinash possesses a profound functional knowledge of the payments domain, with a strong understanding of clearing and settlement methods. He has successfully completed the Global PAYplus SP training and certification by Fundtech, focusing on payments functionalities and technical orchestration including ESB, Java, XML architecture, MQ, business logic like BPEL and JSP, and backend operations.

As an accomplished Vision Plus Consultant, Avinash demonstrates in-depth functional and technical proficiency in payments, cards, and the Vision Plus system. He has engaged in diverse projects involving conversion, system enhancements, new launches, and compliance with governmental regulations. His versatile roles have included Business Analyst, Project Lead, Onsite Coordinator, Functional Expert, and Onsite Project Lead.

Avinash's competencies span across Domain Skills such as a comprehensive understanding of Payments (Domestic and International), Clearing and Settlement, and Fundtech's GPP. In addition, he possesses deep insights into Gross & Net settlements, High Value Payments, Low-Value Payments, European Payments, CHAPS, EBA, BACS, FPS, among others. He has excelled in Business Analysis, including requirements identification, gathering, analysis, and testing, along with staying abreast of the latest trends in mobile banking.

Avinash's expertise extends to developing training materials on various payment areas like BACS, CHAPS, Faster Payments, RTGS, TARGET2, STEP2, SEPA, and SWIFT standards, including SWIFT MT and MX Messaging Formats. His robust Product Skills include proficiency in Fundtech's GPP, Clear2Pay for payments, and Vision Plus for cards, complemented by strong technical acumen in Mainframe, Java, and Microsoft technologies. Additionally, he is well-versed in tools such as Quality Center, SQL, Oracle, Android, and AGILE.

Education wise, Avinash holds an Engineer's Degree in Chemical Engineering from JNEC and a Diploma in Software Engineering in Computer Software Engineering from APTECH computer education.