Vikas Jaidka

About Vikas Jaidka

Vikas Jaidka leads DBS Private Banking for Middle East, Africa & NRI, driving innovation and growth in wealth management with global expertise. His career spans more than 25 years, working in the Middle East, focusing on Non-Resident Indian (NRI) clients and helping to build global wealth management franchises across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. He works closely with ultra-high net-worth clients and families and has built a strong reputation for providing sound advice on wealth management, succession planning and estate planning.

Early in his career, Jaidka was instrumental in setting up a successful business unit in Nairobi, Kenya that provided coverage to 7 frontier markets across Africa. As a Business Head in the Middle East, he built a team of 120 bankers, operations and compliance staff – offering coverage to over 1,000 clients across the region. He successfully led the Citi Global Indian Business (Asia) through the global financial crisis in 2008 and increased client satisfaction scores to 86%, despite uncertain times.

Jaidka speaks English, Hindi and Swahili and is passionate about sports and an avid golfer, cyclist and tennis player.

Career History

• Region Head, Middle East, Africa & NRI at DBS Private Bank (Current)
• Head of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Business at BNP Paribas Wealth Management, Hong Kong and Singapore (2018)
• Senior leadership roles at Citibank establishing the bank's NRI business across APAC, UAE, Africa, and the US

What Vikas Jaidka could bring to his role at DBS Private Bank: With his 25+ years of wealth management experience and proven expertise in building NRI franchises across multiple continents, Jaidka brings deep regional knowledge of the Middle East and Africa—markets where DBS is actively expanding. His track record of managing large client portfolios (1,000+ clients), developing business transformation initiatives during market volatility, and mentoring banking talent positions him to scale DBS's private banking presence in these key wealth markets while leveraging the bank's Asia-Pacific strengths.