Vivek Batra

About Vivek Batra

Vivek Batra was appointed Global Head of Transaction Banking at Mashreq in January 2025, assuming full responsibility for global transaction banking across the Mashreq Group. He joined from Boston Consulting Group, where he served as a senior advisor for the past two years, helping bank clients deliver and execute their digital and transaction banking strategies. Based in Dubai, Batra brings extensive expertise in financial services and transaction banking leadership spanning multiple decades.

Batra has close to 23 years of banking experience, with in-depth knowledge of wholesale and transaction banking businesses in Asia, and in particular, India. At his new role, he will have a particular focus on commercializing the capabilities being delivered via the new Mashreq NEO CORP platform covering cash management, collections, documentary trade, and supply chain finance, as well as further developing the business in all international markets.

Career History

• Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) — 2023–2025
• Managing Director and Head of Transaction Banking for Asia, MUFG Bank — 2018–2023
• General Manager, Regional Head of Transaction Banking Sales, Asia & Oceania, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ — April 2017–2018
• Managing Director and Global Head of Sales, Global Transaction Services, DBS Bank — 2013–2017
• Senior Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking, HSBC — early career

Education

Batra holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University and a postgraduate Diploma in Management (equivalent to MBA) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

What Vivek Batra Could Bring to Mashreq

Batra brings three decades of transaction banking and wholesale banking expertise, with proven success scaling GTB operations across Asia-Pacific through roles at MUFG and DBS. His recent consulting work at BCG in digital and transaction banking strategies positions him to accelerate Mashreq's digital transformation agenda, particularly through the NEO CORP platform. Given his track record building leading foreign bank franchises in India and managing regional transaction banking across 13 Asia-Pacific markets, Batra is well-equipped to expand Mashreq's international GTB presence and drive profitability in the MENA region.