Pallavi Thakur

Director, CBDC and Interoperability Swift

Pallavi Thakur is Director for CBDC and Interoperability in the Product and Innovation Group at Swift. In that role, she is responsible for stewarding the innovation strategy for new digital networks. She is currently leading Swift’s CBDC initiatives with the financial community and FinTechs. Pallavi has worked for 17 years in payments, banking and capital markets across a multitude of technologies including blockchain and DLT. Prior to joining Swift, she was the Head of Product for Digital Currencies at R3. Her expertise is in digital payments, new financial market infrastructures and product development, grounded in behavioral trends and customer needs.