Backbase has appointed Nikhil Gujral as SVP of Sales for Asia Pacific to lead its next phase of commercial growth in the region.

Based in Singapore, Gujral brings nearly 20 years of experience in commercial leadership and will oversee operations across Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

He joins from fintech company BPC, where he led commercial strategy and revenue operations across Asia-Pacific, focusing on payments and digital banking.

Prior to BPC, Gujral spent seven years at Temenos, building and leading sales teams across South and Southeast Asia.

His appointment comes as Backbase looks to expand adoption of its AI-native Banking OS, launched earlier this year.

The platform brings together digital banking channels, front-office functions and operations, allowing customers, bank employees and AI agents to work together.

“Right now, bankers in Asia-Pacific are deciding how to build on the trusted digital foundation modern banks rely on every day, while deploying agents that work alongside their employees.

Banking OS was built to help banks unify their channels and scale agentic banking while staying in control. I want every bank leader in ANZ and Asia to see what that makes possible for their growth.”

Backbase serves more than 120 banks globally, with customers in Asia-Pacific including Chinabank, East West Bank, OCB, MyState Bank, Judo Bank and Bank Muamalat.

Vietnam’s MSB also recently launched new enterprise banking applications built on the Backbase OS.

“As agentic banking arrives, banks across the region are modernising their digital channels, and they will choose partners who can help them navigate and scale that change.

Source link