FinTech Magazine November 2025 | Page 102

FUTURE LEADER

THE WINNER: VIREN KATARIA, IMAGINERA

Viren Kataria is Chief Product Officer at Imaginera, leading the development of its Orca underwriting platform. He joined the firm after rising through technical and managerial roles, bringing a blend of domain and software expertise. His vision emphasises product configurability, close stakeholder alignment and deep understanding of underwriting workflows.
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Mani Rahnama, RapidCents

PARTNERSHIP

THE WINNER: B4B PAYMENTS

B4B Payments is a fintech specialising in card issuing and embedded payments infrastructure. It offers white-label prepaid cards, BIN sponsorship and API-driven account, payments and FX services. As a regulated electronic money institution, it aims to enable partners to embed full financial functionality.
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Wallester AS | Planet