Arun Balu Pazhayannur, CA, BE, MBA

Arun is manager at BlockZero, and the lead of APAC and MENA region. With over 10 years of combined financial and management consulting experience, he brings in extensive experience in banking technology, payments modernization (Canada), central bank digital currencies (CBDC), and financial modelling. 

Arun is skilled in data analysis and content structuring, financial model preparation, operational model design and project management. He brings rigour to all his projects.

In his previous role at a leading Canadian consulting firm, he led teams for the payment modernization initiative. During his time at Citibank, he was selected for the leadership development program and led numerous projects for the bank to implement the latest technologies.