Vinod Jain

Vinod Jain is a Strategic Advisor who supports the efforts of Aite-Novarica’s Capital Markets team, focusing on distributed ledger technology, tokenization, central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, private markets (equity and credit), institutional trading operations, post-trade processing, surveillance (trade, market, and communication), and regulatory compliance across equity, fixed income, and OTC derivatives.

Vinod brings to Aite-Novarica Group over 20 years of experience in the capital markets. He has authored articles in leading publications, been quoted in leading publications, participated in industry working groups, and moderated industry conference discussions. Vinod is an expert at providing strategy and operations consulting, and he has worked in trade operations and conducted audits.

Most recently, Vinod served as an Advisory Director and Sales Manager for EZOPS, a fintech firm specializing in data control in post-trade processing. He held various consulting roles at PwC, Headstrong (Genpact), and Wipro Technologies in leading strategy, operations, and regulatory transformation engagements for broker-dealers, asset managers, custody banks, and investment banks. He has also developed an advisory and domain consulting practice, partnered with market utilities and vendors, and negotiated contracts to provide consulting and advisory services. He has led the creation of technical intellectual property across audit, regulatory assurance and reporting, collateral management, and reconciliation.

Vinod has also managed the transition of trust and securities process operations from the U.K. and Luxembourg to delivery centers in India. He started his professional career with National Security Depository Limited, India, conducting operations and compliance audits of stockbrokers, clearinghouses, and transfer agents.

He has an MBA in Finance from Pune University and is a member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India.