Rajiv Mohapatra is dual qualified banking and finance lawyer, a senior corporate legal professional having experience of more than 23 years in various leadership roles, across banking and finance industry, advising boards and management of large corporates and global MNCs (like Vodafone, HSBC Bank, CitiFinancial) on various legal and regulatory issues. He specializes in managing legal risks, regulatory and corporate affairs, corporate-commercial litigations, legal recovery, compliance and public policy across multiple geographies.  In his current role as Global Head of Legal Compliance for money transmission product at Mastercard, he advises on legal compliance issues and manages the risk across the globe in more than 210 geographies. He also has experience of Private Practice in High Courts and Supreme Court of India before moving into corporate legal leadership roles. He is a life member of Bar Association of Odisha, India and ex-member of International Bar Association, London.

Rajiv have published multiple articles in Indian and international magazines on banking, finance and payments laws. He is recognized as one of the top 100 Shining Star of Indian Legal Fraternity by Corporate Counsel Association of India, Top 100 General Counsel of India in 2021 by Business World Legal (a leading legal magazine in India), Best Leading Lawyers of 2022 by World Intellectual Property Forum and as a Thought Leader in the banking and finance legal fraternity by the Lex Witness magazine – one of the leading legal magazines in India.