Payment Channel Development Manager

LESTARS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 247,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Payment Specialist to expand payment channels in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The role involves establishing partnerships with local service providers and conducting in-depth market analysis. Ideal candidates have over 5 years in the payment industry with experience in business development and cross-border payment solutions. This position may require frequent travel and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the payment industry.
• Over 3 years of business development experience in payment markets.
• Experience with cross-border payment and local wallet access.

Responsibilities

• Conduct payment channel expansion and local payment cooperation.
• Analyze payment market structures in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
• Establish partnerships with local payment service providers.

Skills

Business development

Payment industry knowledge

Cross-cultural communication

Risk control management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for payment channel expansion, business negotiations and compliance implementation in the Indian, Pakistan and Bangladesh markets, including local payment cooperation docking, rate negotiations, risk control management and policy compliance, and promoting the localization implementation and continuous optimization of payment solutions.

Market Research & Strategy Development

• In-depth analysis of India (UPI, Paytm), Pakistan (JazzCash, EasyPaisa), Bangladesh
• The payment market structure of bKash, Nagad, including bank transfer, e-wallet, mobile payment and cross‑border payment Payment Policy
• Study local regulatory policies (such as Indian RBI and Pakistan Central Bank regulations) and compliance requirements to ensure payment cooperation complies with local regulations.

Payment Channel Expansion & Cooperation

• Responsible for establishing partnerships with local payment service providers (such as Paytm, UPI, JazzCash, Nagad, bKash, etc.).

Qualifications

• MIn 5 yrs of experience in Payment Industry
• More than 3 years of BD experience in the payment industry, familiar with the payment markets in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (such as UPI, Paytm bKash JazzCash)
• Applicants with successful payment cooperation cases will be given priority (such as cross‑border payment, local wallet access, etc.)
• Adapt to frequent business trips and have cross-cultural communication skills