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D. Surya Prasad, CTO and co-founder of BankBuddy.ai

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PROGRESS

D. Surya Prasad

Co-founder, Affinsys / BankBuddy

BankBuddy.ai

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

The work behind the name.

D. Surya Prasad is identified as a BankBuddy / Affinsys co-founder in the Nasscom DeepTech programme. The official team page identifies Surya Prasad as CTO with a banking technology background.[1][2]

Research checked 2026-11-01. This is an editorial profile assembled from the sources below. No interview or quotation is implied.

THE PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

How the story unfolds.

An enterprise architecture path into banking AI

D. Surya Prasad's career biography spans banking technology consulting, implementation and architecture. The official team page lists earlier work as a Citibank consultant in cash management and loan syndication, a principal architect at Oracle Financial Services and a technology lead at Accenture. As BankBuddy's CTO, his documented background connects the company's AI products with the practical demands of enterprise banking systems.[1]

COMPANY CONNECTIONS

Part of the ecosystem.

FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE

Sources.

  1. 01
    BankBuddy.ai: LeadershipBankBuddy.ai · official source · checked 2026-11-01
  2. 02
    Nasscom DeepTech InnoTrek 2024: BankBuddy / AffinsysNasscom · institutional source · checked 2026-11-01