Nayeem Mano Bba, MBA
About Nayeem Mano Bba, MBA
Nayeem Mano is the VP of Risk & AML Compliance at Airbase in the United States, with extensive experience in payments product, risk, and strategic financial analysis.
Title and Current Role
Nayeem Mano holds the position of Vice President, Risk & AML Compliance at Airbase in the United States. In his current role, he oversees risk management and anti-money laundering compliance efforts for the company.
Previous Roles and Employment History
Prior to his current role at Airbase, Nayeem Mano has held several senior positions in various organizations. He served as Strategic Advisor for Cards and Payments at UNI Financial Cooperation in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada in 2022. Before that, he was the Head of Cards and Payments at Servus Credit Union in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 2016 to 2022. Nayeem also worked as Head of Risk & Analytics at Tua Financial Technologies Ltd. from 2015 to 2016 and held multiple senior roles including Director - Risk, Analytics & New Markets at ATB Financial between 2010 and 2015.
Education and Expertise
Nayeem Mano earned an MBA in Finance from Illinois State University, completing his studies from 2001 to 2003. He also holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Dhaka, which he earned from 1995 to 1998. His expertise spans 24 years in Payments Product & Risk, Strategic and Financial Analysis, and Business Development. He also has 20 years of experience in Decision Sciences and Partner Management, as well as 15 years in Contract Negotiation.
Key Achievements
Nayeem has several notable achievements in his career. He led the development of a joint venture program to deliver National Debit Mastercard Products for the Credit Union system in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the provincial regulator. He quintupled the profitability of payment portfolios within five years and successfully optimized credit risk policy during the pandemic, significantly reducing large losses. Additionally, he doubled the payment portfolio at ATB Financial through the use of predictive analytics.
Professional Experience
Nayeem Mano has accumulated extensive professional experience over a 24-year career. His roles have varied from managing commercial credit at Standard Chartered Bank to overseeing risk and analytics initiatives at multiple firms. Notably, he spent six years as Head of Cards and Payments at Servus Credit Union and earlier held progressively senior roles at ATB Financial, where he managed portfolios and relationship growth.