Salim Dhanani

Salim Dhanani is CEO & Co-Founder of Pave Bank, a corporate and institutional bank operating at the intersection of digital assets and traditional finance. Built for businesses globally, Pave Bank is designed for a new financial world with programmable money and regulated digital assets. The bank is backed by leading global investors including Accel, Tether, 468 Capital, Quona Capital and Wintermute Ventures.

Prior to founding Pave Bank, Salim co-founded and served as CEO of BigPay, one of Southeast Asia’s largest neobanks, raising over $165 million and scaling to more than 1.3 million cardholders. He also led the EMEA division at Carta Worldwide and worked with the World Bank Group in South America.

Salim has built his career in financial services, focusing on banking and payment technology for a diverse range of companies - including established banking players and fintech unicorns. He is also an active angel investor in fintech and Web3 through Thurloe Partners.