Uptiq has expanded its U.S. banking leadership team with three senior appointments as the AI platform moves to support financial institutions deploying AI agents beyond pilots and into production.
Gagan Kanjlia has joined as Chief Banking Officer, Amit Parmar as Executive Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Data Strategy, and Marc Billanti has returned as Senior Vice President of Sales.
The appointments come as Uptiq supports more than 150 financial institutions and has processed more than $10 billion in loan balances.
Its platform provides AI agents and governed infrastructure spanning deposits, lending, wealth management, compliance and operational workflows.
Kanjlia will oversee product strategy and revenue for Uptiq’s bank and credit union market. He joins from Alkami Technology, where he was Chief Product Officer.
Kanjlia previously served as Chief Product Officer at Silicon Valley Bank and Head of Product at OnDeck, following 17 years at Capital One, where he founded the Capital One Garage and led product teams across retail banking and financial services.
Parmar will lead product and data strategy, regulatory framework development and strategic banking partnerships.
He joins Uptiq after four years at JPMorgan Chase, where he served as General Manager and Managing Director of Business Lending with responsibility for strategy and P&L for the Small Business Lending portfolio.
Before JPMorgan, Parmar spent 14 years at American Express and most recently led the integration and relaunch of Kabbage as a scaled digital lending platform.
Billanti will lead sales for the bank and credit union market.
He returns to Uptiq from JUDI.AI, where he was Chief Sales Officer for AI-powered small business lending.
His 25-year career also includes leadership roles at Q2, MX, Kasasa, OnDeck and Baker Hill.
Uptiq is positioning its platform around the specific governance requirements facing regulated financial institutions, including explainability, audit readiness, human oversight and integration with existing banking systems.
KEY QUOTES:
“Institutions have proven the value of Uptiq’s AI solutions in pilots. The work now is about scaling those solutions.”
“Our customers are not asking whether AI works. They are asking how fast they can put it in front of borrowers and members without giving up control. This team gets them there.”
Snehal Fulzele, Founder and CEO of Uptiq
“Community and regional institutions do not need to be convinced that AI matters. They need a path that fits their team, their systems, and their regulators.”
“That path exists now. Our job is to make it obvious.”
Gagan Kanjlia, Chief Banking Officer of Uptiq
