Sectors:
TechnologyAmit Bhute
Biography
Amit Bhute is the Global Head of Banking and Financial Services at Virtusa Corporation, with over 25 years of technology experience in the financial services industry. He works closely with CXOs and business heads to help organizations adapt to the evolving banking landscape. Bhute leads practice development at Virtusa, overseeing solutions, skill-building, go-to-market strategies, partnerships, and thought leadership. He specializes in digital transformation, innovation, and cost efficiency through advanced technology. Under his leadership, Virtusa has earned 4–5 banking-specific analyst recognitions annually for the past four years.
Throughout his career, Bhute has spearheaded initiatives to modernize payments platforms, transform core banking systems, build new cash management platforms, launch embedded finance products, and leverage AI to reduce sanctions false positives. He sits on numerous industry forums and is active socially, sharing his views on trends in webinars, blogs, LinkedIn, and events.
One of Bhute’s most notable achievements at Virtusa includes building the payments practice from the ground up, scaling it from 0 to over 100 consultants within three years. As the practice head for banking and financial services, he has consistently delivered over 20% year-on-year growth in practice order bookings.
Bhute’s visionary leadership and expertise continue to make a profound impact on the financial services industry.
Area of Expertise
Amit Bhute holds overall responsibility for all aspects of the Banking Practice, including the design of the practice, tools, go-to-market strategy, methods, and processes related to the Banking Practice. He works closely with the Delivery and Sales teams to supply and generate demand based on market needs. Additionally, he provides direction, leadership, and mentoring to team leads.
Group Overview
Virtusa’s High Tech and consulting services practice delivers innovative solutions, exceeding customer expectations by streamlining development costs.
Leveraging over 15 years of dedicated service to global high-tech clients, Virtusa is a reliable choice for seamless digital engineering services. The company empowers clients in the technology, information services, and high-tech sectors, accelerating product implementation and ensuring a smooth transition into the digital realm.
As a strategic partner, Virtusa enhances products and services, leveraging key industry drivers such as digital transformation, generative AI, application modernization, hyperautomation, and low-code/no-code development to navigate complex digital transformations and ensure uninterrupted business operations.
Firm Overview
Virtusa Corporation provides digital engineering and technology services to Forbes Global 2000 companies worldwide. Its Engineering First approach ensures the execution of all ideas and the creative resolution of pressing business challenges. With industry expertise and empowered agile teams, the company prioritizes execution early in the process for impactful results. Virtusa combines logic, creativity, and curiosity to build, solve, and create. Every day, it helps clients engage with new technology paradigms, creatively building solutions that address their most pressing business challenges and position them at the forefront of their industry.