Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Banking & fintech executive with 25+ years of leadership across core banking, digital channels, payments, embedded finance and open banking. I lead mission-critical transformations — from mainframe modernization to BaaS, open banking and AI-native software delivery — building technology organizations that execute at scale and under strong governance. Selected Leadership Highlights • Dgpays, national-scale core banking transformation: Leading the engineering organization modernizing a country-critical legacy core banking infrastructure from COBOL/Mainframe to a microservices-based .NET platform. Completed the core accounting backbone — one of the highest-risk modules in any core migration — within the first 12 months. • GetirFinans × Fibabanka, Türkiye’s first regulated BaaS launch: Executive responsible for core banking products and customer onboarding teams behind Türkiye’s first regulated embedded-banking model. Directed core banking and onboarding teams that enabled the platform to go live. • Fibabanka Retail Banking Technology: Managed platforms across deposits, loans, investments, FX, digital channels, onboarding and open banking. Launched stock-market and FX trading platforms scaled to 80K+ and 150K+ active users; contributed to Fibabanka’s top-tier open banking position. • PozitifTech, Founding EVP: Helped build a new banking-technology company from the ground up — operating model, leadership team and core banking migration delivered in record time. • İşbank & Softtech: Program and engineering manager across 20+ strategic enterprise programs covering cards, POS, merchant services and core banking modules. Part of the founding team of TagSoft, now Softtech, and initiated the spin-off of Taksitlio. AI-Native Software Delivery As an early practitioner of AI-assisted engineering and agentic workflows, I work on how AI reshapes software delivery economics, quality assurance and decision systems for financial institutions. MyVibe Framework: AI-orchestrated SDLC approach elevating “vibe coding” to enterprise-grade delivery through multi-model validation, human-in-the-loop checkpoints and deterministic quality gates. TruthLayer: Deterministic trust layer for high-stakes software delivery, focused on traceability, IO contracts, decision gates and correctness-oriented engineering. Areas of Expertise: Executive Leadership | Core Banking Modernization | Mainframe to Microservices | BaaS & Embedded Finance | Open Banking & APIs | Payments | AI-Native Software Delivery | Agentic AI Strategy
Leading the engineering organization behind a national-scale public-sector core banking modernization program — migrating a country-critical legacy infrastructure from COBOL/Mainframe to a microservices-based .NET platform. • Leading multiple core banking squads across the full product lifecycle: architecture, delivery, client integrations and alignment with regulatory requirements. • Led the delivery of the core accounting backbone — one of the highest-risk modules in any core migration — within the first 12 months. • Driving agile delivery, engineering excellence and scalable solutions with cross-functional teams, in close collaboration with senior client stakeholders. • Responsible for enterprise-grade banking platform deployment for external clients across the region.
Founded Techsonamy to build software, consulting and AI-native products for financial institutions — bridging modern engineering practices with the governance and regulatory realities of banking. • Strategic leadership across product, business development, partnerships and delivery. • Building digital banking, treasury and trading solutions for banks and fintechs. • Leading the development of MyVibe Framework — an AI-orchestrated SDLC approach that elevates “vibe coding” to enterprise-grade delivery through multi-model validation, human-in-the-loop checkpoints and deterministic quality gates. • Leading the development of TruthLayer — a deterministic trust layer for high-stakes software delivery focused on traceability, IO contracts, decision gates and correctness-oriented engineering. • Working with executives, founders and technology teams shaping the next generation of financial infrastructure.
Executive Vice President during the founding phase of PozitifTech, helping establish a new banking-technology company focused on core banking and digital transformation. • Helped establish the target operating model, governance and engineering setup for a brand-new banking-technology company. • Helped drive a successful core banking system migration that improved operational efficiency and scalability. • Helped build and lead high-performing teams to deliver innovative digital banking solutions. • Navigated complex organizational, technical and stakeholder challenges during a high-stakes early phase.
Reported directly to the CIO and ran the Retail Banking Technology division, managing the full product lifecycle across deposits, loans, investments, FX, digital channels and ecosystem platforms. • Türkiye's first regulated Banking-as-a-Service launch (GetirFinans × Fibabanka): Executive responsible for the core banking products and customer onboarding teams behind the country's first regulated embedded-banking model. Directed the core banking and onboarding capabilities that enabled the platform to go live. • Launched stock-market and FX trading platforms, scaling to 80K+ and 150K+ active users respectively. • Drove the API and open banking roadmap, helping Fibabanka establish a top-tier position among Turkish banks in open banking adoption. • Played a key role in ecosystem product development, including the design and implementation of the AlışGidiş superApp. • Initiated and helped spin off Taksitlio — a white-label in-store credit solution — into a standalone company.
Held progressive leadership roles at Softtech (İşbank's banking technology arm) across 8+ years, from Manager to Director, leading core banking transformation programs end-to-end. • Directed development teams responsible for core banking modules including customer management, deposits, overdrafts, CRM, checks and foreign trade payments. • Led successful migration projects from legacy IMS systems to modern infrastructure, significantly improving reliability and scalability. • Consolidated marketing communication tools (SMS, email, digital notifications) under the Pega Marketing platform. • Enhanced Personal Finance Management (PFM) functionality with smart expense tracking and savings tools. • Delivered transformation programs with a 95%+ customer-demand delivery rate.