Cards digital solution architect
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Mykola Levytskyi
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Date of Birth: 29/10/1984 • Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine Nationality: Ukrainian • Gender: Male • Civil Status: Married Digital solution consultant
Accomplished and results-oriented professional with 14 years of experience in managing cards and payments projects, across Europe, Middle East and South East Asia.
Proven track record of success directing digital & payments team in electronic payments industry solutions, e- commerce, m-commerce, wallets, digital marketplace space. Demonstrated deep knowledge and expertise in cards and payments domain. Articulate and refined communicator with fluency in English, Russian, and Ukrainian. Highlights of Expertise
• CMS & Switch systems
• Digital strategy
• Digital Channels optimization
• Digital acquiring
• Digital architecture
• Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Digital Transformation
• Client / Vendor Management
• Architecture Design & Solutions
• Planning & Process Improvement
Career Experience
PayMaya, Philippines
Digital solution consultant, 2020 to present
Designed concept stage of the project life cycle by collaborating with business functions, CIO, and CTO teams to assess key business initiatives.
Developed a plan and solution architecture for the migration ewallets and cards from legacy platforms to issuing and acquiring digital enterprise platforms
Oversaw technical development and IT projects in a manner which fit with the overall company plans and goals.
Reviewed configuration and setup to ensure compliance to scheme (Visa/MC/JCB/UP/AMEX) rules, and optimal configuration to support business and technical performance Bankograph PTE. Limited, Singapore
Chief Technology Officer, 2019 to 2020
Effectively managed organization, network, software, and cloud infrastructure for Fintech start-up.
Developed a plan and architecture for the migration from Cadence CMS (GFG Group) to Way4 (Openway) platform
Supervised a team of 35+ engineers.
Oversaw technical development and IT projects in a manner which fit with the overall company plans and goals.
Implemented new technologies and made recommendations to improve IT processes.
Ensured efficiency, effectiveness, and viability of all IT systems and tech processes. HCL Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Digital solution architect, 2018 to 2019
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Serve as key subject matter expert for questions and issues relevant to the digital transformation program including:
API Gateway
CIAM
BPM
Payment Hub
Emirates Digital Wallet
SOA to microservices migration
Card back-office upgrade
Improved the product and service and acting as the primary interface between technical teams and business. Translated vague requirements into a clear list of requirements and solutions. Coordinate with various teams, product & platform owners, and engineers, drive delivery of projects in the area of Digital and Omnichannel in line with quality, and cost targets. SmartPay, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Payment solution consultant, 2017 to 2018
Spearheaded dynamic deliverance of architecture solutions, including business, application, information, and integration technology for Digital wallet project based on Way4 platform
Minimised integration effort and risks for opportunities while defining, validating and promoting suitable strategies and solutions to provide maximum business benefits.
Evaluated business requirements, process design, solution definition, functional solution, testing, solution delivery lifecycle, and change management for seamless operations.
Designed and implemented architecture for eWallet solution
Developed integration strategy and integrated payment gateways, issuing banks, national switch, and other third-party financial companies.
Ensured successful completion of project within a period of six month and budget of $3M. Network International, Dubai, UAE
Solution architect, 2015 to 2017
Analysed and reviewed ideas, projects, and architecture opportunities to develop new products, technologies and models for the IT segments. Identified problems, supports issue resolution, solution implementation, notification and post implementation support to minimise client impact.
Designed architecture for Mercury Pay -first Middle East’s domestic payment scheme.
Delivered best practices for solving business problems for process improvement, systems enhancement, user training, and software procurement.
Recommended product and technology enchantment as part of the internal and client projects to ensure functionality is designed and developed in a reusable method.
Executed technical solution strategy to support payments platforms growth, while producing solution specifications for new products, modules, services, and customer requirements. Fidobank, Kyiv, Ukraine
System analyst, 2013 to 2015
Designed and developed strategy, migration options, and system architecture to run tasks. Identified business requirements for the project implementation of the Digital Payments Hub, while planning architecture for the migration legacy CMS to the new Way4 platform.
Analysed shortfalls between various bank systems, created functional/integration requirements as well as reviewed discovery report to synchronise the current and new add-on functions.
Designed and implemented eWallet solution which has 800,000 active users and 2,000 merchants. TasLink, Kyiv, Ukraine
System analyst, 2012 to 2013
Oversaw entire Tranzware platform and provided subject matter expertise for the implementation of in-house third-party processor with every relevant software/application. Emphasised business requirements for implementation on the platform with the direct team in association with the vendor.
Developed and maintained issuing/acquiring product architecture of the Tranzware platform.
Delivered 1st line support for core systems in consultation with internal users and vendor support services.
Led $10M project to completion within time constraints of 11 months. Prominvestbank, Kyiv, Ukraine
Enterprise architect, 2011 to 2012
Designed concept stage of the project life cycle by collaborating with business functions, CIO, and CTO teams to assess key business initiatives. Migrated legacy CBS to Flexcube and data from various systems to Oracle DWH. Ensured architected solutions that deliver business outcomes, managing internal resources/third parties, liaising with key stakeholders/partners, and identifying architectural framework shaping/specifications.
Headed banking project with budget of USD $15M in 11 months, preparing architecture and integration Way4 with bank application (ESB, CRM “Siebel”, CBS “B2”, CBS “FlexCube”, ERP “EBS”, Internet Bank etc. Ukrsibbank, Kyiv, Ukraine
Senior engineer, 2008 to 2011
Hold subject matter expertise in SmartVista Backoffice, SmartVista FrontEnd, Fraud Prevention, and SmartVista SmartVista Merchant Management. Analysed and resolved day-to-day operational/technical issues of business units and IT department by testing of compliance related changes and implementing into live environment.
Tested new products, software/hardware upgrade and patches related to applications in SIT / UAT environment before deployment into production.
Managed application and change requests as well as performed application health checks and provided support for projects post deployment and production support for channels. Nadrabank, Kyiv, Ukraine
Senior system analyst, 2006 to 2008
Implemented road map for payment architecture based on corporate requirements/strategies and designed standard configurations with the payment’s domain. Oversaw services, frameworks, taxonomies, tools, standards, guidelines, and best practice that support delivery of solutions.
Analysed the current environment within the domain to detect critical deficiencies, driving solutions for improvement as well as evaluated business workflows and worked closely to enhance processes for managing and operating the payment gateway within the best practices.
Introduced the payment strategy in accordance with corporate strategy and product deployment and provided solutions from business perspective followed by required support to entities integrated and working on different payment processing modules.
Managed mission critical payment systems and integrations between the payment system and other entities, such as government, bank, merchants, service providers, etc. Education & Credentials
Master of Science in Commodity Science and Organization of External Trade, 2007 Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Kiev, Ukraine Bachelor of Science in Commodity Science and Organization of External Trade (2006) Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, Kiev, Ukraine Professional Courses:
Way4 Advanced Course Tranzware TWO, Compass Plus Tranzware CMS, Compass Plus Capabilities Way4 system for protection from card fraud Way4 Basic Course Oracle 11g fundamentals
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