Prerna Saxena

Programme Specialist – India Lead and Global Learnings

Prerna Saxena is Programme Specialist- India Lead and Global Learnings at the Better than Cash Alliance, a United Nations-based partnership of governments, companies, and international organizations that accelerates the transition from cash to responsible digital payments to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Prerna leads our initiatives with Alliance members in India to promote responsible digitization of payments with special focus on women, micro enterprises, and other underserved segments. She is also responsible for promoting learnings exchange amongst from our members, industry stakeholders and colleagues to help develop more informed initiatives.

Prior to her tenure at the Better Than Cash Alliance, Prerna held various positions in International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), ICICI Bank and Export-Import Bank of India for over 20 years. Prerna has completed Executive Education Programme in Inclusive Finance from Harvard Business School and Fintech Programme from Oxford University. She is a management graduate with specialisation in agriculture sciences and rural finance.

Prerna is fluent in Hindi and English. She also speaks Bengali and Urdu.