Amar Ahluwalia

VP, Partnerships & Capital Markets

Collaborative business leader with extensive experience within financial services, across: banking, fintech, asset management, capital markets, advisory, strategy, and corporate development. Amar is an innovative thinker that creates unique and viable solutions for businesses. He has a successful track record in raising capital, launching new products, institutional sales, M&A, developing and executing corporate strategy. Product/domain specialties include: online lending, fixed income & alternative asset data, credit investing, and operating model strategy. Amar pushes boundaries to find new and better ways to get things done. Amar currently leads business development and capital markets for OnDeck Capital (NYSE:ONDK) in Canada. Prior to joining OnDeck, Amar has held senior roles of increasing responsibility across the buy side and sell side. Amar began his career at BMO Capital Markets and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from York University.

Event Sessions Featuring Amar Ahluwalia


Panel

What can Canada's fintech lenders learn from other markets?

AltFi Toronto Summit 2018 - Wednesday 5 December 2018

  • Wong said fintech offers Canada’s financial services industry (metaphorically) “the opportunity to dump its high school boyfriend and try something more exciting and new”.
  • Mitelman said the best thing about Canada’s fintech scene as it currently stands is that the there is plenty of “white space” with little set precedents.