Rakhil Fernando

Jude Rakhil Fernando (born 4 November 1982) is a Sri Lankan tech executive and entrepreneur. The son of cricketer Ranjit Fernando and entrepreneur Ramani Fernando he is the CEO of Yabi, which focuses on financial literacy across the MENA region. He is a goodwill ambassador for Habitat for Humanity in Sri Lanka.

Previously he was the CEO and co-founded Koko, the Daraz group (an Alibaba Company) fintech startup operating across South East Asia. He was also the managing director and chief corporate officer of Daraz. Prior to Alibaba Group, he was CEO and co-founder of Kashmi, a peer 2 peer payments company, funded by DP World.

Education

Rakhil Fernando attended Eton College, an independent English public school, and studied aerospace engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rakhil Fernando - Life | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Taking Up The Reins: Rakhil Fernando on Becoming CEO of Yabi". Inc. Arabia English - en.incarabia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Rakhil Fernando: AI meets finance". EconomyNext. 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  4. ↑ Ardah, Sahra (2024-10-21). "Rakhil Fernando Becomes CEO of Yabi, Pioneering Financial Wellness and Innovation — Transcontinental Times". Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  5. ↑ "Rakhil Fernando - Life Online". www.life.lk. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  6. ↑ "Daraz MD Rakhil Fernando appointed as Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka Goodwill Ambassador | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  7. ↑ "Daraz MD Rakhil Fernando appointed Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka Goodwill Ambassador". Times Online - Daily Online Edition of The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  8. ↑ "BUY NOW PAY LATER: HELPING SELLERS MAKE GOODS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO CONSUMERS - Echelon". echelon.lk. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Sri Lanka's first regional Fintech: How Koko did it". EconomyNext. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  10. ↑ "Alibaba's Daraz ventures into fintech with Koko, Buy now pay later". Adaderana Biz English | Sri Lanka Business News. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  11. ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  12. ↑ Today, Ceylon (2023-05-27). "Rakhil Fernando Appointed as Daraz Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  13. ↑ "Rakhil Fernando, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Daraz Group is named South Asian representative torchbearer for the upcoming 19th Asian Games Hangzhou". Daraz. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  14. ↑ "Rakhil Fernando appointed as Daraz Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer - Business | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  15. ↑ "How an economic crisis shifted Sri Lanka's e-commerce industry". Rest of World. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  16. ↑ "Kashmi – Sri Lankan developed mobile payment platform to transform Singapore market | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  17. ↑ LHX, TRANSSION. "Unlocking Creativity: Building Brand Experiences and Teams that Matter! | Podcast | Boomplay". Boomplay Music - WebPlayer. Retrieved 2025-02-15.