Sourabh Kaushik — Payments Technology Expert & AI Infrastructure Architect
Sourabh Kaushik is a leading payments technology expert with 7+ years of experience building payment systems across India, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. As Technical Lead at BharatPe, he powers Android-based POS solutions processing Rs 29,000 crore in annual transactions for 1.3 crore+ merchants across 450+ cities.
Payment Systems Expertise
Specializing in ISO 8583 payment protocol integration, ISO 20022 messaging standards, EMV certification (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3), NFC contactless payment systems, card payment processing (debit cards, credit cards), QR payments, UPI payments, POS terminal development, mPOS, SoftPOS, payment middleware, payment gateway architecture, HSM (Hardware Security Module) integration including Thales PayShield 10K, acquirer and issuer processing, and transaction orchestration with 99.99% uptime and 50ms latency.
iso8583.studio — Professional Payment Simulation Platform
Founder of iso8583.studio, a professional desktop application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that simplifies financial transaction processing. Features 55+ tools, 9 simulators (Host Simulator, HSM Simulator, POS Simulator, APDU/Card Simulator, Acquirer Simulator, Issuer Simulator), and support for 15+ HSM vendors. Enterprise services include EMV Certification Consultancy (50+ successful certifications, 100% success rate), Payment Middleware, Cloud Simulators, and Kernel Development.
AiCortex — Next-Generation AI Infrastructure Platform
Founder of AiCortex, a next-generation AI infrastructure platform featuring 7 integrated services: Auth Module, Instance Management (serverless GPU orchestration with H100, A100, V100), Data Input Streams, ZeroCore (guided ML development), Model Hub (12,847+ models), CortexFlow (distributed training with Bayesian hyperparameter optimization and ML regression), and CortexLogs. Delivers 70% cost reduction, supports 175B+ parameter models, and maintains 99.9% uptime SLA.
Career Highlights
- Technical Lead — Swipe (POS) at BharatPe (Resilient Innovation Pvt. Ltd.)
- Tech Lead Middleware at Ingenico International India Pvt. Ltd.
- Technology Manager at Saro Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
- Senior Software Engineer at PayU Payment Pvt. Ltd.
- Senior Software Developer at NowNow Digital Payment Systems
- Zeta Hack 2.0 Winner — NFC Peer-to-Peer Payment System
- Smart India Hackathon AIR 7 — BLE Navigation System for ISRO
Technologies
Kotlin, Java, Python, Android, Jetpack Compose, POS, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Serverless, PyTorch, ISO 8583, ISO 20022, EMV, NFC, HSM, TCP/IP, REST APIs, payment processing, transaction orchestration, distributed systems, machine learning, regression testing, model deployment, GPU computing.
Payments Consultancy & Advisory
Available for consulting in payments architecture, POS system design, ISO 8583 integration, ISO 20022 migration, EMV certification, NFC payment implementation, payment gateway development, and AI/ML infrastructure deployment. Serving enterprises across India, UAE, Nigeria, Angola, Portugal, and Brazil.


