The first generation entrepreneur, Jignesh Shah,
is a self-made man who comes from a bourgeois family and made it to the list of
the richest men in India. After finishing his Bachelors in Engineering, Shah
worked at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) where he learned more about the stock
market. He knew that the only way he could achieve his dream of globalizing the
market is by being an entrepreneur. Soon after leaving the job at BSE, Shah
landed with his flagship product Financial Technologies India Limited (FTIL),
currently known as 63 Moons Technologies Limited.
Jignesh
Shah wanted to create new generation markets and segments which are people
centric and have a comprehensive market structure. His
Public-Private Partnership (PPO) model to build world-class financial
institutions was a success. The modern IP-centric financial markets he had
created became the tool to change the contours of exchange trading in India and
other emerging economies from Africa to Asia. Jignesh Shah wanted the Indian
financial market
to stand tall among other nations and with his ground-breaking initiatives he
brought in a revolution which made India an epitome. After the phenomenal
success of Financial Technologies Limited India, Shah came up with more
initiatives like ODIN, MCX which completely changed the face of India.
Jignesh
Shah wanted to bring a change in his country and that is why he had created
an eco-system which narrates the ideology of the ‘Make in India’ campaign by
Narendra Modi. His motive was to create more job opportunities for the
youngsters of India, which were both of high-standards and environmental
friendly. This brilliant strategy of Shah has created over millions of job
opportunities across the country.
Shah has also invested himself in various CSR
activities like ‘Gramin Suvidha Kendra’ in association with
India Post and ‘Pragati’ with Rotary International which focuses on empowering
the unprivileged communities with education and training.
Over the years, Jignesh
Shah has received a series of awards for his contributions towards the
society. Institutional Investor had featured him
among the 'Top 30 Global Innovators in e-finance' in 2008. He was also listed
among the 'Dominant Financial & Futures Industry Leaders for 2008' by
Futures Industry Association (FIA), Washington and was awarded the ‘Indian
Express Innovation Award’ presented by the then President, Late Dr. A. P. J.
Abdul Kalam. Other achievements like getting chosen among the ‘Top 20 Indians’
by CLSA and honoured with the ‘US-India Businessman of the Year’ award
also proves his competency.
