Pardeep “Par” Cassells brings over 15 years of capital markets and fintech expertise to her role as Chief Client Officer at AccessFintech, where she oversees client engagement and the scaling of customer success functions. Par is passionate about working with clients to accelerate operational transformation and bringing the market together to collaborate on mutualised opportunities. Prior to her current position, she spearheaded development of AccessFintech’s securities product suite, demonstrating adept leadership in product rollouts, operational strategy, and end-to-end client management whilst supporting the market as an SME on regulatory changes such as CSDR. Before joining AccessFintech in 2019, Par spent nearly a decade at BNP Paribas in operations and relationship management roles, culminating in leadership positions including as Head of Securities & Claims and Head of Financial Products.  Based in Glasgow, she is an active advocate for fintech innovation and inclusion—serving on the FinTech Scotland Cluster Board and participating in HM Treasury’s UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce.  Par holds a Scots Law LLB (Hons), a Diploma in Legal Practice (DipLP), and the CISI Investment Operations Certificate (IOC), combining legal insight with operational excellence.