Nirmal AK

Co-founder and CTO, Merkle Science

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Nirmal AK is the co-founder and CTO of Merkle Science

The fraud detection specialist is safeguarding digital assets

Leveraging his expertise in fraud analytics from his time working at PayPal and Instamojo to build predictive risk detection systems, Nirmal AK started Merkle Science with Mriganka Pattnaik in 2018. The company’s behavioural rule engine technology surpasses conventional blacklist methods to help cryptocurrency exchanges and government agencies combat financial crime. Merkle Science enhances real-time threat mitigation for institutional clients managing US$6 billion in digital assets.

Impacted Industries


  • Finance & Venture Capital

  • Technology

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