# Arjun Jayaram

> Arjun Jayaram is the Founder and CEO of Baton Systems, a San Francisco-based fintech company rebuilding post-trade infrastructure for the world's largest financial institutions. A serial technologist who previously co-founded Compass Labs (acquired by Yahoo) and held roles at Twitter and Dwolla, Jayaram identified a stubborn problem in the financial plumbing - that moving digital assets across different ledgers was the real bottleneck, not the digitization of assets themselves. Under his leadership, Baton's platform now processes nearly $30 billion in daily transaction value for seven of the nine largest western banks, enabling real-time settlement and intraday liquidity management without requiring institutions to replace their core systems.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Baton Systems
- **Organizations:** Baton Systems, Compass Labs, Twitter, Dwolla, Sybase Inc., Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force, ISDA Common Domain Model Design Working Group
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering (reported, with distinction), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, MBA in Marketing and Strategic Management, California State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Compass Labs, a machine-learning advertising platform acquired by Yahoo, Founded Baton Systems, now processing nearly $30 billion in daily transaction value, Secured seven of the nine largest western banks as clients

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Software engineering and leadership roles at Sybase Inc. and BECOME.COM
- **2009** — Co-founded Compass Labs, a machine-learning social advertising platform, with Ian Eslick and Dilip Venkatachari
- **2012-2013** — Compass Labs acquired by Yahoo; Jayaram joins as part of the deal
- **2012-2014** — Managing Anti-Spam at Twitter (August 2012 - April 2014)
- **2014-2015** — Vice President of Technology at Dwolla (April 2014 - December 2015)
- **2016** — Founded Baton Systems to address post-trade settlement inefficiencies
- **2018** — Baton's platform launched commercially; secured HSBC and JP Morgan as early clients
- **2019** — Baton Systems raises $12M Series A led by Trinity Ventures; Settled $2T+ in FX transactions
- **2020** — Baton raises additional $4M; wins Risk.net Fintech Start-up of the Year
- **2021** — Baton powers world's first interbank riskless FX settlement outside of CLS
- **2024** — Discussed T+1 adoption and post-trade inefficiencies; platform processing ~$30B/day
- **2026** — Speaking at BAFT International Trade & Payments Conference on instant payment rails (FedNow, RTP)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Compass Labs, a machine-learning advertising platform acquired by Yahoo
- Founded Baton Systems, now processing nearly $30 billion in daily transaction value
- Secured seven of the nine largest western banks as clients
- Won Risk.net Fintech Start-up of the Year 2020
- Powered the world's first interbank riskless FX settlement outside of CLS (2021)
- Facilitated settlement of over $3 trillion USD across cleared and OTC markets
- FX Markets Best Settlement Initiative award (2022)
- Member of Federal Reserve's Faster Payments Task Force
- Member of ISDA Common Domain Model (CDM) Design Working Group
- Author of multiple white papers on intraday liquidity management
- Raised $19.1M total funding for Baton Systems

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Speaking at BAFT International Trade & Payments Conference on how instant payment rails like FedNow and RTP are transforming liquidity management
- **2026-03** — Visited Baton's Chennai office, showcasing progress on current initiatives and discussing ambitious future plans
- **2024-10** — Discussed growing post-trade inefficiencies, T+1 adoption challenges, and market volatility impacts on liquidity management
- **2024-04** — Represented Baton Systems at SIFMA Ops 2024 in San Diego, focused on automation and operations innovation

## Links

- Website: https://batonsystems.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjunjayaram/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ajayaram
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZJDvD5tA98

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Last updated: 2026-05-27