# Rahul Mutha

> Rahul Mutha is the founder and CEO of Aurus Inc, a payment technology company he started in 2000. His engineering career includes patents covering retail payment security, mobile fuel payments, electronic-commerce authentication and payment-terminal validation. He is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Aurus Inc
- **Organizations:** Aurus Inc, Emergent, Keane Consulting
- **Education:** Electronics Engineering, University of Pune, Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts
- **Known for:** Founded Aurus in 2000 and continues as its CEO., Inventor named on multiple US payment technology patents., Aurus completed American Express EMV processing certification for the United States in February 2014.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2000** — Worked as principal consultant at Emergent, later acquired by Keane Consulting.
- **2000** — Founded the business that became Aurus at home.
- **2013** — Named inventor on US patent 8,543,461, granted September 24, covering removal of point-of-sale processing from PCI scope.
- **2016** — Named inventor on US patent 9,424,577 for payment transactions at fuel dispensing stations.
- **2024** — US patent 11,861,601 for electronic-commerce payment authentication granted January 2.
- **2025** — Aurus and Ingenico announced their AXIUM partnership on July 7.
- **2026** — US patent 12,749,066, concerning proxy-card validation at terminal devices, issued September 29.

## Achievements

- Founded Aurus in 2000 and continues as its CEO.
- Inventor named on multiple US payment technology patents.
- Aurus completed American Express EMV processing certification for the United States in February 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — USPTO Official Gazette lists patent 12,749,066, Multiplexing-based validation via a proxy card at a terminal device, with Rahul Mutha as inventor and Aurus as filer.
- **2025-07** — Ingenico announced an AXIUM partnership with Aurus; Mutha discussed monitoring and resolving field issues during trials and development.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aurusinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-mutha-b58443

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Last updated: 2026-10-23