# Salman Akhtar

> Salman Akhtar is the Lahore-based founder and co-CEO of Techlogix and co-founder and CEO of AdalFi. An MIT-trained electrical engineer, he helped build Techlogix from its 1996 beginnings into an international enterprise-software business. AdalFi, spun out in 2021, applies transaction-based credit scoring and digital lending infrastructure through partner banks.

- **Role:** Founder and Co-CEO at Techlogix; Co-Founder and CEO at AdalFi
- **Organizations:** Techlogix, AdalFi, TLX Mobility, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (historical board role)
- **Nationality:** Pakistani
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Techlogix, which describes approximately 600 employees and six delivery centers on its company page., Primary contributor to Techlogix’s BPX delivery methodology., Co-founded AdalFi, a 2021 Techlogix spinout providing digital lending infrastructure to banks.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Co-founded Techlogix.
- **2001** — Appointed director of Techlogix Software (UK) Limited on March 31; the company is now dissolved.
- **2008** — Co-authored a BPTrends article with Haleem Vaince on implementation methodology for business process management systems.
- **2015** — Techlogix began its strategic move into owned cloud-based software products.
- **2016** — Techlogix launched TLX Mobility.
- **2017** — Techlogix launched AlmusNet; Akhtar joined Pakistan Petroleum Limited’s board on September 16.
- **2018** — Pakistan Petroleum Limited’s annual report identified him as chairman.
- **2021** — Techlogix spun out AdalFi, where Akhtar is co-founder and CEO.
- **2023** — AdalFi announced $7.5 million in funding in February.
- **2024** — Participated in MCB Islamic Bank and Techlogix’s Oracle Flexcube upgrade partnership ceremony.
- **2025** — Appeared on an underwriting panel recorded at Money20/20 Middle East and released September 18 by 11:FS.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Techlogix, which describes approximately 600 employees and six delivery centers on its company page.
- Primary contributor to Techlogix’s BPX delivery methodology.
- Co-founded AdalFi, a 2021 Techlogix spinout providing digital lending infrastructure to banks.
- AdalFi’s 2021–2026 impact report reports more than PKR 110 billion in partner-bank credit enabled and 68,760 first-time formal borrowers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Research snapshot: the live Techlogix leadership page lists Akhtar as co-CEO; AdalFi lists him as CEO and co-founder. Its accessible 2021–2026 impact report reports PKR 110 billion-plus in credit enabled. October is the access month, not a verified publication month.
- **2025-09** — 11:FS released a Money20/20 Middle East underwriting discussion featuring Akhtar, Walid Hassouna and Abdulla Almoayed on September 18.
- **2024-05** — Participated in the MCB Islamic Bank–Techlogix Oracle Flexcube upgrade partnership ceremony reported May 20.

## Links

- Website: https://www.techlogix.com/salman-akhtar/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saakhtar

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Last updated: 2026-10-23