# Immad Akhund

> Immad Akhund is co-founder and CEO of Mercury, the U.S. startup-focused business neobank.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/immad-akhund
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Immad Akhund** is co-founder and chief executive officer of [Mercury](/wiki/mercury). A serial entrepreneur from Pakistan/UK, he co-founded Mercury in 2017 after experiencing slow startup banking at prior companies.[^fn1]

## Career

Akhund previously worked with Max Tagher and Jason Zhang at Heyzap. Mercury launched to give venture-backed startups fast onboarding, multi-user permissions, wires and treasury via [banking as a service](/wiki/banking-as-a-service) partner banks—becoming a default brand for U.S. technology companies.

## Mercury

Immad Akhund is principally associated with [Mercury](/wiki/mercury). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: Mercury CEO / co-founder
- **Company**: Mercury
- **Founded company**: 2017
- **Associated HQ**: San Francisco, U.S.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Immad Akhund?

Immad Akhund is co-founder and CEO of Mercury, the U.S.


## References

[^fn1]: Immad Akhund is a founder of Mercury, covered on neobank.wiki. — https://neobank.wiki/wiki/mercury