Ashish Bahl is the Founder and CEO of Harbor Payments, Inc. Mr. Bahl was formerly at iXL where he was a Senior Vice President of iXL Ventures and the founder of iXL's Financial Services Practice Group (FSPG). The FSPG provided strategic and technology services to major financial institutions seeking to leverage the Internet for business advantage. Mr. Bahl grew the practice to the largest industry component within iXL in less than one year. Core practice areas included Electronic Bill Payment and Presentment (EBPP),
Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP), and business-to-business payments.

Prior to iXL, Mr. Bahl founded and served as the CEO of Exchange Place Solutions (EXPS), a firm focused on providing strategy and technology solutions to financial services institutions. EXPS' primary competence was within the area of electronic payments, including ACH, Wire, I-ACH, and SWIFT. Exchange Place Solutions was acquired by iXL in 1998.

Mr. Bahl holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.