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Piyush Pillai

Piyush Pillai

Insights Analyst

Piyush analyses product and consumer data and is responsible for developing the scoring methodology for Finder Score. He also looks after the methodology and calculations for Finder's Product Awards.

Piyush holds a MBA from Macquarie University, a MSc in Banking and Finance from the University of London, where his dissertation examined the impact of various economic factors in determining central bank interest rates, and a BSc in Economics from Symbiosis University, where he focused on econometrics.

He previously worked at RateCity.com.au, where he was responsible for developing ratings methodologies across multiple financial product verticals and overseeing the awards program, while also generating insights that have featured across various media outlets, including the AFR, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian and The Guardian, for over 5 years.

In his spare time, he composes and records music. He is a trained classical pianist, and dabbles in rock music.

Expertise

  • Finder Score
  • Finder Product Awards
  • Finder Customer Satisfaction Awards
  • Finder Green Awards - Judge
  • Finder Innovation Awards - Judge

Education

  • MBA | Strategy | Macquarie University | 2017-2019
  • MSc | Banking and Finance | University of London | 2012-2013
  • BSc | Economics | Symbiosis International University | 2009-2012

Latest articles by Piyush Pillai

2 articles written by this author

Personal loan statistics

How much are Aussie's borrowing through personal loans? And is it more expensive now than it was 15 years ago on average?

Saranga Sudarshan & Piyush Pillai 4 April 2023
Personal loan statistics

Car loan statistics 2024

Finder research shows 2.7 million Australians have a car loan. Find out how much Aussies are borrowing, and how this has changed over time.

Taylor Blackburn & Piyush Pillai 29 March 2021
Car loan statistics 2024
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