
SoftBank veteran hunts for profits in payments infrastructure plumbing
In the summer of 2020, as pandemic-driven volatility gripped markets, SoftBank Group shocked Wall Street with a series of massive options bets on U.S. technology stocks. Behind those trades — which earned SoftBank the “Nasdaq whale” moniker — was Akshay Naheta, an executive whose career has been marked by bold wagers on disruption. Now, after…