BharatPe Group, India’s leading name in the fintech ecosystem, has announced the appointment of Rohan Khara as the Chief Product Officer. In his new role, Rohan will be leading product development and innovation, designing of merchants and consumer products, and user research teams across the BharatPe Group of companies. Prior to joining BharatPe, Rohan was the Managing Director…
Fintech company BharatPe has announced the appointment of Kohinoor Biswas as the Head – Consumer Lending. Kohinoor brings with him over 14 years of experience in various aspects of consumer lending, cards portfolio management, business strategy, and digital initiatives. At BharatPe, he will be responsible for leading the entire postpe business, the credit- first consumer vertical of BharatPe.…
Fintech company BharatPe announced the appointment of Sandeep Indurkar as its Chief Business Officer- Banking and Alliances. A renowned leader in the banking industry, Sandeep spent 18+ years with ICICI Bank, where he spearheaded the digital transformation agenda. Sandeep will be reporting to Nalin Negi, CFO and Interim CEO, BharatPe and will spearhead all banking-related partnerships at BharatPe. He…
Fintech company BharatPe Group announced its partnership with Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) with the objective of enabling women entrepreneurs across India in their journeys of self-reliance and business growth. The partnership aims to build a robust ecosystem that brings together women entrepreneurs from different parts of India and equips them with the required domain knowledge as…
BharatPe Group announced a new addition to its leadership team with the appointment of Aparna Kuppuswamy as its Chief Risk Officer. A seasoned leader with almost 3 decades of experience in the Consumer Banking Industry with extensive expertise in managing portfolios across all major product lines including credit cards, mortgages, and unsecured personal loans. Aparna will be leading…
Fintech unicorn BharatPe announced the appointment of Nalin Negi as its Chief Financial Officer. Nalin will be reporting to Suhail Sameer, CEO, BharatPe and will be working closely with the Board of BharatPe. In his new role, Nalin will be spearheading the finance function for BharatPe and will be working towards making the company EBITDA positive by March…
Fintech startup BharatPe announced the appointment of Smriti Handa as Chief Human Resources Officer. In her new role, Handa will be working with the senior leadership team at BharatPe and will focus on strengthening the organisational culture and HR practices in the company to build BharatPe as an employer of choice, according to a statement.…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Small Finance Bank (SFB) license to the consortium of Centrum Financial Services Limited (Centrum), the established and profitable small business lending arm of the Centrum Group and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe), one of India’s fastest-growing fintech companies. A new bank license has been issued after…
Fintech startup BharatPe announced the appointment of Rajnish Kumar on its Board. Rajnish Kumar, one of the most respectable names in the banking industry in India and erstwhile Chairman of SBI, will also be the Chairman of Board, the company said in its statement. Rajnish will be involved in defining the Company’s short-term and long-term strategy, and…
Financial services company for merchants BharatPe has onboarded Rajnish Kumar as its chairman of the board. Speaking on the announcement, Rajnish Kumar, chairman at BharatPe, commented, “In just three years, BharatPe has come a long way in becoming a trusted name in the financial services industry. It has redefined payments with its products like interoperable…
Fintech startup BharatPe has appointed Nehul Malhotra as Head- Consumer Lending. Nehul will work closely with the CEO, Suhail Sameer, to scale up the consumer focussed lending products at BharatPe. Nehul’s appointment is the 5th senior level appointment for BharatPe in the year 2021. The company had earlier announced the appointment of Parth Joshi (CMO), Amit Jain (CRO),…
BharatPe, India’s leading financial services company for merchants, announced that it has raised US$ 370 mn in Series E equity round, at a post-money valuation of US$ 2.85 bn. The primary component of the round is US$ 350 Mn and secondary component of US$ 20 Mn. All employees holding vested ESOPs have been given full liquidity in the secondary. The round,…
India’s fintech startup BharatPe has announced its plan to hire tech professionals to strengthen its Technology team. The company, that is planning to launch a slew of products in the merchant and consumer lending space, will be tripling the strength of its Technology team and hiring 100 more members. BharatPe announced a first-of-its-kind Referral & Joining…
Financial services company for merchants BharatPe has appointed Parth Joshi as the chief marketing officer (CMO). In this role, Parth will work closely with BharatePe’s group president – Suhail Sameer. Speaking on the appointment, Co-founder and chief executive officer, BharatPe – Ashneer Grover stated, “As we chase bigger ambitions, it is key to ensure that the brand and marketing…
Merchant payment and lending service provider BharatPe said it has acquired Payback India from American Express and ICICI Investments Strategic Fund. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. This is the first-ever acquisition by BharatPe and will make Payback India a wholly-owned subsidiary of BharatPe, a statement said. Payback India – launched in 2010 – is a multi-brand loyalty programme…