BharatPe Group, India’s leading name in the fintech ecosystem, has announced the appointment of Pankaj Goel as the Chief Technology Officer. Pankaj is a seasoned engineering leader with nearly three decades of experience in technology and engineering roles.Prior to joining BharatPe, Pankaj was the Head of Payments Engineering at Razorpay. Pankaj will be reporting to Nalin Negi, Chief Financial Officer and interim CEO, BharatPe. Pankaj will be leading the technology team at BharatPe Group and spearheading the technology and innovation strategy across the Group of companies.

 

During his career, Pankaj has demonstrated a remarkable ability to build and manage technology functions at scale, catering to consumers, as well as enterprises of varied sizes. Pankaj's expertise lies in the fintech domain, where he possesses deep engineering knowledge and significant industry experience. In his last stint at Razorpay where he spent 4.5 years, Pankaj established a robust engineering organization that achieved remarkable growth, supporting the company's expansion from $1 billion to $100 billion TPV.

 

Prior to Razorpay, Pankaj held leadership positions at renowned companies such as Intuit, Trilogy, and Sun Microsystems. Pankaj holds a Bachelors of Technology degree in Electronics and Communications from National Institute of Technology, Warangal. Additionally, he also pursued Executive MBA in General Management from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. Pankaj also recently completed a PG program in cloud computing from the University of Texas.

 

Pankaj Goel, Chief Technology Officer, BharatPe Group, added, “Since its inception, BharatPe has leveraged technology to build disruptive and first-of-its-kind of products that have empowered millions of businesses across the country- from India’s first interoperable UPI QR with zero transaction fees, to its 100% digital lending product.