Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, November 2025 — Razorpay has announced the elevation of Akshayy Batra to Director, International Banking Alliances & Airport Ecosystem, recognizing his exceptional contributions in scaling strategic partnerships across banking, airports, wallets, gift cards, and transaction-led marketing. In his new role, Akshayy will lead Razorpay’s international partnership strategy, strengthening distribution ecosystems and advancing growth initiatives across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
During his three-year journey with Razorpay, Akshayy has been instrumental in driving the success of Razorpay Engage, India’s first payments-powered growth marketing suite for banking and merchant ecosystems. He has built key alliances with banking networks, issuers, and large enterprise merchants, significantly expanding Razorpay’s global footprint and partnership-led innovation model. His work has been central to enabling growth-driven collaborations and ecosystem synergies across emerging international markets.
Before joining Razorpay, Akshayy was part of the founding and leadership team at Thriwe (formerly GolfLan), where he led Global Banking Alliances and played a vital role in expanding the company’s presence across India, South Asia, the Middle East, and the APAC region. Under his leadership, Thriwe achieved multiple strategic acquisitions and diversified offerings across lifestyle, airport, health, and wellness verticals. Earlier, he also served as a Business Consultant at UCare Health, where he supported the company’s client acquisition strategy and its eventual merger with Thriwe.
Akshayy began his career at Axis Risk Consulting (a Genpact company), where he worked on risk advisory and compliance reviews for multinational clients such as Monsanto India Limited and Tata Telecom Services, gaining strong analytical and operational foundations early in his professional journey.
A graduate of SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance), Akshayy brings a unique blend of strategic vision, partnership acumen, and domain expertise that continues to shape Razorpay’s global alliance initiatives. His leadership is expected to further accelerate the company’s international expansion and innovation-driven ecosystem growth.
About Razorpay
Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company, empowering over 300 million end consumers and thousands of businesses with seamless digital payment solutions. Founded in 2014 by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar, Razorpay has evolved from a payment gateway into a comprehensive financial ecosystem, offering products for payments, banking, capital, payroll, and analytics.
With a mission to power India’s digital economy, Razorpay partners with disruptors across industries—enabling them to accept, process, and manage money effortlessly. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Razorpay continues to drive innovation in fintech, staying true to its ethos of helping businesses #OutgrowOrdinary.
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