Gurugram, Haryana, India, September 2025 – Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO), a leading global financial technology company powering cross-border business growth, has announced the appointment of Gaurav Gupta as SVP and Platform Site Leader, India. In this strategic leadership role, Gupta will spearhead the operations of Payoneer’s India innovation hub, aligning with the company’s mission to build the leading cross-border financial stack for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide.
Oren Ryngler, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Payoneer, welcomed the appointment by stating:
“Gaurav brings over 22 years of experience building mission-critical platforms and global engineering teams across Silicon Valley and India. From founding engineer roles in startups acquired by Cisco, VMware, and Symantec, to transformative leadership positions at ScaleArc, Snapdeal, and Microsoft Azure’s Customer Advisory Board, he has consistently driven platform reliability, developer velocity, and AI-led innovation. We’re excited to see him take action with us and scale our Platform organisation as the backbone of Payoneer’s next phase of growth.”
Gupta’s appointment reaffirms India’s strategic priority for Payoneer, with a sharpened focus on three core areas:
- Transforming the new Gurugram innovation hub into a global centre of excellence for platform engineering, AI-enabled risk and reliability, and developer tooling
- Scaling the Platform organisation to enhance performance, quality, and security across Payoneer’s 190+ country customer base
- Hiring and nurturing top talent in India, thereby enabling innovation and product leadership from the region
Since its foray into India in 2016, Payoneer has empowered Indian SMBs to manage their global payment needs. With 200+ employees across Delhi NCR and Bengaluru, the company supports operations in Go-to-Market, Workforce Management, and Customer Operations. India’s 60+ million MSMEs contribute nearly 30% of the GDP and 46% of exports, making it a critical market for fintech transformation. Payoneer aims to help these businesses overcome barriers like high transaction fees, onboarding delays, and complex compliance by offering streamlined, AI-enabled cross-border solutions.
Commenting on his new role, Gaurav Gupta said:
“I’m excited to join Payoneer at a pivotal time when technology, especially AI, is redefining the future of business. I look forward to strengthening Payoneer’s presence in India and building a platform-first, customer-centric organization that drives innovation at scale and delivers long-term value to our customers and partners globally.”
About Payoneer
Payoneer is a global financial platform that simplifies cross-border business and payments. Serving millions of businesses worldwide, Payoneer provides the tools and services necessary for SMBs to pay and get paid globally, manage multi-currency funds, and connect confidently with the global economy. With a strong presence in emerging markets, Payoneer empowers its customers to navigate and thrive in today’s digital commerce environment.
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