New Delhi, India, August 2025 — Rajesh C has been appointed Head of Finance at BharatPe, where he will oversee finance, treasury, and taxation functions as the company embarks on its next phase of growth. His appointment comes at a crucial juncture for BharatPe, which recently achieved profitability in FY25 and is gearing up for a pre-IPO funding round. With more than two decades of experience, Rajesh is expected to play a pivotal role in shaping BharatPe’s financial strategy and ensuring long-term value creation.
Prior to this, Rajesh C spent over fifteen years at SBI Card, where he rose to the role of Senior Vice President – Finance (Head FP&A). During his tenure, he was instrumental in leading financial planning and analysis, strategic budgeting, and regulatory reporting. Most notably, he was part of the core team that managed the landmark SBI Card IPO, which marked a milestone in India’s financial services sector. His leadership contributed to strengthening financial governance and aligning strategic planning with business growth.
Before SBI Card, Rajesh served at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as Manager, Financial Control Unit, where he was responsible for financial planning, regulatory compliance, and control functions. His role helped establish robust financial processes and strengthened governance frameworks in the banking environment.
About BharatPe
BharatPe was founded in 2018 with the vision of making financial inclusion a reality for Indian merchants. The company pioneered India’s first UPI interoperable QR code and the first zero MDR payment acceptance service. In 2020, BharatPe also introduced India’s only zero MDR card acceptance terminals, BharatSwipe. Today, the company serves over one million merchants across more than 400 cities and is a leader in UPI offline transactions, processing an annualized transaction value of US$26 billion. BharatPe has also enabled loan disbursements exceeding ₹10,000 crores to merchants since launch. Having raised over US$583 million in equity from marquee investors including Tiger Global, Dragoneer, Steadfast Capital, Coatue, Ribbit Capital, Insight Partners, Steadview Capital, Beenext, Amplo, and Peak XV Partners, BharatPe continues to drive financial empowerment for merchants nationwide.
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