CE DESK 
BharatPe names Ajit Kumar as CTO, leveraging his 19+ years of fintech expertise to lead technology strategy and scale payments and lending platforms.
BharatPe has chosen Ajit Kumar as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective October 23, 2025. Ajit Kumar will be taking over from Pankaj Goel, who has vacated the position earlier this year. Pankaj Goel was the CTO earlier this year and stepped down from the position.
Ajit has over 19 years of vast experience in technology and engineering and most recently was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Paytm, where Ajit built and scaled considerable fintech systems, especially in payments and lending. In addition to Paytm, Ajit has held senior leadership roles at Snapdeal, Times Internet, and SAP Labs, where he built scalable high impact systems and drove the growth of the organization.
As CTO of BharatPe, Ajit Kumar will spearhead the company’s technology strategy and innovation roadmap, aiming to advance the payments and lending systems in product excellence, scalability, and reliability. His experience with UPI infrastructure and fintech systems will be critical to BharatPe’s vision of innovative fintech solutions to empower millions of retailers and consumers.
This appointment aligns with BharatPe’s strategic leadership realignment aimed to fortify numerous core business segments preceding its anticipated IPO. Kumar’s appointment not only enhances the company’s competitive positioning within the fintech industry but also indicates the confidence the company places in Kumar’s technological capabilities.
