Bharatpe appoints Ankur Jain as chief product officer

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Jun 2, 2020

Bharatpe, India’s largest merchant payment, has strengthened its core team with the appointment of Ankur Jain as the company’s new chief product officer. In his new role, Jain will be responsible for the complete product lifecycle and innovation at Bharatpe.
 

Bharatpe has aggressive plans to scale up its footprint to 10 million merchants this year and Jain is expected to play a crucial role in meeting this target, as he will be heading product management and user experience across customer touchpoints.
 
Commenting on the appointment, Ashneer Grover, co-founder & CEO of Bharatpe, in a statement said: “We are at an interesting point in our growth phase that requires constant innovation and fast delivery of products for the rapidly evolving digital and financial needs of Indian shopkeepers.

“Ankur joining in a critical role will strengthen our core team, he has deep experience in accelerating revenue through new products and solutions, driving large-scale organizational change, and anticipating market dynamics to create new products and segments which will help us drive product innovation at a higher velocity,” Ashneer added.
 
Ankur, an alumnus of Stanford University, has a rich experience of working in deep technology start-ups like Kosmix and Instalocate and the world’s largest company Walmart.
 
Bharatpe was co-founded by Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrini in 2018. It has already established its operations in 13 cities and currently serves over 10 Lakh merchants across India.