India, Oct. 23 -- IPO-bound fintech startup BharatPe has roped in ex-Paytm senior vice president Ajit Kumar as its new chief technology officer (CTO) months after its former CTO Pankay Goel turned in his papers.

In a statement, BharatPe said that Kumar would be spearheading the startup's tech strategy and innovations across its payments and lending platforms. Prior to his new role, he was associated with Paytm for about nine years, joining the fintech major as a general manager in 2017.

Over his near two decade long career, the IIT-Guwahati alum has worked with tech companies like Snapdeal, Times Internet, xAd Inc, among others.

"His proven experience in building scalable fintech platforms and his deep understanding of payments and UPI...