Boardroom Media (CFO News)
At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top India based CFO’ operating in the FinTech space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Madhur Deora
President and Group CFO of Paytm
Madhur currently works as the CFO and SVP at Paytm, an Indian electronic payment and e-commerce brand based out of Delhi NCR.
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About Paytm: Paytm is a digital payments start-up that offers innovative and intuitive digital products and services for customers and merchants.
Ruchi Kalra
Cofounder & CFO of OfBusiness
Ruchi Kalra is the Co-Founder and Head of Credit and Payments at OfBusiness since 2016. Previously, Ruchi was a Partner at McKinsey & Company and a Senior Business Analyst at Evalueserve. Ruchi earned her MBA from Indian School of Business and B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
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About OfBusiness: OfBusiness is a tech-enabled platform that facilitates raw material procurement and credit for SMEs.
Siddarth Pai
Founding Partner, CFO, & ESG Officer of 3one4 Capital
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About 3one4 Capital: 3one4 Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Bangalore, India.
S. Pattabiraman
President & Chief Financial Officer of Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance
Mr. Pattabiraman is the team leader for GVMFL and is responsible for the administration and management of the entire organization. Formerly, he worked as president of Shriram group of companies and has vast experience in Domestic and International Banking including BNP Paribas-Singapore, Indian Overseas Bank in India & Hong Kong and served in leading Japan & USA based MNCs. He holds a Post graduate Degree in commerce (M.Com.) and is a an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India & Indian institute of bankers apart from NCFM (derivatives) from NSE India
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About Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance: To empower women of the poorest families socially, economically and politically through networking them into community institutions.
Tulsi Swamy
Chief Financial Officer of Prime Venture Partners
Expect a 5 min chat to turn into a 30 minute discussion with Tulsi! She is a great conversationalist! With a passion to work with startups, Tulsi brings in over 20 years of experience in the areas of Finance & Reporting, Operations, Global Operations, International Tax, Corporate Responsibility, Human Resources, Project Management and General Administration. At Prime, she juggles two hats – helping portfolio companies in providing support on strategic matters relating to finance, tax, governance, operations, structures and with the Fund on portfolio diligence, deal closing, fund finances, taxes, structures, investor relations. Having worked with some great brands including PriceWaterhouse, Riverstone networks, ANZ, she boasts of considerable experience in Initial Public Offerings in US, M&A, Due- diligence, Fund-raising, Business Transformation, Cross-border transactions, Restructuring, with both early stage and mature companies, Venture Capital Fund formation and management, Investor Relations, etc.
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About Prime Venture Partners: Prime Venture Partners is a natural destination for the startups targeting global markets
Ashish Goyal
Co-Founder & CFO of EarlySalary
An accomplished professional with over 14 years of experience spanning the entire gamut of financial operations as the Chief Investment Officer at Bajaj Allianz, Ashish is the financial backbone of EarlySalary. A qualified Chartered Accountant with an All India Ranking of 37, Ashish has also been conferred as ‘Most Astute Bond Fund Manager’ by Asset Magazine, Singapore in 2011. His accomplishments make him the ideal person to establish the company’s policies and processes and assures the company of a continuously sound financial accounting structure. With his expertise and passion for the finance sector, Ashish is dedicated to bringing a revolution in fund lending market.
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About EarlySalary: EarlySalary.com is a new FinTech start-up in Pune. We are here to help you from being broke.
Vivek Bansal
Group CFO of InCred
Vivek has worked with Yes Bank as Deputy Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for overall financial management. Prior to this, he worked with Fidelity Investments, London & Standard Chartered in Mumbai.
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About InCred: InCred is a financial services platform that leverages technology and data-science to make lending quick and easy.
Siddhartha Sharma
Chief Financial Officer of CredFIC
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About CredFIC: CredFIC is a enterprise consultant and knowledge solutions provider that provides specialized financial knowledge to aspiring founders.
M.V. Srinivasa Rao
CFO of Virinchi Limited
M.V.Srinivasa Rao is the CFO at Virinchi Limited.
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About Virinchi Limited: Virinchi Limited is a BSE listed, Fintech and Healthcare company
Koustubh Shaha
President and CFO of WheelsEMI
Koustubh is a highly accomplished, result driven senior corporate finance professional with more than 15 years of progressive experience in fund raising, treasury management, investor relations, regulatory compliances, risk assurance, strategy, planning, accounting and taxation matters. A Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst from CFA institute USA, Koustubh has worked closely with C-level executives of leading Finance and Financial Services organisations like Avanse Finance, Kotak Securities Ltd, and Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, helping them achieve financial and strategic goals
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About WheelsEMI: WheelsEMI is the brand name of NBFC, WheelsEMI Pvt. Ltd.
Siddharth Dani
Chief Financial Officer and Board Member of Easebuzz
Siddharth Dani is the Chief Financial Officer and Board Member at Easebuzz.
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About Easebuzz: Easebuzz is a software platform that allows B2B companies and start-ups to become fintechs and grow their enterprises.
Mayank Thatte
Chief Financial Officer of Aye Finance
Mayank Thatte is the Chief Financial Officer at Aye Finance. He was the Chief Financial Officer at Electronica Finance Limited before that.
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About Aye Finance: Aye Finance is a finance company that provides business loans to micro and small businesses.
Vivek Sood
Group Chief Financial Officer of Axiata Digital Innovation Fund
Vivek holds a Bachelor in Commerce and became a Qualified Chartered Accountant of India in 1989. He conducted his Accountancy and Audit Training in Pricewaterhouse. Prior to joining Axiata, Vivek led a number of multidisciplinary and multi-cultural teams as EVP and Group Chief Marketing Officer of Telenor, CEO of Grameenphone Bangladesh, CEO of Telenor India, CFO of Telenor India and COO and CFO of Tata AIA Life Insurance. He has played the role of change agent through leading the transformation of a large telco, in becoming a Digital Service provider and developing new services over and above the connectivity layer. He gained diverse global knowledge through his responsibilities across Asian and European markets, leading teams from multiple cultures and backgrounds.
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About Axiata Digital Innovation Fund, Grameenphone: Axiata Digital Innovation Fund is a technology venture fund formed by Axiata Berhad.
Kankesh Kamath
CFO of Infrasoft Technologies
Kankesh Kamath is the Chief Financial Officer of Infrasoft Technologies Limited having 20 plus years of diverse work experience in the areas of Corporate Finance, Accounts, Audits, Taxation & compliance. At Infrasoft Technologies, he is responsible for Finance & Accounts, Tax, Legal & Secretarial Compliance Functions of the Company and its worldwide subsidiaries. Apart from his core functions he works closely with business managers in new deal structuring, pricing, and business plan evaluation for investments in new growth areas etc.
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About Infrasoft Technologies: Infrasoft Technologies delivers IPR-based software solutions for causes, including retail banking, trading and compliance frameworks.
Abhinav Mathur
CFO of Pay1
Abhinav Mathur is the co-founder and CFO of Pay1. Abhinav has 7 years of experience in offline retail operations and e-commerce operations with companies like Infibeam, Future Group, and Maple Digital Technologies. Prior to retail, he was an analyst with Bank of America. In addition to being a financial controller, he is also spearheading Pragati Capital.
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About Pay1: Pay1 is a retail tech platform focused on empowering the unorganised retailers of India.
Aiswarya Ravi
Chief Financial Officer of Kinara Capital
Aiswarya Ravi is the CFO of Kinara Capital where she oversees the financial planning and analysis, regulatory compliance, investor relations, taxation, and related financial needs, for a fast-growth NBFC. Aiswarya has propelled Kinara Capital’s growth by staying on top of a changing industry landscape and refined Kinara’s unique risk-assessment methodology. Aiswarya is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) professional with rich experience in Corporate Finance, Compliance, and Internal Audit. At ITC, Aiswarya was conducting internal audits for all businesses of ITC and at the GMR Group, she was responsible for strategic planning, corporate finance, and board reporting. Aiswarya holds a Chartered Accountant degree from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) professional by ISACA.
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About Kinara Capital: Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs.
Kalpesh Ojha
CFO of U Gro Capital
Kalpesh Ojha is the CFO at U Gro Capital.
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About U Gro Capital: U Gro Capital is a small business lending fintech platform that provides loan solutions.
Parag Jani
CFO of Joshi Biztech Solutions Limited
Parag Jani, who is a Chartered Accountant by profession, is the Financial Brain of the Company. He is also a Qualified Information System Auditor and a Forensic Auditor from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He deals with the Corporate Finance, Taxation and other strategic decisions of the company. He has wide experience in the field of Internal Control, Policy Making and MIS Development.
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About Joshi Biztech Solutions Limited: Transaction Processing Technology Enabler in Fintech Space
Jagdish Bhoir
Chief Financial Officer of Electronica Finance
Jagdish Bhoir is the Chief Financial Officer at Electronica Finance.
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About Electronica Finance: Electronica Finance is a pioneer in the field of Machine Finance.
Rishi Arya
Co-founder & Chief Financial Officer of Loan Frame
Rishi oversees finance, partnerships and information security at Loan Frame. He has significant experience in the banking and financial services sector. Prior to Loan Frame, Rishi managed the BFSI equity investments of Canara HSBC OBC Life, a fund with an AUM of over Rs.10,000 crores. He previously was head of compliance and information security at Copal Partners where he ensured information security compliance for sensitive information shared by top-tier global investment banks. Previously Rishi was at HSBC where he conducted information security audits on very large and complex treasury units of HSBC Bank located in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Paris. Rishi started his career with KPMG where he conducted audits of NBFCs. Rishi has a B.A (H) Economics from Hindu College and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
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About Loan Frame: Loan Frame is a fintech company.
Narayanan R
Chief Financial Officer of Vivifi India
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About BankBazaar.com, Vivifi India: VIVIFI India Finance Private Limited is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), which provides financial solutions.
Ravikant Baheti
CFO of Easy Home Finance
Ravikant Baheti is the CFO at Easy Home Finance.
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About Easy Home Finance: Easy Home Finance is a mortgage-tech startup.
Sourav Modi
Co-Founder & CFO of MoneyFit
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About MoneyFit: Robo-Advisory platform integrating efficiency of machine & understanding of humans, providing unbiased & customized financial advice.
Sunil Kapoor
Director & Chief Financial Officer of Spice money
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About Spice money: Spice money is a fintech company that offers financial services mainly for the under-served section of society.
Abhay Thakkar
CFO of Taraashna Services
Abhay Thakkar is the CFO at Taraashna Services.
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About Taraashna Services: Taraashna Services facilitates financial inclusion by linking deprived families with mainstream banking institutions.
Saurabh Lal
Chief Financial Officer of AGS Transact Technologies
Saurabh Lal is the Chief Financial Officer of AGS Transact Technologies.
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About AGS Transact Technologies: AGS Transact end-to-end payment solutions provider with a wide spectrum of highly customized solutions with the aid of modern technology.
