BharatPe Group welcomes Rohan Khara as Chief Product Officer

By Gloria Mathias

BharatPe Group has announced the appointment of Rohan Khara as the Chief Product Officer. In his new role, Rohan will be leading product development and innovation, the design of merchant and consumer products, and user research teams across the BharatPe Group of companies.

Before joining BharatPe, Rohan was the Managing Director at FairMoney India. Rohan will be reporting to Nalin Negi, Chief Financial Officer and interim CEO of BharatPe.

A startup veteran, Rohan has spent the last 8 years building and scaling financial services products across FinTech startups in three emerging markets; India, Indonesia, and Nigeria.

During his professional journey, he has led product roles across a range of startups, including MobiKwik and Quikr. Rohan has also been the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at FairMoney for the Nigeria and India markets before he was elevated to MD for its India business.

Nalin Negi, CFO and interim CEO, BharatPe said, “Rohan’s extensive experience will be instrumental in BharatPe’s product innovation play, in turn catapulting our growth to the next level as we continue with our journey to empower millions of merchants and customers. I would like to welcome Rohan to the leadership team. I am confident that Rohan’s in-depth understanding of financial services, accompanied by his strategic vision and entrepreneurial mindset, will help us build the best-in-class fintech products that will give us a differentiated edge.”

Rohan Khara, Chief Product Officer, BharatPe Group, added, “BharatPe is one of the few FinTechs in the country that have stayed firm on their commitment to driving financial inclusion across the country. I am excited to join the talented team and be a part of their mission to build for Bharat while continuing to push the financial inclusion charter. My focus as the CPO will not only be to build innovative products that drive immense value for our end users (merchants and consumers), but also to balance innovation with fiscal prudence. We will continue to launch new products that cater to the requirements of our target segments while driving business value by adding to the bottom line.”