Paytm, India's largest mobile payments and commerce platform has announced the appointment of Ruchita Taneja Aggarwal as its lead of banking operations, whereas Priya Karnik will be working on products for Bank.
Both Ruchita and Priya were previously associated with Citi in leadership roles; while Ruchita was Director-Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) and Singapore Head - Regional Product Sales, Priya's last role with Citi was as a Director- Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) - Regional Implementation.
Speaking on their appointments, Vice President-Paytm, Amit Sinha said, "We at Paytm, are committed to keep enhancing our services and product portfolio by bringing more experience and talent into our team. We are confident that with them on board, we will be able to drive greater growth and success for the organization."
"Paytm is one of the most renowned Indian companies today, and joining the team is a source of immense pride and delight for me. I will be looking forward to work with this extremely talented bunch of professionals and play my role in the company's continued success," added Ruchita.
Holding an MBA from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, Ruchita brings
almost 14 years of experience in the field of payments and finance. She has been integrally involved in execution, ideation and planning of new business strategies at Citi Transaction Banking as a part of her job responsibilities, and has led sales of complex, multi-country working capital solutions to corporate in India and Singapore. For her efforts, she was also named the Best Woman Sales Director at the first-ever India Women in Sales Awards, 2015.
"It is no secret that Paytm is expanding and diversifying at an exponential rate. Joining the organization gives me an unparalleled opportunity to work with some of the most well-known industry thought leaders who are trying to build something new and unique. I am very excited to be a part of Paytm, and am eagerly looking forward to growing in tandem, both professional and personally, with the organization," added Priya.
Paytm's latest recruitment follows the recent appointment of Vipin Surelia as the Vice President-Risk and Compliance at the company.