PayU India ropes in Airtel former exec to head consumer biz

Payment solutions company PayU India today said it has appointed Bharti Airtel's former executive Sachin Singhal head of consumer business.
In the given role, Singhal will be responsible for designing effective business strategies and bring in growth, PayU India said in a statement.
The company had recently partnered with IndusInd Bank to bring the full suite of consumer banking products online and powering the same through payment innovations and online eco-systems enabled by PayU.
"We will continue to build strong relationships with banks and bring out products which will largely impact the Indian online payment space," Singhal said.
The consumer business category will aim at unifying Indian banking services with latest fin-tech innovations by PayU and create a shift in the way banking and payments is done in India, the statement said.

"Sachin brings valuable industry knowledge and experience to PayU India which will help us design effective business strategies and more innovative solutions for our consumers and help PayU grow its presence," PayU India CEO and co-founder Nitin Gupta said.
Singhal joins PayU India with over a decade of experience in business and technology. During his stint with Bharti Airtel, he led the channel marketing and mobile Internet growth.
An alumnus of IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, he has also worked at One97 and Tradus.Com.