Type of business | Private |
---|---|
Type of site | Financial service |
Available in | Multilingual |
Founded | 2018 |
Headquarters | New Delhi, |
Area served | India |
Founder(s) | Ashneer Grover Shashvat Nakrani Bhavik Koladiya |
Chairman | Rajnish Kumar |
Key people | Nalin Negi (CFO) Ankur Jain (CPO) Aparna Kuppuswamy (CRO) Pankaj Goel (CTO) Parth Joshi (CMO) |
Industry |
Internet E-commerce |
Services | UPI payments and digital money lending for merchants |
Revenue | ₹1,029 crore (US$130 million) (FY23) [1] |
Net income | ₹−941 crore (US$−120 million) (FY23) |
Parent | Resilient Innovations Private Limited |
URL |
bharatpe |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Required |
Current status | Active |
BharatPe is an Indian fintech company that sells digital payment and financial services to small merchants and Grocery stores. [2] [3] [4] [5]
According to Peerzada Abrar of Business Standard, "BharatPe was founded in 2018 by Ashneer Grover and Shashvat Nakrani, with the vision of making financial inclusion a reality for Indian merchants." [6]
In 2021, the company acquired Payback India, a "multi-brand loyalty programme" [7] [8]
In April 2024, BharatPe elevated Nalin Negi as its CEO, 15 months after he took over as the interim CEO and CFO in January 2023. [9]
In 2023 Ashneer Grover, who had left the company, accused his fellow co-founder Bhavik Koladiya of data theft. Grover claimed that Koladiya, who has since left BharatPe, had stolen data of 150 million users. [10] In November 2023, BharatPe filed a petition against Ashneer Grover for allegedly disclosing confidential information. [11]
BharatPe has a stake in Unity Small Finance Bank. [12]
In October 2021 BharatPe launched the country's first BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) product. [5]