BharatPe

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BharatPe
BharatPe logo.png
Type of business Private
Type of site
Financial service
Available in Multilingual
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
Headquarters New Delhi,
Area servedIndia
Founder(s) Ashneer Grover
Shashvat Nakrani
Bhavik Koladiya
ChairmanRajnish Kumar
Key peopleNalin 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 Increase2.svg1,029 crore (US$120 million) (FY23) [1]
Net income Increase Negative.svg−941 crore (US$−110 million) (FY23)
Parent Resilient Innovations Private Limited
URL bharatpe.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Current statusActive

BharatPe is an Indian fintech company that sells digital payment and financial services to small merchants and Grocery stores. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

History

According to Peerzada Abrar of Business Standard , "BharatPe was founded in 2018 by Bhavik Koladiya 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]

On 20 August 2024, BharatPe announced extending its credit offerings for its merchants to secured loans. The company will now enable secured two-wheeler loans and Loans Against Mutual Funds (LAMF) through lending partners OTO Capital for two-wheeler loans and Volt Money for LAMF. [10] [11]

Investments

BharatPe has a stake in Unity Small Finance Bank. [12]

Subsidiaries

PostPe

In October 2021 BharatPe launched the country's first BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) product. [5]

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References

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  7. "Valued at $2.85 billion, Bharat Pe raises fresh $370 million in funding led by Tiger Global". The Financial Express. 5 August 2021.
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  9. "BharatPe elevates Nalin Negi as CEO". Mint. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  10. "BharatPe to now offer collateral-free loans to merchants; partners with OTO Capital, Volt Money". Financialexpress. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. "BharatPe launches secured loans for merchants, expands credit offerings".
  12. "BharatPe nominates Partha Pratim Sengupta to Unity Small Finance Bank board". cnbctv18.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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