Razorpay ropes in former RBI deputy governor as chairperson of its advisory board
By MYBRANDBOOK
Razorpay has set up an advisory board that will focus on setting up standards around customer experience, governance, compliance, and risk management practices. The advisory board has roped in NS Vishwanathan, former deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India, as the chairperson while also having industry veterans and IAS officers including Arijit Basu, Chairman, HDB Financial Services & former MD of State Bank of India, retired IAS Officer Aruna Sundararajan and another retired IAS officer and former secretary of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship KP Krishnan, as its members.
All the members of the advisory board will periodically convene to review, analyse and provide recommendations and directions on both strategic and tactical levels, the company said in a media statement. The advisory board will assist Razorpay in developing long-term strategies, anticipating challenges and suggesting mitigation measures, the statement said.
"In our next phase of growth as India’s leading end-to-end money movement platform for businesses, we have a strong intent to put in place further systems to uphold the highest standards of customer experience and governance," said Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-Founder of Razorpay.
Founded in 2013 by alumnis of IIT Roorkee, Shashank Kumar and Harshil Mathur, Razorpay is the second Indian company to be a part of Silicon Valley’s largest tech accelerator, Y Combinator.
Investors such as Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital, TCV, GIC, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, Ribbit Capital, Matrix Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Y Combinator and MasterCard have invested a total of $741.5 Mn through Series A to F in funding.
Legal Battle Over IT Act Intensifies Amid Musk’s India Plans
The outcome of the legal dispute between X Corp and the Indian government c...
Wipro inks 10-year deal with Phoenix Group's ReAssure UK worth
The agreement, executed through Wipro and its 100% subsidiary,...
Centre announces that DPDP Rules nearing Finalisation by April
The government seeks to refine the rules for robust data protection, ensuri...
Home Ministry cracks down on PoS agents in digital arrest scam
Digital arrest scams are a growing cybercrime where victims are coerced or ...
Icons Of India : Anil Kumar Lahoti
Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TR...
Icons Of India : Bhavish Aggarwal
Indian entrepreneur Bhavish Aggarwal is the CEO of Ola, India’s larg...
Icons Of India : Girish Mathrubootham
Girish Mathrubootham is the Founder of Freshworks (previously known ...
CSC - Common Service Centres
CSC initiative in India is a strategic cornerstone of the Digital Indi...
HPCL - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
HPCL is an integrated oil and gas company involved in refining, market...
C-DAC - Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
C-DAC is uniquely positioned in the field of advanced computing...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Anirudh Devgan , President, Cadence Design
Anirudh Devgan, the Global President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - Sanjay Mehrotra, CEO- Micron Technology
Sanjay Mehrotra, the President and CEO of Micron Technology, is at the...
Indian Tech Talent Excelling The Tech World - NIKESH ARORA, Chairman CEO - Palo Alto Networks
Nikesh Arora, the Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks, is steering ...