​​Fi Money ​appoints Poornima Kamath as ​head of ​people and ​culture

Bengaluru-based fintech firm Fi Money has appointed Poornima Kamath as head of people and culture. Kamath has previously worked in leadership roles at Microsoft and the Indian bottling arm of The Coca-Cola Company. She brings over 20 years of experience in talent and culture transformation to the firm's leadership team.

While working at Coca-Cola, she served as associate vice-president and chief diversity and inclusion officer. Prior to that, she was responsible for leading global teams during her 12-year stint at Microsoft. She has worked across engineering, research, services, and support business groups across APAC, South Africa, and Europe.

“Having worked with a number of successful global companies over the last couple of decades, I am looking forward to being part of this growing organisation as we design and implement a people agenda that drives our business forward," said Kamath.


She joins at a time when the startup plans to double its headcount by the end of this year, and will augment the three-year old fintech firm's people practices and help build the organisational culture to attract, develop, engage and retain top talent.

“As we grow, it is critical to expand our leadership team and capabilities. People and culture has always been and will continue to be one of our most important pillars. Poornima joins our leadership team to own and lead all our efforts on the people side,” said Sujith Narayanan, co-founder and CEO, Fi Money.

Kamath will help the company strategise and implement innovative hiring and retention practices as demand for top talent intensifies. The startup has achieved 2 million users since it launched its app in June last year. Founded in 2019, by ex-Googlers Sujith Narayanan and Sumit Gwalani, the company is backed by leading venture capital firms including Sequoia India, Ribbit Capital and B Capital Group.