BharatPe hires Rohan Khara as chief product officer

Fintech company BharatPe Group has appointed Rohan Khara as its chief product officer. Khara will lead product development and innovation, designing of merchant and consumer products, and user research teams across the BharatPe Group of companies, a press release said.

He will report to chief financial officer and interim chief executive Nalin Negi.

Prior to joining BharatPe, Khara was managing director at FairMoney India, a lending platform.


Khara has spent the last eight years building & scaling financial services products across fintech startups in three emerging markets - India, Indonesia and Nigeria, according to the company release.

Khara has led product roles across a range of startups, including MobiKwik and Quikr. He had been the chief product officer at FairMoney for Nigeria and India markets, before he was elevated to the role of managing director for its India business.

Khara has also been a cofounder of Gojek’s Financial Services Business Unit in Jakarta.

"My focus as the CPO will not only be to build innovative products that drive immense value for our end users (merchants and consumers), but also balance innovation with fiscal prudence. We will continue to launch new products that cater to the requirements of our target segments, while driving business value by adding to the bottom line,” said Khara.