Lendingkart Group an Ahmedabad-based fintech company announced the appointment of Mukund Barsagade as its Group Chief Financial Officer effective from 24th April, 2024. Mukund is a seasoned finance leader with over 28 years in the BFSI and IT sectors.
Prior to this, Mukund was the CFO of Paytm Payments Bank, where he oversaw the financial management, banking functions and payment services.
In his capacity as Group CFO at Lendingkart, Mukund will be leading the Finance, Capital Markets, Legal and Secretarial functions, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company’s next phase of growth alongside strengthening the organisation’s leadership team.
Mukund is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Diploma in International Financial Reporting (DipIFR) from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK. He has held various finance leadership roles in large organisations such as GE Capital, Experian, Transamerica, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank and Fino Payments Bank.
Since its inception, Lendingkart Group has evaluated millions of applications, disbursing over 3,00,000 loans of over 18,700 crores in more than 4100+ cities and towns across all states and union territories of India, reaching over 14,700 pin codes and making it a fintech having the largest geographical footprint in the country. To date, Lendingkart has disbursed over 2.3 billion USD worth of loans, the company said in a press statement.