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MobiKwik names Saurabh Dwivedi CTO, promotes Dhruv Wadhera to SVP
The company also announced the promotion of Dhruv Wadhera to Senior Vice President (SVP) for offline payments. Wadhera has headed the firm's offline payments vertical since June 2023.
The CTO appointment comes as the Gurugram-based company intensifies its focus on artificial intelligence.
'As we scale new heights, it's vital we have strong leaders at the helm of both technology and distribution. Both Saurabh and Dhruv have demonstrated the acumen to serve our users with excellence, build with foresight, and lead with integrity,' said Bipin Preet Singh, Co-founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), MobiKwik.
Dwivedi has previously worked with companies such as MakeMyTrip, American Express (India), and Satyam Computer Services.
'My focus will be on building a unified yet flexible infrastructure that serves diverse businesses at different stages of maturity, while maintaining reliability and innovation for our users,' he said.
Wadhera earlier worked with food aggregator platform Zomato as Vice-President – Sales Director with complete P&L ownership.
'The offline payments space presents an enormous opportunity to empower SMEs and MSMEs across Bharat who are at the heart of India's digital transformation journey,' he said.
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