Paytm appoints Amit Nayyar as president of financial services business

New Delhi: Digital payments company Paytm has appointed ex-Goldman executive Amit Nayyar as president, financial services business.

Reporting to Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of Paytm, Nayyar will lead the company’s efforts to further its footprint in lending, insurance, wealth management and broking businesses, the company said in a statement.

“As we focus on expanding our offerings in financial services, we are excited to welcome Amit to the Paytm team. His experience and track record in the BFSI sector will help us accelerate our vision of bringing new-age Financial Services to Indians,” said Sharma.