Google Pay India named ex- Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma as Advisor
Google Pay India has named Shikha Sharma, former Axis Bank CEO, as an Advisor to digital payments app.
Caesar Sengupta, General Manager and Vice President of Payments and Next Billion Users at Google, has tweeted about the appointment, “Thrilled to welcome Mrs Shikha Sharma, ex-CEO of Axis Bank, as an advisor to @GooglePayIndia. Shikhaji has been an early champion of bank-tech partnerships, and a mentor to us. Now her strategic thinking and guidance will help us accelerate our global payments journey.”
Shikha left Axis Bank at the end of 2018. Since then she has joined multiple companies, including Tech Mahindra and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, as an independent Director.
Shikha said in a statement, "I’m a deep believer in the potential of fintech to create great value for users as well as traditional financial systems. I am excited to play a small part in this exciting journey." She added that she has interacted with the Google Pay team since the early days of their business in India and have been impressed by their vision of making payments and financial services simple and easy for everyone.
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