PayU ropes in Prakash Padariya as CISO

The payment gateway solution provider, PayU has announced that the company has appointed Prakash Padariya as its Chief Information Security Officer. He will further fortify the security team of PayU and will ensure alignment with PayU’s Global Security strategic initiatives and standards.

Anirban Mukherjee, CEO, PayU India, said, “We’re excited to have Prakash as a part of our team as we continue to develop a full fintech ecosystem that is highly safe and protected. Prakash’s deep experience in information security across multiple industries will prove to be a big asset to help us continue to offer secured payment solutions to our merchants, and allow them to best serve their customers.”

Prior to PayU, Prakash was associated as CISO at GE India Technology Centre leading cybersecurity for more than 6,000 employees of 10 GE businesses. He has an experience of working with Fortune 100 companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM, Target Corporation and Accenture. His professional expertise spans across Banking & Financial Services, Telecommunications and IT Service Industries in India, USA, Europe, Australia, Canada and EMEA.

Prakash Padariya, Chief Information Security Officer, PayU India, said, “The Indian fintech ecosystem is growing at a rapid pace and PayU is playing a key role in it. Ensuring safety has always been of utmost importance to PayU and we believe in security by design. I am excited to be a part of this dynamic company to enable the growth of business with optimum security and ensure a world-class infrastructure for PayU stakeholders and employees.”