Lendingkart appoints Mukund Barsagade as group CFO

Lendingkart Group today announced the appointment of Mukund Barsagade as its Group Chief Financial Officer. With over 28 years in the BFSI and IT sectors, Mukund is a seasoned finance leader.

Prior to this, Mukund was the CFO of Paytm Payments Bank, where he oversaw the financial management of one of India's leading digital banks that offers a range of banking and payment services to millions of customers.

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.

“Mukund’s deep financial and business experience, strategic acumen and leadership qualities makes him a vital addition to our team. He will be critical in helping to drive the step-up in Lendingkart’s performance that we are all determined to deliver. We look forward to working with him to deliver the action plan we have set out to drive our growth and realise our potential” said Harshvardhan Lunia, Founder and CEO, Lendingkart Group.

Mukund Barsagade, Group CFO, Lendingkart Group said “The lending tech space for MSMEs is a fast-growing opportunity and joining Lendingkart which is a leader in the space is extremely exciting. I look forward to working with the team and together, we will surely aid in achieving the company’s goal of simplifying finances for MSME’s across the country.”

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 experience working with large organizations and in matrix environments, such as GE Capital, Experian, Transamerica, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank and Fino Payments Bank, in various finance leadership roles.

Celebrating its Decennial year, Lendingkart Group is on a mission to make credit available to MSMEs pan-India using technology and data-first approaches.