Mumbai: BharatPe, a financial services and UPI payments platform in India, has announced the appointment of Himanshu Verma as Head – POS Business, as it sharpens its focus on expanding its offline payments footprint and strengthening merchant adoption across the country.
With over two decades of experience, Verma brings deep expertise across channel sales and distribution, go-to-market strategy, UPI payments, POS/EDC acquisitions, and merchant onboarding. He has a strong track record of building and scaling businesses, managing large P&Ls, and driving consistent growth through execution-led strategies.
Over the course of his career, Verma has held leadership roles at organisations including Pine Labs, Freecharge, Indepay Networks, Bharti Airtel, Samsung India, Uninor, and Vodafone. He is recognised for building high-performing teams, expanding market reach, and delivering sustained revenue and operational excellence.
Most recently, at Pine Labs, he served as Senior Director & National Business Head – Soundbox (Mini), where he led the incubation, launch, and nationwide scale-up of the Mini Soundbox business. He also previously led UPI and retail POS acquisition initiatives, contributing significantly to merchant growth and acceptance.
In his new role at BharatPe, Verma will lead the company’s POS business, focusing on driving merchant adoption, strengthening distribution networks, and scaling its offline payments ecosystem.
Commenting on the appointment, Nalin Negi – CEO, BharatPe said, “We are pleased to welcome Himanshu to BharatPe at a time when offline payments are becoming a critical lever of growth in India’s digital payments ecosystem. His deep experience in scaling large payment businesses and driving disciplined execution will be key as we continue to strengthen our POS portfolio and expand our merchant footprint. We believe his leadership will help us accelerate our next phase of growth in the offline payments space.”
Himanshu Verma said, “BharatPe has established a strong merchant-first ecosystem, and the opportunity in offline payments continues to be significant as adoption deepens across the country. I look forward to building on this foundation by scaling the POS business, strengthening distribution, and delivering solutions that create tangible value for merchants. The focus will be on driving sustainable growth while expanding BharatPe’s presence in the offline payments landscape.”
