Bengaluru, India—Razorpay, the leading payments and business banking platform, has made a significant move to strengthen its technology leadership, announcing the appointment of Prabhu Rambadran as its Senior Vice President of Engineering. Rambadran, who previously served as the Head of Engineering at Google, brings over 18 years of global tech experience from industry giants like Google, Nutanix, and Microsoft across the US and India.
Prabhu to Drive Innovation Across Core Fintech Verticals
In his new role, Prabhu Rambadran will be instrumental in guiding the company’s ambitious technology roadmap. He will oversee the vast engineering team responsible for critical business areas, including:
- Risk and Intelligence
- Business Banking (RazorpayX)
- Payments
- Customer Engagement
- Core Infrastructure
Backed by investors like Peak XV Partners, Razorpay is counting on Rambadran’s expertise to accelerate product innovation and significantly enhance its technology stack.
Co-founder and Managing Director of Razorpay, Shashank Kumar, emphasized the strategic importance of this hire, stating, “His leadership will strengthen our tech foundation as we build AI-first platforms for the next decade of digital payments and banking.”
Focus on Secure, Intelligent, and Future-Ready Systems
Rambadran shared his enthusiasm, highlighting the company’s culture: “What excites me most about Razorpay is its culture of relentless innovation, the drive to solve complex problems, and the opportunity to make an impact at scale.” He is focused on building “secure, intelligent, and future-ready systems” to propel the next wave of fintech transformation throughout India and Southeast Asia.
Razorpay Rides Strong Growth Wave into Public Era
This strategic appointment follows a period of robust performance for the fintech unicorn. Razorpay posted a 65% year-on-year growth in its consolidated revenue for FY25, hitting ₹3,783 crore, up from ₹2,296 crore in FY24.
The company, which has successfully completed its reverse flip to India and converted into a public entity in April 2025, remains highly capitalized, having raised over $800 million from top-tier investors like Tiger Global, Lightspeed, and GIC. In a recent move to expand its offerings, Razorpay also invested $30 million to acquire the rewards-focused UPI payments app POP.
Rambadran’s arrival signals a clear commitment from Razorpay to leverage top-tier engineering talent and Artificial Intelligence to solidify its dominance in India’s booming digital financial ecosystem.
By: Sandhya Bharti
