National, 30th October 2025: BharatPe, India’s leading financial services and UPI payments platform, today announced the appointment of Harshita Khanna as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In her new role, Harshita will lead BharatPe’s people strategy, focusing on building a strong performance-driven culture, enhancing leadership capabilities, and driving organization-wide transformation to support the company’s growth ambitions.
A strategic HR professional, Harshita brings over 18 years of experience across global organizations. Before joining BharatPe, she served as Chief People Officer at Home Credit India, where she led large-scale change management and cultural transformation initiatives, implemented digital HR solutions, and enhanced workforce engagement. She has also held leadership roles at Alcatel Lucent, CSC, and Aon Hewitt, specializing in total rewards, performance management, and organizational design.
Speaking on the appointment, Nalin Negi, Chief Executive Officer, BharatPe, said:
“People are central to BharatPe’s growth story. With her rich experience in organizational transformation and talent strategy, Harshita will play a key role in strengthening our people capabilities and building a high-performance culture that reflects BharatPe’s ethos of innovation and excellence.”
Commenting on her appointment, Harshita Khanna said:
“BharatPe has built a strong foundation of innovation and resilience. I look forward to further shaping its culture into one that champions growth, nurtures leadership, and makes BharatPe an employer of choice in the fintech space.”