{"id":4541,"date":"2025-06-30T09:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/?p=4541"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:16:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:16:41","slug":"razorpay-elevates-khilan-haria-to-cpo-spearheading-product-growth-in-india-and-sea-amid-global-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/razorpay-elevates-khilan-haria-to-cpo-spearheading-product-growth-in-india-and-sea-amid-global-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Razorpay Elevates Khilan Haria to CPO, Spearheading Product Growth in India and SEA Amid Global Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a proven track record of driving product innovations, Khilan is now poised to spearhead the development of payment and business banking products for global markets too, while shaping a seamless, integrated product ecosystem<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Razorpay has launched an average of 35+ products year-on-year and built innovative solutions like AI-RAY, UPI Switch, CC on UPI, Instant Refunds on Razorpay POS for failed UPI transactions, MoneySaver Export Account and Forex Services by RazorpayX, among others<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Bengaluru, 11th February 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Razorpay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, India\u2019s leading full-stack payments and banking platform for businesses, today announced the elevation of <\/span><b>Khilan Haria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the role of <\/span><b>Chief Product Officer (CPO)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The leadership shift comes as Razorpay gears up for international <\/span><b>expansion in Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><b>intensifying its focus on UPI and Razorpay POS,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continuing its journey of empowering businesses globally. By enhancing its UPI capabilities, Razorpay seeks to seamlessly embed its solutions into daily consumer and business payment ecosystems. Simultaneously, the expansion of Razorpay POS aims to meet the rising demand for cutting-edge offline payment solutions, equipping businesses with efficient, technology-driven tools that are tailored to diverse market needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CPO plays a vital role at Razorpay, one who is responsible for shaping the company\u2019s product strategy and <\/span><b>further enhancing Razorpay\u2019s product stack to deliver impactful, customer-centric solutions that address real-world challenges for businesses. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role will also guide Razorpay\u2019s global product roadmap, ensuring the development of industry-first products that align with the company\u2019s vision for growth in emerging markets like Southeast Asia and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With six years of transformative innovation at Razorpay, Khilan is set to lead the growth of its payments suite (online + offline) and business banking products across global markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khilan joined Razorpay as <\/span><b>Senior Director of Product Management. In his most recent role as Sr. VP &amp; Head of Payments Product<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he has been instrumental in transforming the company\u2019s product portfolio by <\/span><b>leveraging AI and driving innovation to launch industry-first products annually<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He led the product charter for Online Payments and gradually expanded his responsibilities in the company to encompass Razorpay POS (Offline Payments) and Razorpay Engage. His leadership has driven several innovations such as RAY, Optimizer, UPI Switch, Turbo UPI, CC on UPI, Credit Lines on UPI among others, playing a key role in positioning Razorpay as a leader in fintech by consistently <\/span><b>meeting evolving business needs and enhancing customer satisfaction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Congratulating Khilan on his elevation, Shashank Kumar, Co-founder &amp; Managing Director, Razorpay, said, <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Khilan has been a driving force behind Razorpay\u2019s innovation journey, playing a crucial role in building transformative products that address the real-world challenges businesses face. <\/span><\/i><b><i>His visionary approach and ability to translate challenges into impactful solutions have been integral to our success.<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As we expand our horizons globally, especially into Southeast Asia, Khilan\u2019s leadership as Chief Product Officer ensures that we continue to deliver impactful solutions that empower businesses in real-time. I\u2019m confident his deep expertise and unwavering commitment to customer-centric innovation will propel our product strategy to unparalleled heights, setting the stage for the next chapter in our mission to empower businesses and redefine financial technology on a global scale.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Khilan Haria, Chief Product Officer, Razorpay, said, <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBeing part of Razorpay\u2019s transformative journey over the past six years has been both an honor and a deeply fulfilling experience. Razorpay has set new benchmarks in fintech innovation, reshaping how businesses handle money movement and empowering them with groundbreaking solutions. As we continue to create a global footprint, I am humbled and thrilled to take on this expanded role and contribute to Razorpay\u2019s next chapter of growth. <\/span><\/i><b><i>My focus will remain on building innovative, customer-first products that solve critical business challenges and create lasting impact &amp; value.<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Together with our exceptional team, I look forward to driving Razorpay\u2019s vision of redefining the future of payments and financial technology, both in India and across the globe.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over sixteen years of experience, Khilan Haria has consistently driven product innovation, from conceptualization to market launch, leading cross-functional teams, delivering high-priority projects, and fostering innovation. At organizations such as Cisco, Yahoo!, Treebo Hotels among others, he has generated impact by creating scalable and impactful products. <\/span><b>He has played a pivotal role in translating business goals into transformative product offerings, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consistently driving growth and operational excellence across the organizations he has worked with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Razorpay continues to strengthen India\u2019s payment infrastructure by launching industry-first products, revolutionizing how businesses manage their financial operations. With a focus on expanding into Southeast Asia and building future-ready payment ecosystems, Razorpay continues to lead innovation and empower businesses, setting the stage for decades of transformative growth ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a proven track record of driving product innovations, Khilan is now poised to spearhead the development of payment and business banking products for global markets too, while shaping a seamless, integrated product ecosystem Razorpay has launched an average of 35+ products year-on-year and built innovative solutions like AI-RAY, UPI Switch, CC on UPI, Instant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":4542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[33,181,182],"class_list":{"0":"post-4541","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corporate","8":"tag-razorpay","9":"tag-razorpay-cpo","10":"tag-razorpay-khilan-haria"},"modified_by":"Anu Saraswat","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4543,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4541\/revisions\/4543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/razorpay.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}