Payments and API banking solutions company, Cashfree Payments said it plans to double its employee strength in 2022. The organisation aims to cross a headcount of 600 by March 2022 and of 950 by December 2022, while staying on schedule with appraisals, bonuses, and promotions for the current team.
In 2021, the company strengthened its workforce to over 475 employees, having digitally onboarded over 300+ new hires. The hiring in 2021 also included crucial leadership roles across engineering, product management, strategy, and growth teams.
In December 2021, Cashfree Payments rolled out over 100+ offers to freshers from prominent engineering colleges including the IITs and NITs, and will continue to expand its workforce as digital payments become more entrenched in India.
Akash Sinha, CEO, and Co-founder of the company said, “Cashfree Payments is in an exciting phase of growth and we are happy to grow our teams at such an accelerated pace. The rise in e-commerce penetration and widespread digital payments adoption has given us the opportunity to scale significantly,”
“Building innovations is at the core of what we do and we are investing in skilled and talented individuals who will drive innovation and build a seamless payments ecosystem.” he added.
Sapna Sukumar, Vice President- Human Resources, Cashfree Payments said, “It has been a fulfilling experience to virtually onboard fresh talent, amidst such challenging times, to expand Cashfree Payments’ workforce and achieve our targets set prior to the pandemic,”
“This year, the hiring as well as the company orientation of over 300+ new hires were completed digitally and across diverse verticals. We plan to further double our workforce by the end of 2022, filling up critical positions to prepare for the next wave of transformation and growth in the organisation.” she added.
The company has also rolled out various Learning and Developments programs and Care programs to enable the current workforce to thrive during these unprecedented times.
With over 50% market share among payment processors, Cashfree Payments today leads the way in online payments, vendor payments, e-mandate and bulk disbursals in India with Cashfree Payments Payouts.
