Former chief risk officer Mendiratta replaces Prashanth Ranganathan who quit six months ago. The rejig runs parallel to leadership changes taking place across the board at PayU
From being an early player offering online payments to internet companies back in 2011, to facing severe competition from new-age startups such as Paytm and Razorpay, to a failed attempt to acquire Billdesk and facing a merchant acquisition embargo from the Reserve Bank of India, PayU has had a chequered history in India.
Chief financial officers (CFOs) are changing jobs more frequently as companies seek experienced CFOs to ensure financial stability, meet accounting and regulatory norms, rationalize costs, and raise funds in a volatile business environment. This high turnover has also led to an increase in CFO compensation, with some CFOs earning salaries closer to those of CEOs.