Kiwi brings in Sumeet Basrani from Cred as CBO
25 Mar 2026, 04:38 PMWith over 15 years of experience, Basrani previously worked at OneCard, ICICI Bank and Visa.
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Fintech platform Kiwi has brought in Sumeet Basrani as its Chief Business Officer.
"The appointment comes as Kiwi shifts focus from early product adoption to large-scale distribution of credit on UPI through bank and ecosystem partnerships," said Kiwi in a statement.
Prior to this appointment, Basrani worked with Cred where he was building and scaling the Kunal Shah-led company's partnerships across credit cards, payments and lending with banks and financial institutions.
With over 15 years of experience, he previously worked at OneCard, ICICI Bank and Visa.
"Sumeet understands how banks, networks and consumer platforms intersect — which is exactly where Kiwi is building. His experience in scaling businesses will be critical as we take credit on UPI to a much larger audience," said Siddharth Mehta, co-founder, Kiwi.
The startup, operated by Gokiwi Tech Pvt Ltd, had raised $24 million in a Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India in August last year. Existing backers Nexus Venture Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Omidyar Network also participated in the funding round.
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