5paisa Capital Limited, a digital discount broker, has hired former Uber and Paytm executive Ameya Agnihotri as chief technology officer (CTO).
According to an official release, Agnihotri has worked with Paytm (One97 Communications) technology at Paytm’s Travel division, leading a team of 110 engineers. Reportedly, Agnihotri earlier worked with Berlin-headquartered Zeotap as CTO, besides stints at Uber, Pub Matic and Veritas.
“I am looking forward to welcoming Agnihotri to the 5paisa team. Agnihotri is a technology leader with experience building technology products. I believe his background in building teams, digital products and understanding of the tech ecosystem will help us attract talent and accelerate our digitisation efforts. Agnihotri will be based in Bangalore and lead our engineering center,” Narayan Gangadhar, MD and CEO, 5paisa Capital, said.
