ZebPay appoints Tarun Jain as Chief Financial Officer

By Leandra Monteiro

ZebPay, India’s oldest crypto asset exchange, has announced the appointment of Tarun Jain as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Tarun will shape the strategic and long-term financial direction of ZebPay’s business. He will work closely with the organization’s leadership team to scale the organization and its systems for the next phase of growth.

With more than 17 years of experience as a chartered accountant with various start-ups and MNCs, Tarun possesses strong expertise in financial management, investor relations, fundraising, strategic planning, commercial negotiation, and risk management. Before taking up this new responsibility, Tarun was working as the CFO for Lithium Urban Technologies, after having succeeded in several leadership positions in organizations such as Zoomcar, Herman Miller, and Warner Bros.

With this latest appointment, the company bolsters its leadership team to further strengthen its capabilities and value offerings. Some of the key focus areas for Tarun include planning, implementing, and managing all financial activities of the company. In addition to business planning, he will also be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and leading strategic business negotiations.

On this appointment, Mr. Avinash Shekhar, Co-CEO, ZebPay said, “We welcome Tarun to the ZebPay Ohana (family). We have been working very hard to democratise crypto assets and with Tarun on-board, we are spearheading the growth journey. Tarun’s varied experience in different sectors brings the resilience and acumen needed to help ZebPay reach the last mile of India and make crypto assets a common name in the households. We are looking forward to this change.”

Tarun Jain, CFO, ZebPay said, “I am excited to begin this journey with ZebPay, a leading player in the emerging Indian crypto industry. I’m looking forward to supporting the development of ZebPay’s business and its suite of industry-first products for crypto investors in India. ZebPay is on a path to becoming the foremost crypto player in India and I’m glad to be leading the financial and strategic direction.”

ZebPay offers a one-stop shop for all crypto solutions for an investor with their products Lend, Earn, and ZEBB (SIP for crypto) along with the OTC desk for HNI investors.