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Ritesh Pai joins TerraPay as Senior Vice President Product- Payment Solutions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

In a strategic move to strengthen the Payment Solutions business, TerraPay, a 
global payments infrastructure company today announced the appointment of 
Ritesh Pai as Sr.Vice President Product- Payment Solutions. TerraPay is a 
leader in providing seamless and secure cross-border real time payments through 
digital interoperability across diverse financial instruments such as mobile 
wallets and bank accounts.

With the digital payments ecosystem burgeoning, the opportunity lies in 
laddering the cross border movement of funds to further accelerate payment 
transactions in enabling a deeper connection with the consumers, and enhancing 
the sector's growth and development. As per the research report by 
MarketsandMarkets, the global digital payment market volume is projected to 
grow from USD 79.3B in 2020 to USD 154.1B by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth 
Rate (CAGR) of 14.2%. Regions such as Middle East, Africa, Japan, South Korea 
show immense potential. An impressive 36%* of global online shoppers preferring 
to pay with e-wallets compared to traditional payment modes, reflects a strong 
shift to cashless economies.

* Worldpay Global Payments Report 
[https://home.bluesnap.com/snap-center/blog/payment-method-statistics/ ]

This growing trend in consumer behavior needs to be propelled further, as 
witnessed by worldwide initiatives to promote digital payments, increased 
proliferation of smartphones and internet penetration. However, there are still 
many geographies which continue to have a large percentage of population with 
no access to mainstream financial services. TerraPay's endeavor is to ensure 
that Payment Solutions reach out to the lowest common denominator across all 
geographies.  

On joining TerraPay, Ritesh would lead the Payment Solutions division, in 
managing strategic partnerships and special projects. He would play an integral 
role in envisioning and developing the Company's future proof payments 
processing infrastructure in linking global partners with TerraPay's 
one-to-many connection, at affordable prices.  

Ritesh has had an illustrious career spanning over two decades in the Retail, 
Digital Banking and Payments system domain. He joins TerraPay from his last 
role as Senior Group President & Chief Digital Officer at Yes Bank, where he 
spearheaded the digital strategy of the bank. 

Prior to Yes Bank, Ritesh has been associated with some of the leading private 
banks, driving their digital channels portfolio, such as HDFC Bank, Kotak 
Mahindra and RBL Bank in addition to prominent brands like Ratnakar Bank, REV 
Asia Pacific and Fidelity National Information Systems.

Welcoming Ritesh to TerraPay, Ambar Sur, Founder and CEO, commented, "Ritesh's 
rich knowledge and experience in the digital payments domain with his highly 
result oriented approach, makes him instrumental in our Solutions forte. I am 
confident that his innovative and strategic leadership will guide TerraPay 
chart new waves in digital payment solutions across markets globally, enabling 
a transformation in cashless acceptance, internationally. I wish him all the 
very best."

Ritesh Pai on his appointment said, "The evolution of the payments industry 
continues to be driven by changes in technology and customer behavior. Our 
vision is to empower all regions - developed and underserved, with financial 
solutions enabling them to Send, Spend, Manage and Grow, by offering 
propositions that are outcome oriented.  I look forward to my journey at 
TerraPay in driving this initiative."

About TerraPay [https://www.terrapay.com/ ]

TerraPay is a licensed digital payments infrastructure and solutions provider, 
paving the global payments highway. The company's robust foundation and 
innovative platform technology serves as the digital interoperability engine 
enabling customers and businesses globally to send and receive payments in a 
secure, transparent, efficient and real-time basis. The agile network supports 
diverse payment instruments and types of payments, while adhering to complex 
regulations and compliance standards in different markets.

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Source: TerraPay
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