Mumbai, Jun 18 : slice, a fintech startup and credit card challenger, on Friday announced the appointment of Siva Kumar Tangudu as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.
An IIT-Mumbai alumni, Siva brings with him rich leadership expertise of over 15 years across senior & pivotal roles at Myntra, HackerRank, Microsoft, & Oracle to name a few. He also comes with a seasoned entrepreneurial background and co-founded a Hyderabad-based startup, Kawanan Labs.
He will be responsible for strengthening slice’s technological arm and further expanding the company’s offerings.
Commenting on his appointment, Rajan Bajaj, Founder & CEO, slice said ‘Siva brings with him a wealth of consumer tech experience and we are thrilled to have him on-board. He has a great history of leading engineering teams at some of the best tech companies, as well as his own startup. There are some very exciting things in the pipeline at slice – including the launch of a game-changing rewards system as well as UPI on our platform. Siva’s expertise will be critical in helping us move closer to our mission of building the raddest payment experience for millennials and GenZ.’
Siva Kumar Tangudu said “This is the best time to be at slice. Rajan and his team are building a phenomenal product that essentially challenges many traditional practices in the finance sector, and it’s thrilling to be a part of it. I look forward to building a stellar team here and bringing forth a tech-first approach to solving some interesting and hard problems in this space.”
