Stashfin, India’s leading digital lending and full-stack financial services platform, has announced the appointment of Abhishek Gupta as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In his new role, Abhishek will lead the company’s end-to-end technology strategy and execution, cloud infrastructure, data and AI capabilities, cybersecurity, and product-led innovation, as Stashfin accelerates its next phase of scale and transformation.
Abhishek brings with him several years of experience in building and scaling large, consumer-facing technology platforms across high-growth digital businesses. Prior to joining Stashfin, he also held senior technology leadership roles including Vice President at Zupee, CTO at Creditas Solutions, Associate Director of Technology at the Goibibo Group, and Manager – Technology at Times Internet. His career spans building resilient platforms, driving AI adoption, and leading high-performing engineering organisations at scale. His mandate includes advancing cloud-native architecture, strengthening platform reliability, improving performance, and driving cost efficiency across the technology stack, ensuring that Stashfin’s systems scale seamlessly with growing customer and transaction volumes.
A central pillar of his role is leading AI-led transformation across engineering, product and business operations. Under his leadership, AI is being embedded deeply into how products are built and how teams operate, moving beyond experimentation to deliver measurable, real-world impact. This includes AI-assisted and automated code generation, reviews, and quality checks to improve developer productivity and accelerate time-to-market; automated CRM and customer communication workflows that enable intelligent routing, personalised engagement, and faster issue resolution; and AI-powered collections and operations enablement, where data-driven insights optimise outreach timing, channels, and customer interactions.
Commenting on his appointment, Abhishek Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, Stashfin, said, “At Stashfin, the focus is on leveraging advanced technology at scale securely alongside the business while improving efficiency and customer experience. We are investing in cloud-native systems, strong data foundations, and applied AI across engineering and operations, from AI-assisted development and automated CRM workflows to intelligent operations such as smart collections. By combining AI-led innovation with a security-first approach, we aim to accelerate time-to-market, reduce manual effort, and deliver reliable, trusted, and personalized digital experiences at scale.”
Tushar Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Stashfin, further highlighted, “As Stashfin continues to grow, technology, data, and AI are central to how we scale responsibly and sustainably. Abhishek brings a strong combination of platform thinking, execution excellence, and AI-first leadership. His experience in building large, resilient digital systems will be critical as we strengthen our technology foundations, accelerate innovation, and deliver long-term value to our customers and stakeholders.”
Abhishek’s role and focus also spans across application security, cloud security, data protection, and governance, ensuring that Stashfin’s technology platforms remain secure, compliant, and resilient as the business grows. In parallel, he also works closely with product, business, and operations leaders to drive product-led innovation, aligning technology execution directly with business outcomes. By building strong data foundations and scalable AI, enabling faster decision-making and consistent customer experiences at scale.
