WhatsApp Pay India head Vinay Choletti resigns after 4 months

Vinay Choletti, Head of WhatsApp Pay in India, has quit within four months in the job, as the digital payments industry soars in the country. Choletti replaced Manesh Mahatme, who joined WhatsApp from Amazon, in September this year.

Choletti shared an update on his quits from WhatsApp on Linkedin.

“Today was my last day at WhatsApp Pay and as I sign off, I can proudly say that watching the scale and the influence of WhatsApp in India has been a humbling experience,” Choletti said on Wednesday.

“As I move on to my next adventure, I strongly believe that WhatsApp has the power to phenomenally transform digital payments and financial inclusion in India and I look forward to seeing it leverage its potential in the coming years,” he added.

He joined WhatsApp from Amazon in October 2021 to head of WhatsApp Pay.