# Sameer Nigam

> Sameer Nigam is co-founder and CEO of PhonePe, one of India's largest UPI payments apps.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/sameer-nigam
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Sameer Nigam** is co-founder and chief executive officer of [PhonePe](/wiki/phonepe). A former Flipkart executive, he built PhonePe into a national payments and financial-services platform.[^fn1]

## Career

With Rahul Chari and Burzin Engineer, Nigam commercialised UPI-era mobile payments at national scale after Flipkart/Walmart ownership, expanding into insurance, mutual funds, lending and merchant infrastructure.

## PhonePe

Sameer Nigam is principally associated with [PhonePe](/wiki/phonepe). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: PhonePe CEO / co-founder
- **Company**: PhonePe
- **Founded company**: 2015
- **Associated HQ**: Bengaluru, India

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Sameer Nigam?

Sameer Nigam is co-founder and CEO of PhonePe, one of India's largest UPI payments apps.


## References

[^fn1]: Sameer Nigam is a founder of PhonePe, covered on neobank.wiki. — https://neobank.wiki/wiki/phonepe