Building Payments Products at Mintzone
Built payments products and bank partnerships for Indian merchants and consumers.
- Payments
- Merchant onboarding
- Biometric POS
- Product leadership
Shailesh Gupta
Founder / CEO at Stealth Startup
From their time as
CEO, Founder (acquihired)
Mintzone • 2011 - 2013
Overview
Shailesh founded Mintzone to simplify payments in India. He built payment products, formed bank and merchant partnerships, and filed three patents on biometric POS terminals.
The Story
Shailesh founded Mintzone to simplify payments for developers, merchants, and consumers in India. He managed product, design, core technology, and business relationships.
He built a mobile POS solution, one-click checkout, peer-to-peer payment settlement, and merchant onboarding products. He also developed partnerships with banks and large-volume merchants to support product adoption.
The work produced three patent filings related to biometric POS terminals, and the company was acquihired.
Ownership Snapshot
Broad role
Founder and CEO of Mintzone.
Goal
Simplify payments for developers, merchants, and consumers in India.
Direct ownership
Owned product, design, core technology, and business relationships.
Team execution
Led the cross-functional work behind product development and partnerships.