Maheshwari brings more than two decades of experience across the technology, internet and startup sectors. He previously served as managing director of Twitter India and later moved to the United States as senior director of revenue strategy and operations focused on new market entry, where he worked on the platform's international expansion.

He has also held senior roles at Flipkart, leading its seller ecosystem, and at Intuit, focusing on mobile and emerging market initiatives. Earlier in his career, he was chief executive of digital at Network18, overseeing platforms including Moneycontrol and Firstpost.

More recently, Maheshwari was a general partner at BAT VC before later moving into an advisory role. He also co-founded Fanory.ai, which was later acquired by JetSynthesys.

In his new role, he will focus on supporting businesses building for international markets, particularly a new generation of AI-driven and digital-first companies scaling across borders from inception.

'As more businesses from India build for global audiences, they will require seamless infrastructure to manage payments, subscriptions, usage-based billing and revenue operations across borders,' said Paul Harapin, head of Asia Pacific and Japan at Stripe.

Maheshwari said India is emerging as a key market for building global companies, particularly in AI and digital-native sectors.

'India is one of the most exciting ecosystems for building global companies today,' he said. 'Founders here are building for global markets from day one, especially in AI and digital-native sectors… I am thrilled to lead Stripe's efforts to provide businesses with the foundational infrastructure they need to scale and monetise globally.'

Stripe added that it is continuing to expand its presence in Bengaluru, one of its largest and fastest-growing global hubs, with ongoing investments in engineering and go-to-market teams.