Payments & Financial Infrastructure
Paymentus Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
PAY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 8, 2026
116 figures on this page: 115 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Dushyant Sharma, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $35,629,806 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Sharma's total moved up from the $1,209,210 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.9% support at the meeting held June 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Alkami Technology, AvidXchange Holdings, BILL Holdings and Blackbaud, among others. The company reported 4 named executive officers for fiscal 2025.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Dushyant Sharma: $1,209,210 → $35,629,806
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Paymentus Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Dushyant Sharma, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $35,629,806 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Sharma's total moved up from the $1,209,210 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Paymentus Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.9% support at the meeting held June 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Paymentus Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Alkami Technology, AvidXchange Holdings, BILL Holdings and Blackbaud, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Gerber General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerasimos Portocalis Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dushyant Sharma Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanjay Kalra Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Gerber General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dushyant Sharma Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanjay Kalra Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerasimos Portocalis Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Gerber General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dushyant Sharma Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dushyant Sharma Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sanjay Kalra Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gerasimos Portocalis Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Gerber Former General Counsel and Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gerber | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Dushyant Sharma | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gerasimos Portocalis | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sanjay Kalra | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerasimos Portocalis | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Dushyant Sharma | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Sanjay Kalra | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Andrew Gerber | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Ingram | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jody Davids | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Arun Oberoi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jason Klein, Robert Palumbo, Gary Trainor, Adam Malinowski and Dushyant Sharma served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- ACI Worldwide ACIW
- Alkami Technology ALKT
- AvidXchange Holdings AVDX
- BILL Holdings BILL
- Blackbaud BLKB
- Flywire FLYW
- i3 Verticals IIIV
- Intapp INTA
- Marqeta MQ
- nCino NCNO
- Paycor HCM PYCR
- Payoneer Global PAYO
- Q2 Holdings QTWO
- Remitly Global RELY
- Repay Holdings RPAY
- Shift4 Payments FOUR
- Vertex VERX
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 5, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Paymentus Holdings disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Paymentus Holdings sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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116 figures on this page: 115 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
115 cited to the filing
1 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-261846Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-170573BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2025 · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
- 0001193125-25-091379Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2024
- 0001193125-24-110125Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2023
- 0001193125-23-110533Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2022
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}