Arihant Bardia, a Designated Partner at Valtrust Partners LLP, brings over 17 years of investment experience. He has played a key role as a Principal at Asiabridge since 2010, managing deals across sectors like finance, healthcare, consumer goods, and infrastructure; and successfully overseeing a portfolio of 8 investments with a portfolio Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of c. 22%. Prior to joining Asiabridge, he worked with EY in their Transaction Advisory practice, collaborating with Private Equity funds and corporates to evaluate investment opportunities and conduct due diligence across diverse sectors; and at PwC in Assurance and Business Advisory for over two years.
Arihant holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Loyola College, Chennai, and is a Chartered Accountant. His expertise in finance and accounting guides investment decisions at Valtrust Partners LLP, ensuring value for clients and stakeholders.
In accordance with the SEBI Circular dated June 11, 2025, on ‘Adoption of Standardized, Validated and Exclusive UPI IDs for Payment Collection by SEBI Registered Intermediaries from Investors’, the valid UPI IDs for Valtrust Partners LLP are as follows:
Type of Portfolio Management Services
UPI ID
QR Code
Discretionary PMS
valtrust.d.pms@validkpay
Non-Discretionary PMS
valtrust.d.pms@validkpay
FAQs
1. Is it compulsory for the investors to use the new handle only?
The investors can choose their preferred mode of payment, such as UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, or Cheques. If an investor opts to use UPI for the payment to registered intermediaries, then they have to do so only using the new UPI IDs allotted to registered intermediaries.
2. What should I check while making payment using the new UPI IDs/ QR Code?
Investors need to keep following things into consideration:
1.The UPI ID should properly show the name of the intermediary, followed by the short abbreviation of their category for example “brk” for Brokers, “mf” for Mutual Funds to the left of the “@” character. 2. On the right side of the “@”, the new and exclusive handle “@valid” should be present, followed by the bank name. 3. On the confirmation screen, the app should show a white thumbs-up icon inside a green triangle. 4. The QR code generated using the utility will have a white thumbs-up icon inside a green triangle. It will also display the UPI ID just below the QR code.
3. Do investors also need to obtain new UPI handles to transact in the securities market?
No, the new UPI IDs are only for intermediaries to obtain and investors can continue to use their existing UPI IDs.
4. Whom to approach if my transaction/ payment fails with the new UPI ID?
The secure validated UPI ID of intermediaries will use the same banking channel as the earlier generic UPI handles. In case of any technical difficulty, investors are requested to approach their respective bank.
