Fintech For Inclusion: Challenges And Opportunities

As fintech players start expanding their presence across the country, the big issue relates to inclusion. All along major banks had focused largely on urban India. As smaller fintech players including payment banks, small finance banks and non bank financial companies expand their presence deeper into the country, they are making a difference to Bharat.

Business Today organised a roundtable discussion in collaboration with global audit and consulting firm PwC. The theme of the discussion was 'Fintech for Inclusion How Players Adapt Their Playbooks for Rural Markets; Challenges and Opportunities'.

The panelists included Mohan Jayaraman, Regional MD, Experian Asia Pacific; Harjeet Toor, Head Retail, Inclusion & Rural Business, RBL Bank; JP Singh President & Head SME, Axis Bank; Rishi Gupta , MD and CEO, Fino Payments Bank; R. Baskar Babu, MD and CEO, Suryoday Small Finance Bank; Abhishek Kothari, Co Founder, FlexiLoans; and Vivek Belgavi, Partner and India Fintech Leader, PwC. The discussion was moderated by Prosenjit