Top Finance Companies in India
India has become the third-largest fintech market in the world with 26 unicorns and 87 soonicorns. With over 350 million online transacting users doing around 600 billion transactions, India has quickly established itself as a leading market for fintech fueled by regulatory support, digital adoption and innovation.
Such rapid growth can be attributed to the fast adoption of UPI to make digital payments, low costs of data and increased adoption by rural and suburban areas.
For fintech in India, the sky is the limit, with growth projections expecting a revenue of 200 billion USD by 2030 with over 150 unicorns in the ecosystem.
While the market is booming, it is not without its challenges to overcome to continue the uptrend.
Challenges:
1. High Regulatory Oversight: Due to the rise in scams and frauds in the digital ecosystem, the RBI has tightened its regulatory framework, posing an entry barrier for many new players and a scaling challenge for key players.
2. Increased Competition: With relatively fewer barriers to the industry compared to others, many players have found themselves competing in the fintech sector, making the market cutthroat.
3. Funding slowdown: Since, 2021, FIIs have pulled out of the Indian market with record numbers, causing a funding slowdown.
Fintech in India can be divided into the following sectors:
- Payments
- Lending
- WealthTech
- InsurTech
- NeoBanking
- Fintech Infrastructure (BFSI SaaS)
Here’s a sector-wise breakdown of the top 10 finance companies in India.
1. Top 10 Payments FinanceCompanies in India
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Company
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Founded
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Founders
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Valuation
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Business Model
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PhonePe
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2015
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Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari
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$12B
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UPI, merchant payments, bill payments, lending
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Paytm
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2010
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma
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$5B+
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Payments, wallet, BNPL, financial services
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Razorpay
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2014
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Harshil Mathur, Shashank Kumar
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$7.5B
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Payment gateway, neobanking, lending
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Pine Labs
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1998
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Lokvir Kapoor
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$5B
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POS payments, BNPL, merchant solutions
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MobiKwik
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2009
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Bipin Preet Singh, Upasana Taku
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$750M
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Wallet, UPI, credit solutions
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BharatPe
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2018
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Shashvat Nakrani, Ashneer Grover
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$2.85B
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Merchant payments, BNPL, credit
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Open
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2017
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Anish Achuthan, Mabel Chacko
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$1B
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SME neobanking, expense management
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Niyo
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2015
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Vinay Bagri, Virender Bisht
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$500M
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Digital banking, forex, payroll solutions
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Zaggle
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2011
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Avinash Godkhindi
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$700M
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Corporate expense management, cards
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Instamojo
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2012
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Sampad Swain, Akash Gehani
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$250M
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Payment gateway, e-commerce solutions
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2. Top 10 Digital Lending Finance Companies in India
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Company
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Founded
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Founders
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Valuation
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Business Model
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Cred
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2018
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Kunal Shah
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$6.4B
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Credit card payments, BNPL, lending
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BharatPe
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2018
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Shashvat Nakrani, Ashneer Grover
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$2.85B
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Merchant lending, BNPL, payments
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Lendingkart
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2014
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Harshvardhan Lunia, Mukul Sachan
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$1.2B
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SME loans, working capital finance
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ZestMoney
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2015
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Lizzie Chapman, Priya Sharma
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$470M
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BNPL, consumer credit
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EarlySalary
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2015
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Akshay Mehrotra, Ashish Goyal
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$300M
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Salary advance loans, credit cards
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Rupeek
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2015
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Sumit Maniyar
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$635M
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Gold loans, secured lending
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CASHe
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2016
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Ketan Patel
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$250M
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Instant personal loans, BNPL
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KreditBee
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2018
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Madhusudan E, Ranvir Singh
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$680M
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Short-term loans, credit line
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MoneyTap
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2015
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Bala Parthasarathy
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$700M
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Personal credit line, BNPL
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Faircent
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2013
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Rajat Gandhi
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$100M
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P2P lending marketplace
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3. Top 10 WealthTech Fintech Companies in India
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Company
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Founded
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Founders
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Valuation
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Business Model
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Zerodha
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2010
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Nithin & Nikhil Kamath
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$2B
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Stock brokerage, mutual funds, trading
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Groww
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2016
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Lalit Keshre, Harsh Jain
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$3B
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Mutual funds, stocks, gold, FDs
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Upstox
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2009
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Ravi Kumar, Shrini Viswanath
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$3.5B
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Stock trading, derivatives, IPOs
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INDmoney
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2019
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Ashish Kashyap
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$600M
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Wealth management, stock advisory
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Smallcase
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2015
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Vasanth Kamath
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$400M
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Thematic stock investing, ETFs
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ET Money
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2015
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Mukesh Kalra
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$350M
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Personal finance, mutual funds, SIPs
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Paytm Money
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2017
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma
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$200M
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Investment platform, stock trading
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Scripbox
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2012
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Sanjiv Singhal
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$250M
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Financial planning, mutual funds
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WealthDesk
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2016
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Ujjwal Jain
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$200M
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PMS and wealth management solutions
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Kuvera
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2016
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Gaurav Rastogi
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$150M
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AI-based wealth management
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4. Top 10 InsurTech Fintech Companies in India
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Company
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Founded
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Founders
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Valuation
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Business Model
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Acko
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2016
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Varun Dua
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$1.1B
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Digital-first general insurance
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Digit Insurance
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2017
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Kamesh Goyal
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$4B
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Online insurance, paperless claims
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PolicyBazaar
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2008
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Yashish Dahiya
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$2.5B
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Insurance aggregation, advisory
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Plum
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2019
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Abhishek Poddar
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$200M
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Group health insurance
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Turtlemint
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2015
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Dhirendra Mahyavanshi
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$900M
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B2B insurance distribution
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OneAssure
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2020
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Apurva Patel
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$150M
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Embedded insurance for businesses
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RenewBuy
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2015
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Balachander Sekhar
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$500M
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Digital insurance broker
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Toffee Insurance
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2017
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Rohan Kumar
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$100M
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Microinsurance products
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BimaPe
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2020
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Rahul Mathur
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$50M
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Insurance management app
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DigitLife
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2021
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Kamesh Goyal
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$400M
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Life insurance
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5. Top 10 NeoBanking Fintech Companies in India
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Company
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Founded
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Founders
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Valuation
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Business Model
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Jupiter
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2019
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Jitendra Gupta
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$710M
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Digital banking, investments, credit
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Fi Money
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2019
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Sujith Narayanan
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$500M
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Savings, spending analytics
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Niyo
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2015
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Vinay Bagri
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$500M
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Forex, payroll, digital banking
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Open
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2017
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Anish Achuthan
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$1B
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SME banking, accounting
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Freopay
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2020
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Archit Agarwal
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$100M
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UPI-linked banking
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Hylo
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2021
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Krishnan Menon
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$50M
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Student-focused banking
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EpiFi
|
2019
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Sujith Narayanan
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$350M
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AI-driven digital banking
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North Loop
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2020
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Tahem Veer Verma
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$80M
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NRI-focused digital banking
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Walrus
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2020
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Prateek Mehta
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$70M
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Teen banking solutions
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InstantPay
|
2013
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Shailendra Agarwal
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$200M
|
SME banking, corporate finance
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Author
Pooja Mishra
With a background in Law, Pooja Mishra transitioned into SEO content writing, driven by a passion for storytelling and research. Specializing in topics like fintech, gold, jewellery, and global financial news, Pooja brings a unique perspective to every piece. Currently writing for Jar and Nek, she aims to inform and engage readers with insightful and well-researched content.
