In today's world, where there's a need, there's an app. With the onset of the pandemic, many Indians have been struggling to make ends meet, and the demand for credit has skyrocketed. While a plethora of banks and fintech startups exist for just this, opportunistic loan sharks also prowl these waters, looking to prey on vulnerable and desperate borrowers. Ov ... Show More
Aug 2022
Introducing Cost to Company
Cost to Company is a brand new podcast by The Ken. We tell you how your workplace is changing before you hear it on slack. Hosted by Sneha Vakharia and Shreevar Chhotaria, each week Cost to Company brings to you a fresh narrative, told from multiple perspectives, around significa ... Show More
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Dec 2021
Why are Indian banks partnering with non-banks?
<p>Last week, India’s largest public-sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) announced it was partnering with Adani Capital, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), to dole out loans to the farming community. Since the news caused quite a bit of stir, we decided to dive into these ... Show More
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Mar 2020
Decoding Disruptors: Shivani Siroya, Founder & CEO of Tala
<p>Welcome to Decoding Disruptors, a special edition of the Finding Mastery podcast presented without interruption by Microsoft.</p><p>Decoding Disruptors takes a deep dive into the minds of extraordinary women who have disrupted the narrative in their businesses, industries ... Show More
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Oct 2023
Digital Payments: Making Lives Easy or A Fraudster's Paradise?
<p>Digital payments have made lives easy, right? Even the transactions rose from 10.2 billion in 2017 to 87.3 billion in 2022. But, this has also led to an increase in fraud. According to a report by the Reserve Bank of India, digital payments fraud amounted to ₹82.76 crore in 20 ... Show More
21m 24s
Oct 2023
Building the scaffolding for a Nigerian credit boom, with Adedeji Olowe (Lendsqr)
Nigeria is Africa's biggest economy. Or maybe not quite, economic variables can be hard to measure and somewhat fickle, but whatever way you slice this cake, it is in the top three with Egypt and South Africa. Fintech has played a growing role in that economy, but until now, almo ... Show More
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