If Crypto is everywhere, Decentralized Finance or DeFi is positively exploding. So what exactly is DeFi? To answer this question we invited some answers from our listeners and tried to get a better view of the subject by speaking with some experts and practitioners. We caught up with Paul Brody - Global Blockchain Leader at EY, Rohas Nagpal - Chief Blockchain Architect at WRAP and Moresh Kokane - Technical Architect at OpenDAO as we tried to decode this interesting topic

Do listen to this episode to get a quick introduction to the world of Decentralized Finance

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Crypto is everywhere, from cryptocurrencies to decentralized finance to NFTs. So in the next few episodes, we will take a whirlwind tour of the world of Crypto. To start off with some basics, we caught up with Rohas Nagpal, Chief Blockchain Architect at Wrapped Asset Project (WRAP), where we spoke about:

Do listen to this episode to get a quick introduction to the world of Crypto and tokens

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What if your card could automagically convert your purchases to pay later at no extra cost? Well we caught up with the inimitable Nitin Gupta from Uni to discuss this and a lot more in our latest episode. In one of our most free flowing and fun episodes, Nitin candidly spoke to us about:

Do listen to this episode to get a glimpse into one of the exciting new credit startups in India and gain some insights from one of the veterans of Indian Fintech

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In our latest episode in the Global Fintech Festival 2021 Podcast Series, we spoke with Shruti Chandra, Senior AVP and Sector Head BFSI, Invest India and Aastha Grover, AVP & Head, Startup India. We had an insight packed discussion on the growth of Fintech in India, investments in Fintech and the road ahead. During the episode we spoke about:

So tune in for a birds eye view on how Fintech has grown in India and how the Government has ably supported this growth!!!

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In our second episode in the Global Fintech Festival 2021 Podcast Series, we spoke with Gaurav Johri, Senior Adviser, Trade & Investment at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and Abhinav Pathak, Investment Advisor at Swiss Business Hub India. We discussed how Indian Fintechs could expand to Australia and Switzerland. During the episode we spoke about:

So tune in for an interesting discussion on how Fintech corridors between Australia, Switzerland and India can take shape!!!

The Global Fintech Festival 2021 is India’s biggest Fintech festival and is one from the 28th - 30th of September. Register today

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In our inaugural episode in the Global Fintech Festival 2021 Podcast Series, we spoke with Rajat Sharma, Corporate VP- Global Head of Sales and Strategy, eBaoTech. We discussed the very interesting topic of Connected Insurance and what it means for the Insurance industry. During the episode we spoke about:

So tune in for an interesting discussion on Connected Insurance !!!

The Global Fintech Festival 2021 is India’s biggest Fintech festival and is one from the 28th - 30th of September. Register today !!

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Did you know that a single firm is responsible for processing 50% of India’s UPI volumes? Sarvatra Technologies is a firm that’s been promoting digital transformation in financial services over the last two decades, and has played a crucial role in India’s UPI revolution. Starting with co-operative banks, Sarvatra today provides technology to a wide variety of bank and Fintech clients. Continuing in our TechFin series, we spoke with Mandar Agashe, Founder and MD to get a glimpse into this little known firm. We discussed:

Do listen to this episode to get an inside glimpse into a firm that’s silently powering the digital revolution in both Bharat and India. Oh, and do stay till the end of the episode for a special treat at the end of the episode, we promise you that it will be worth it !!! 

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Starting this Saturday, we begin a limited edition series in collaboration with IAMAI. The series will explore various fintech themes in the run up to the Global Fintech Festival 2021, which this year is from 28th September to 30th September

This week, we take a brief break from our coverage of BNPL and take a look at firms that are building the technology that’s helping transform financial services. In the first in our series on “TechFin” firms, we speak with N Sathish, the Dy. Chief Product Officer at FSS. FSS has been at the cutting edge of the digital transformation of payments in Indian Banking and over the years has been responsible for many firsts within the financial technology space. In conversation we discuss:

Do listen to this interesting conversation on a little understood aspect of the technology behind Fintech. 

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We caught up with Gaurav Hinduja, the MD and co-founder of Capital Float to discuss Capital Float’s growth story and what the future of BNPL holds in India. In our conversation we discuss :

Do listen to this insight packed episode and take an inside peek into one of the largest BNPL firms in India.

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