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India's Fintech Boom: Compliance, Innovation, and Credit Access Challenges

10/26/2025

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Public digital infrastructure, such as UPI and Aadhaar, drives progress in India's fintech and insurtech sectors.
Tanul Mishra of Afthonia Labs urges a 'compliance-by-design' approach for early-stage founders to build sustainable models.
Insurtech founders are simplifying product design and distribution to boost adoption.
Venkatesh Krishnamoorti of Saafe notes the Account Aggregator framework improves credit access for underserved MSMEs, but warns of low awareness and data disparity that limit access.

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Story summary

Public digital infrastructure, such as UPI and Aadhaar, drives progress in India's fintech and insurtech sectors.
Tanul Mishra of Afthonia Labs urges a 'compliance-by-design' approach for early-stage founders to build sustainable models.
Insurtech founders are simplifying product design and distribution to boost adoption.
Venkatesh Krishnamoorti of Saafe notes the Account Aggregator framework improves credit access for underserved MSMEs, but warns of low awareness and data disparity that limit access.