101 Top Indian Banking Companies and Startups of 2021

July 2, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best Indian based Banking companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Banking industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Indian Banking Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

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slice

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Slice is a fintech company based in India to pay bills, manage expenses, and unlock instant rewards.

ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank

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ICICI Bank is an Indian bank that offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers.

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Yes Bank

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YES BANK is a large private sector bank that offers comprehensive banking and financial solution to all its valued customers.

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OPEN

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Open develops and offers an online platform for banking and intercompany settlement.

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Axis Bank

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Axis Bank is a banking institution offering commercial, corporate and retail banking, and treasury operations.

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Jupiter

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Jupiter is a provider of digital retail banking services to help users track their expenses.

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InCred

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InCred is a financial services platform that leverages technology and data-science to make lending quick and easy.

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IndusInd Bank

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IndusInd Bank is a Mumbai-based Indian new generation bank established in 1994.

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Vivriti Capital

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Vivriti Capital is a marketplace for small enterprises and individuals that lack efficient access to financial services.

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Paytm Payments Bank

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Paytm Payments Bank is a mobile-first bank with zero balance-zero digital transaction charge accounts.

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AU Small Finance Bank

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AU Small Finance Bank is a non banking finance company that provides financial products for customers in Rajasthan.

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PNB Housing Finance

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PNBHFL is India’s home loan provider from last 25 years offering home loans at fixed & flexible rate of Interest.

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Stashfin

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StashFin is a digital lending company that leverages technology to provide instant credit decisions.

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Five Star Business Finance

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Five-Star is a Registered Non Banking Finance Company (NBFC) with Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Bandhan Bank

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Bandhan Bank provides microfinance lending services.

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Zolve

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Zolve provides financial assistance to the immigrants which helps them to be financially free.

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Idfc First Bank

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Idfc First Bank is a bank providing a range of financial solutions to individuals, small businesses and corporates.

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RBL Bank

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RBL Bank is one of India’s fastest growing scheduled commercial banks.

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ftcash

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ftcash empowers the underserved micro-merchanrs through financial inclusion using digital payments and loans.

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SMECorner

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SMEcorner is a financial lending firm that focuses on providing services to small and medium enterprises.

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Fusion Microfinance

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Fusion Microfinance is a New Delhi-based micro-lending startup aiming to provide underprivileged women with economic opportunities.

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HDFC Bank

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HDFC Bank Offers a wide range of personal banking services including savings and current accounts.

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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank provides a range of banking services.

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PayNearby

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PayNearby offers digital banking, payment and transaction services.

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DMI Finance

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DMI Finance is a non banking financial company.

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Suryoday Small Finance Bank

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Suryoday Small Finance Bank is a registered Non-Banking Finance Company.

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ICICI Securities

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ICICI Securities is an integrated securities firm.

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OnJuno

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OnJuno is a cross-border Neo Banking Platform that aims to give users across the world a high yield account to grow their savings.

ICICI Bank

Finova Capital

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Finova Capital is a non-banking financial company.

ICICI Bank

AGS Transact Technologies

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AGS Transact end-to-end payment solutions provider with a wide spectrum of highly customized solutions with the aid of modern technology.

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LearnApp

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Learnapp.co – Video courses & live classes in investing, trading, banking and finance.

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Annapurna Microfinace

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Annapurna Microfinance is a microfinance venture that works for the financial and economic upliftment of underserved and unreached women.

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Shriram Properties

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Shriram Group had its humble beginnings in the Chit Fund business over three decades ago. R Thyagarajan, AVS Raja and T Jayaraman were the

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Karza Technologies

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Karza Technologies is a banking and business intelligence solution provider.

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JM Financial

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JM Financial is an integrated financial services group.

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FINO PayTech

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FINO PayTech is a thought leader, innovator and implementer of technology solutions.

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Namaste Credit

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India’s first online marketplace for loans.

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Fincare Small Finance Bank

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Fincare Small Finance Bank provides banking and financial services.

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Small Business Fincredit

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New-age financial services institution focused on providing credit to small businesses and consumers.

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Faircent

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Faircent.com is a website where borrowers and lenders connect directly.

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Citrus Payment Solutions

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Citrus Payment Solutions provides consumer payments and mobile banking services.

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Aptus Value Housing Finance India

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Aptus is a company engaged in Affordable housing finance

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Imarticus Learning

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Imarticus provides a range of Training, Placement and Corporate Solutions designed to assist individuals and firms.

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

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Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited is a mass market focused bank in India.

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Satin Creditcare Network

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Satin Creditcare Network provides financial assistance to households, excluded from the ambit of mainstream financial service providers.

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Lemnisk

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Real-time Marketing Automation Built on Customer Data Platform

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Cube

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Cube is democratising access to the world’s best investments for any global investor.

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IIFL Investment Managers

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IIFL Investment Managers is a wealth and asset management company in India.

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CSB Bank

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CSB is a full-service bank that offers retail, wholesale, and SME banking services.

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Chaitanya

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Chaitanya is a Bengaluru based NBFC with a two-tier structure focusing on providing microfinance loan

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IntelleGrow

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IntelleGrow provides debt finance and skills support to small and growing businesses in India.

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FundsIndia

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FundsIndia.com known for its, zero-cost, automated mutual fund investment services.

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LivFin

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LivFin is a non-banking financial company registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

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Capital First

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Capital First is a Financial Institution in India focused on providing debt financing to MSMEs and Indian consumers.

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Navi Technologies

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Navi is a Bengaluru-based firm helping build consumer-centric businesses in the BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance) space.

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Easypolicy

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Easypolicy provides insurance comparison tools in India. Compare insurance online today, Save your time and money.

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DCB BANK

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DCB Bank Ltd. is a private sector scheduled commercial bank in India.

ICICI Bank

ёpeople

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A leading financial services firm, which along with its associates, provides.

ICICI Bank

Capital Small Finance Bank

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Capital Small Finance Bank is an operator of small finance banks.

ICICI Bank

IndiaFirst Life Insurance

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IndiaFirst Life Insurance is a young life insurance firm managing finances for customers.

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Altum Credo

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Altum Credo is a Housing Finance Company.

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Auxilo

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A pro education NBFC registered with the Reserve Bank of India poised on serving the financing gaps in the Indian Education Sector.

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CreditAccess Grameen

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CreditAccess Grameen provides micro financial products and services for women from rural poor and low income households in India.

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City Union Bank

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City Union Bank is an Indian bank that focuses on lending to traders and small enterprises.

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Digital India Payments

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Digital India Payments is a financial technology company.

ICICI Bank

numberz

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B2B Receivables & Collections platform, that integrates with existing ERP/CRM, making Getting Paid Faster, Easier & more Predictable

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Chillr

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Chillr is a mobile and web application that allows users to send money directly between bank accounts using just the mobile number.

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Estee Advisors

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Estee Advisors is a quant-based investment management and execution services provider.

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Micro Housing Finance Corporation Limited

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Micro Housing Finance Corporation provides housing finance for lower income households mainly in urban India.

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Upwards Fintech

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Upwards Fintech financial company.

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Arya.ai

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Arya.ai offers ‘Autonomous AI’ product stack for financial institutions to automate and augment core business tasks using Deep Learning.

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NEOKRED

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Neokred is an Infrastructure Neo Bank that is designed to redefine your banking experience and promote open banking.

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SV Creditline

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SV Creditline is a non banking finance company that helps and gives startups easy access to credit for their income generation endeavors.

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Cash Suvidha

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Cash Suvidha is an Digital Lending Platform that provide working capital finance to SMEs and MSMEs in India.

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Piggy

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Piggy is an investment application that allows direct fund investments.

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ZapFin Teknologies Pvt Ltd (DocBoyz)

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Redefining Financial Logistics – Banking Services at Door Step and Generating Employment

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Basic Home Loan

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Making home loans faster, stress-free and Basic for middle-& low-income households in India

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Karur Vysya Bank

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Karur Vysya bank is a private sector bank in India that focuses on lending to small industries and traders.

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IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co

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IDBI Federal Life Insurance is one of India’s growing life insurance companies and offers a diverse range of wealth management.

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Village Financial Services Ltd.

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Village Financial Services Ltd. operates as a microfinance company.

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Dhanlaxmi Bank

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Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd. is a group of ambitious and enterprising entrepreneurs.

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Sumeru Enterprise Tiger Business Solutions

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Enterprise Tiger platform has all the right components needed for enterprise digitalization.

ICICI Bank

myCFO

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MyCFO is a leading implementation services company

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Utkarsh Micro Finance

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Utkarsh Micro Finance, a non-banking finance company (NBFC), provides financial and non-financial services to the unbanked population.

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Jaysel

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We’re a fin-tech company based in India & we hope to live in a world where everyone has access to financial services.

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Kotak Mahindra Bank

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Kotak Mahindra Bank is a one-stop shop for all banking needs and is the fourth-largest private sector bank in India.

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Allahabad Bank

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Allahabad Bank was by a group of Europeans at Allahabad.

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Payzello

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Payzello is a mobile-first bank account, credit and payment solution provider.

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Billionloans

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Billionloans is a technology-enabled financial services company.

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HeyMojo, Inc

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Heymojo bots boost your sales by engaging your customers in real-time and generating high quality conversation qualified leads (CQL).

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cKers Finance

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An innovation led market-maker venture for debt financing of sustainable energy in India.

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Reserve Bank of India

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Reserve Bank of India is a central banking institution that controls the monetary policy of the Indian Rupee.

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iCreate Software

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iCreate Software develops BI and analytic solutions for banking and financial services industry.

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Fox Capital

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Fox Capital vision to redefine and reinvent SME and micro lending opportunities in India.

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Federal Bank

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The Federal Bank Limited is an old private sector banks that contributes to retail, SMEs, and agricultural sectors.

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Escrowpay India

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Escrowpay India is a neutral, online and convenient escrow platform.

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IFMR Rural Channels and Services

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IFMR Rural Channels and Services provides a range of financial products and services to individuals and enterprises.

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CyborgIntell

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Enterprise AI Software Company

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Save Solutions

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A Financial services provided Company.

ICICI Bank

Canara Bank

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Canara Bank provides banking products and services in India and internationally.

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Punjab National Bank

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Punjab National Bank Offering personal, social, agricultural, international and corporate banking services.

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