: Equitas Small Finance Bank launches 'Equitech' to help fintech startups #FinanceIndia #StockMarketNEWS Equitas Small Finance Bank launches 'Equitech' to help fintech start-ups Hyderabad, Aug 9

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Equitas Small Finance Bank launches 'Equitech' to help fintech startups #FinanceIndia #StockMarketNEWS
Equitas Small Finance Bank launches 'Equitech' to help fintech start-ups Hyderabad, Aug 9 (KNN) Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched ‘Equitech’ – a Fintech Accelerator aimed at the start-up ecosystem.

According to an official statement on Monday, the program was launched on August 7 and the application process for the enrolment has commenced. The program aims to augment the fintech ideas into outcome-driven partnerships with key focus on product and customer acquisition.

It is a unique program designed to scale -up and help Fintechs curate their products and define a go-to-market strategy. This will help the Fintechs to reach the next level and take its product to the market in a more targeted manner, the statement added.

Equitech will be focusing on Banking Technology such as Payments, Lending, CASA, Transaction Banking, API banking, Governance & Regulations as well as other technologies such as Agri-tech, Banking tech, Clean Energy, Government Tech and other horizontal segments across key focus areas.

The shortlisted firms will be granted direct access to a world class infrastructure through Equitas Small Finance Bank’s tech platform and API sandbox for product development. There will be specific cohorts along with mentors and a panel of experts, the start-ups will work closely with these experts to create their products, Equitas will provide the necessary support required fr0m legal and regulatory aspects.

Deep-dive sessions with a pool of mentors/core groups including industry experts will be an added advantage to the budding entrepreneurs. The selected Fintech may also get to service Equitas SFB either as their first commercial business partner or as a co-brand partner.

Speaking on the occasion, Murali Vaidyanathan, Senior President and Country Head – Branch Banking - Liabilities, Products & Wealth, Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited, said, “As a leading small finance bank, we are excited and proud to present the striving Fintech entrepreneurs with an opportunity to realize their dreams and present them with various avenues to step-up their fintech idea. The program is unique and carefully planned to support the growing entrepreneurs to achieve their goal and benefit the society. We are certain that the program will be a golden opportunity for the aspirants to learn fr0m some of the best industry mentors and accelerate growth by allowing access to world class infrastructure and support to develop their products and ideas. We are confident that this initiative will be promoting some of the greatest digital innovations for the future. ”

“Indian Fintech ecosystem is experiencing exponential growth fr0m almost all of the sub segments ranging fr0m Payments and RegTech to Robo-advisory and Blockchain.