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On this episode, host Akhil Handa (CDO at Bank of Baroda), is joined by Prateek Mehta, Co-founder & CBO at Scripbox and Co-founder & CEO at Upwardly. Akhil and Prateek talk about how Prateek founded a Fintech company (Upwardly) that he sold to Scripbox, being in the consumer internet space, being a banker in the early days of his career, how he got into the world of consumer internet, and how he got to this point in his professional life. Prateek also talks about realising that most Indians save, but they don't know what to do with their money, the many problems that exist in that regard - from problems with discovering where you can invest, to problems with data assimilation. Prateek further discussed how good quality wealth management, how it is so costly in India, and how the prices have just gone up. Akhil and Prateek also talk about how in 2019, Scripbox and Upwardly got to talking, realised they had the same vision, and so they merged together.

So what exactly is Scripbox? What was the intention behind it?

Prateek explains how it's easy to get overwhelmed when trying to understand where to invest and to put your money. Therefore, Scripbox is there to simplify this process for consumers.

Akhil also asks Prateek about whether Scripbox offers an international investments product, the need to add and create value, the global tech theme in the investing space, and lots more. Prateek also shares some tips and advice for someone starting out on their investment journey and also touch upon the topic of cryptocurrencies and blockchain and what Prateek thinks of investing in them. Tune in and find out.

Presented by Bank of Baroda.

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Welcome to Fintalks @ bob World, a show where we bring together some of the biggest entrepreneurs and pioneers in India’s booming digital space.

On this first episode hosted by Akhil Handa, Chief Digital Officer at Bank of Baroda, Akhil is joined by Jitendra Gupta, Founder & CEO of Jupiter. Jiten has more than 18 years of experience in the banking and fintech space. He founded LazyPay and PayU, and also Citrus Pay. Before that, he worked at ICICI Bank for 7 years. So, Jiten was the perfect person to start out this show with.

In the episode, Akhil and Jiten talk about trends in the fintech industry as Jiten sees them, how one can build a scalable business model in this space, Jiten's current venture Jupiter, wanting to build a customer-first service, aspiring to be one of the largest players in the financial place, the significance of the name 'Jupiter', what is creating excitement in the eco-system right now, and lots more. They also discuss how Jiten's experience has been working and partnering with Bank of Baroda, and gives some advice for young and budding entrepreneurs. Tune in for an extremely unique episode.

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Did you know that in the first 6 months of 2021 Indian startups have already raised $12.1 billion, beating the last calendar year’s overall funding by $1 billion? As we move towards being a 5 trillion dollar economy, India is emerging as one of the biggest global marketplaces. How is this affecting the startup ecosystem? And how is the fintech sector preparing to lead this march into the future?
Welcome to Fintalks @ bob World - a show where we bring together some of the biggest entrepreneurs and pioneers in India’s booming digital space. Powered by Bank of Baroda, this show explores India’s startup culture and the exciting road ahead. Join us, 20th July onwards, only on IVM Podcasts.

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