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Payments & the journey of Indian business: in-conversation with Akash Sinha of Cashfree Payments

May 22, 2024 Vishal Krishna
Payments & the journey of Indian business: in-conversation with Akash Sinha of Cashfree Payments
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The UpstreamLife
Payments & the journey of Indian business: in-conversation with Akash Sinha of Cashfree Payments
May 22, 2024
Vishal Krishna

In this episode we speak with Akash Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of Cashfree Payments. We discover how India is changing with digital payments and how the smart phone generation loves easy checkout experiences. 

00:00 - Introduction of Cashfree Payments.
01:05 - The early journey as a developer.
04:42 - Scaling up a company and a product.
05:50 - Transitions in the payment economy in India.
13:27 - Building industry first products.
19:30 - Innovating constantly as a fintech.
26:22 - How traditional businesses are going online in India?
32:00 - Going global as an Indian company.
37:00 - Becoming a leader and managing a large organisation.
41:16 - Payments and the evolution of tech, especially security.
44:30 - New technologies that Akash advices folks to learn.

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Show Notes

In this episode we speak with Akash Sinha, the CEO and co-founder of Cashfree Payments. We discover how India is changing with digital payments and how the smart phone generation loves easy checkout experiences. 

00:00 - Introduction of Cashfree Payments.
01:05 - The early journey as a developer.
04:42 - Scaling up a company and a product.
05:50 - Transitions in the payment economy in India.
13:27 - Building industry first products.
19:30 - Innovating constantly as a fintech.
26:22 - How traditional businesses are going online in India?
32:00 - Going global as an Indian company.
37:00 - Becoming a leader and managing a large organisation.
41:16 - Payments and the evolution of tech, especially security.
44:30 - New technologies that Akash advices folks to learn.

Thanks for Listening! Follow Us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn or Find us on YouTube