EP 175 : Building India's Payments Infrastructure - Akash Sinha (Co-founder & CEO, Cashfree Payments)

Akash is the co-founder and CEO of Cashfree Payments, a payments and banking technology company that enables businesses in India to collect payments online and make payouts. In this episode he spoke about the nuances of building the payments infrastructure, what to do and not do while partnering with financial institutions, being developer friendly and balancing growth and profitability in his conversation with Roshan Cariappa. Topics:00:00 Introduction01:28 Akash's thoughts on Fintech space03:25 Nuances of building the payment infrastructure06:47 Founding story of Cashfree 09:33 Learnings from the Y Combinator experience10:54 Team structure at Cashfree12:32 Cashfree's customer acquisition14:07 Do's and Don'ts of partnering with financial institutions15:46 Working with the policymakers and regulators17:28 Being developer friendly20:21 Balancing growth and profitability22:31 Working through the downturns ------------------------------------- Click HERE to get regular WhatsApp updates. ------------------------------------- Connect with Akash:LinkedIn | Twitter ------------------------------------- Connect with Us: LinkedIn | ​Twitter ------------------------------------- If you liked this episode, let us know by hitting the like button and share with your friends and family. Please also remember to subscribe to our channel and switch on the notifications to never miss an episode!