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More work needed to be done in Indian fintech sector: MobiKwik CFO

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More work needed to be done in Indian fintech sector: MobiKwik CFO

MobiKwik Co-Founder and CFO Upasana Taku said it's an exciting time to be in India's fintech sector but there is much more work that's needed to be done. "400-500 million Indians are actively paying digitally...everyone else is still on cash," she said. "The overall market opportunity is still...very large...Next 20 years it's going to be a growth story," she added.

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