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Slice rolls out UPI credit card and opens UPI-powered bank branch in Bengaluru

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Slice rolls out UPI credit card and opens UPI-powered bank branch in Bengaluru
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Slice rolls out UPI credit card and opens UPI-powered bank branch in Bengaluru According to the company, the Slice UPI credit card comes with no joining or annual charges. Users can scan QR codes or make UPI payments to access their credit lines. Fintech company Slice has launched a UPI credit card and opened a UPI-powered physical bank branch in Bengaluru, following its merger with North East Small Finance Bank. The Slice UPI credit card offers up to 3% cashback on all spends and includes a feature called Slice in 3, allowing customers to convert purchases into three interest-free instalments. The newly opened branch in Koramangala includes UPI-integrated services, self-service kiosks, and a UPI-enabled ATM supporting deposits and withdrawals. Customers can also open accounts and access other banking products at the branch. Slice aims to integrate credit more closely with UPI and expand access to users outside the traditional credit ecosystem. Unlike most fintech companies that rely on third-party banking partners, Slice operates as a bank, controlling its infrastructure, including core banking systems and credit underwriting. Slice recently passed a resolution to rebrand North East Small Finance Bank as Slice Small Finance Bank. The merger was completed in October last year. In a media interview, Slice founder Rajan Bajaj said the bank has turned profitable on a monthly basis and the group aims to go public in the next three to four years. The Bengaluru-based company has raised nearly $400 million in funding, including a $220 million Series B round led by Tiger Global and Insight Partners. Tiger Global is the largest stakeholder, followed by Insight Partners.

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RBI approves Rajan Bajaj as MD and CEO of Slice

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RBI approves Rajan Bajaj as MD and CEO of Slice
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Snippets RBI approves Rajan Bajaj as MD and CEO of Slice Fintech company Slice has announced the appointment of its founder, Rajan Bajaj, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Bajaj previously served as Executive Director of the company. The appointment has been approved by the Slice Board, shareholders, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Bajaj founded Slice in 2016 and led the company from a consumer fintech startup into a regulated bank following its merger with North East Small Finance Bank in 2024. The company claims to have served more than 20 million registered users, employs over 3,000 people, and has raised over $250 million from prominent investors including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, and Advent International. Bajaj built Sliceโ€™s lending distribution and payments businesses under GIPL. In 2019, he also established Quadrillion Finance, QFPL, a wholly-owned NBFC of GIPL that extended credit to retail customers and small businesses using technology-led underwriting and efficient risk processes. QFPL was profitable and, along with GIPL, later merged into Sliceโ€™s banking entity. Over the last three quarters of FY26, Slice reported a Profit After Tax of Rs 27.97 crore. Asset quality remains stable, supported by disciplined underwriting and in-house risk infrastructure. Within one year of commencing full banking operations, more than 4 million savings accounts have been opened with it. Commenting on the appointment, Bajaj said, โ€œI am grateful to the Reserve Bank of India and our Board for the confidence they have placed in me. More people need banking in India today than at any point in our country's history. The digital infrastructure to serve them well and at a fraction of the traditional cost now exists. And for the first time, technology makes it possible to offer every customer the kind of financial products that until recently were only available to the wealthiest few.โ€ Slice operates as a full-stack bank, offering solutions such as the Slice savings account, Slice fixed deposits, Slice UPI, Slice borrow, the Slice UPI credit card, and Indiaโ€™s first UPI-led bank branch.

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