17 Oct 2026
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Fintech Founders in India

Discover inspiring Fintech founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Explore their startup journeys, challenges, turning points and achievements.

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma - Founder of Paytm
FinTech

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Founder & CEO • Paytm
📍 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Vijay Shekhar Sharma built Paytm around the shift from cash and recharge services toward mobile and QR-based payments.

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Harshil Mathur - Founder of Razorpay
FinTech

Harshil Mathur

Co-Founder & CEO • Razorpay
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Harshil Mathur co-founded Razorpay to simplify online payments and financial infrastructure for Indian businesses.

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Kunal Shah - Founder of CRED
FinTech

Kunal Shah

Founder • CRED
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Kunal Shah founded CRED after earlier building FreeCharge, making him one of India's best-known repeat fintech entrepren...

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Sameer Nigam - Founder of PhonePe
FinTech

Sameer Nigam

Co-Founder & CEO • PhonePe
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sameer Nigam co-founded PhonePe and helped build a digital-payments platform used at massive scale across India.

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Nithin Kamath - Founder of Zerodha
FinTech

Nithin Kamath

Founder & CEO • Zerodha
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Nithin Kamath founded Zerodha and helped popularize low-cost online stockbroking in India.

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