Finin was the first consumer-facing neobank to launch in India
Bhaskar Majumdar · Bhaskar Majumdar, Founder of Unicorn India Ventures on his unconventional bets in Investing · Feb 23, 2021 · at 13:59
Bhaskar Majumdar, founder of Unicorn India Ventures, explains why his firm backed Indian neobank startup Finin.
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“Finin as you well know, is the first new bank to be launched in India from the consumer side.”
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