Kaushik: 70% of Chqbook's target small business segment lacked credit cards
Sushma Kaushik · Sushma Kaushik on the Exit thesis of Aavishkaar Capital & investing in socially responsible startups · Jun 7, 2020 · at 15:41
Sushma Kaushik, Partner at Aavishkaar Capital, explains the underpenetration of formal credit products among Indian kirana store owners.
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“So I was quite surprised to see that 70% of the customer segment did not have access to credit cards, right?”
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