Kotak: Kotak 811 Opens 600,000 Accounts Monthly, 70-75% of Bank Total
Jay Kotak · Ep #5 | EdTech What’s Broken, What’s Next? With Nikhil, Ronnie Screwvala , Gaurav Munjal & Jay Kotak · Nikhil Kamath · Jun 11, 2023 · at 52:46
Jay Kotak (Vice President, Kotak 811) breaks down the scale and operational metrics of Kotak Mahindra Bank's digital banking platform.
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“We do around six lakh accounts a month. So we will take 20,000 odd a day, which is considerable. So eight, one now contributes 70, 70 to 75% of the total accounts that Kotak opens.”
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