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Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Who should be the CEO of a fintech startup? Finance expert, Technology expert or not an expert?

Over the past few months, I’ve been reading and interacting with a lot of fintech startups. It is indeed an interesting and fascinating space, with so many innovations and disruptions which have the ...

05 Oct 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

CMO required for a fintech startup? NO NO NO!

A few days ago I read an article in the Times of India “Freelance CFO”s, the unsung startup heroes” which mentioned the increasing trend of startups hiring CFO Advisory / consulting services to help ...

28 Sep 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Why understanding human behaviors is key for payments innovations?

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to connect and converse with Stanford professor B J Fogg around next generation payments solutions and how there is a strong linkage between consumer adoption of ...

21 Sep 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Why getting the basics right is absolutely essential for fintech startups?

Anyone wise and who wished me well always said “Get the Basics Right”.... Looking back, no one really ever told me why? I mostly figured this out on my own - and many times the hard way. So why are th...

14 Sep 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

7 Treasured Lessons from 7 years in Corporate Innovation Initiatives

"You can't solve a problem on the same level that it was created. You have to rise above it to the next level." - Albert Einstein "Innovation opportunities do not come with the tempest ...

08 Sep 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

'FREE' - List of Blog Topics to last your fintech startup for 1 year

As a fintech startup, do you struggle to find keep your blog alive? You're not alone! If I had to create a list of the questions around blogging that I get asked most of the time, the top questions wo...

31 Aug 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Mobile Payments - Technology in quest of an EXPERIENCE to CREATE?

Let me start with a personal confession | For the very first time in my life, I used Uber in June 2015. Why? Out of sheer necessity. Needless to say, after one experience as a user – I’ve become their...

24 Aug 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Best time for fintech startups? - Yes! Yes! Yes!

FinTech Investments Quadruple , UBS Is Spending Big Money on Fintech Startups , A listing of 1208 fintech startup, The 7 hottest Fintech companies in the silicon valley - These are some of the rece...

16 Aug 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Mergers and Acquisitions : Marriage - Any similarity?

According to a Forbes article, 2015 could be the best year for M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) since the financial crisis. The article mentions "According to data from Thomson Reuters analyze...

10 Aug 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

The Mobile Payments Game - Is the winning move about 'habit' formation?

My late grandmothers (paternal / maternal) never really went to a bank their entire life. Simply because most of their financial needs were taken care of by immediate family. Whenever she needed cash,...

03 Aug 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

Got cash? Invest in a 'start-up'!

Did you know that in the first 6 months of 2015, Indian startups have raised $3.5 Bn ? Almost every other day a new startup idea is funded. The sheer numbers, the ideas and innovations will blow your...

27 Jul 2015
Nischala Murthy Kaushik

A mollet for the masses - 9 pieces that complete the puzzle

Did you know that the word “wallet” has been in use since the late 14th century to refer to a bag or knapsack for carrying articles? And that in the 19th century, wallets could be used for carrying mo...

21 Jul 2015

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