The 2025 Fintech Roundtable, co-hosted by PanScience Innovations (PSI) and the MeitY-NASSCOM Center of Excellence, convened top investors, fintech leaders, and innovators to explore the evolving role of AI in financial services. Held on January 16th, 2025, at NASSCOM's Innovation Hub in Gurgaon,the event facilitated deep conversations on how AI is reshaping fintech, from streamlining operations tounlocking new revenue models.

AI & Fintech: What’s Driving the Next Wave of Innovation?

As fintech continues to mature, the discussion revolved around critical success factors for startups,including:

• AI-Driven Differentiation: How fintech startups can leverage AI for hyper-personalization, frauddetection, and automation.‍
• Navigating Regulatory Complexity: The increasing role of RegTech solutions in ensuringcompliance and scalability.
• ‍Investor Perspectives on Market Gaps: Identifying emerging opportunities in WealthTech, Embedded Finance, and Cross-Border Payments.
• Scaling Smartly: Why capital efficiency, storytelling, and customer-centric innovation remain keydifferentiators.

Meet the Experts

Bringing together some of the most influential minds in the industry, the roundtable featured insights from:

1. Ashish Taneja – Founding Partner & CEO, GrowX Ventures
2. Abhishek Kakkar – Vice President, Indian Angel Network
3. Amit Singhal – Partner, Fluid Ventures/RTAF
4. Deepak Sharma – CEO & Managing Partner, Indian Accelerator
5. Aakanksha Sharma – Principal, General Catalyst
6. Rishiraj Kalita – Associate Vice President, Huddle Venturre
7. Brijesh Damodaran – Managing Partner, Auxano Capital
8. Sandesha Jaitapkar – Chief Operating Officer, Artha Group

Moderated by Dr. Anshul Vikram Pandey (PSI) and Sudhanshu Mittal (NASSCOM), the event provided arare opportunity for fintech founders and investors to align their vision on the future of AI-driven finance.

Want to Dive Deeper?

This is just a glimpse of the powerful insights shared at the 2025 Fintech Roundtable. For a more detailed breakdown of discussions, investor recommendations, and key takeaways, download the full report now!

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