Mintoak CEO: India's QR boom is just the launchpad for MSME embedded finance

At MSME Sparks 2026, Mintoak CEO Raman Khanduja argues that QR/UPI payments are only the beginning. The next wave: turning merchant transaction data into embedded finance and contextual lending, unlocking working capital and credit lines for small merchants across India.

— Filed Sun, 12 Jul, 2026, 11:04 IST · Source YourStory · Updated

Mintoak CEO Raman Khanduja at MSME Sparks 2026 argues India's QR/UPI payments are just the start; digital transaction data can unlock embedded finance and contextual lending to help MSME merchants access working capital and credit.

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Extends Mintoak's merchant-tech push beyond payments into lending. Follows Visa tapping Mintoak to arm APAC acquirers with a merchant SaaS stack, signaling ambitions across the merchant finance layer.

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