CrackingFintech players in various stages of onboarding: ONDC’s Koshy
Fintech players like Aditya Birla Finance, Karnataka Bank, Tata Capital, Canara Bank and Bajaj Finserv are in various stages of integration with the government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), its chief executive T Koshy told ET.
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Budget 2024Tune in for all updates on Interim Budget 2024ONDC had published specifications and protocols for players in the financial sector (for credit, insurance, and mutual funds) to onboard onto the network in November last year.
Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitEntities wanting to offer credit and help borrowers would act as buyer and seller network participants. Some early adopters with three lenders and four buyer applications formed part of a pilot which was used to test the platform."This was to provide small loans to individuals or proprietary concerns. On the lender side, the participant was DMI Finance, and on the buyer side Easypay, who completed a few real transactions in which borrowers put in requests, and the lender was able to evaluate the details and sanction the loan," Koshy explained.Now, these entities are required to refine and scale up, he said. "The building blocks must be fine-tuned so that operations can be efficient and get more people to participate. Now we will go through these transactions to fine-tune the process, and then start scaling up," he said.In the meantime, many other enterprises have also started their integration. "One can see more transactions by mid or end of February," he added.Discover the stories of your interestBlockchain5 StoriesCyber-safety7 StoriesFintech9 StoriesE-comm9 StoriesML8 StoriesEdtech6 StoriesThe buyer apps of the first cohort with seven participants include Easypay, PayNearby, Rapidor, and Tata Digital, and the lenders DMI Finance, Aditya Birla, and Karnataka Bank."Out of these, DMI Finance and Easypay did the first set of transactions. Now, many of these participants will complete their integration with the network. Initially, it was limited to known consumers. Now they will promote to larger clients. This will happen in the next couple of weeks. The transactions are happening smoothly," Koshy said.InsuranceThere is a cohort with six participants working in insurance too - Insurance Dekho, Policy Bazaar, Clinic 360, on the buyer side, and Bajaj Allianz, Aditya Birla Health, and Kotak General, on the seller side - but they are getting ready to do the first trial transactions starting with motor, health, and marine insurance. This will take five to eight weeks to take off, Koshy said.Mutual fundsONDC had also published specifications for mutual funds for small investments. A small cohort of four participants are working on it. "Real transactions will start scaling by April. In the next financial year, there will be active promotion of these services by various players," he said.
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Budget 2024Tune in for all updates on Interim Budget 2024ONDC had published specifications and protocols for players in the financial sector (for credit, insurance, and mutual funds) to onboard onto the network in November last year.
Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Professional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitEntities wanting to offer credit and help borrowers would act as buyer and seller network participants. Some early adopters with three lenders and four buyer applications formed part of a pilot which was used to test the platform."This was to provide small loans to individuals or proprietary concerns. On the lender side, the participant was DMI Finance, and on the buyer side Easypay, who completed a few real transactions in which borrowers put in requests, and the lender was able to evaluate the details and sanction the loan," Koshy explained.Now, these entities are required to refine and scale up, he said. "The building blocks must be fine-tuned so that operations can be efficient and get more people to participate. Now we will go through these transactions to fine-tune the process, and then start scaling up," he said.In the meantime, many other enterprises have also started their integration. "One can see more transactions by mid or end of February," he added.Discover the stories of your interestBlockchain5 StoriesCyber-safety7 StoriesFintech9 StoriesE-comm9 StoriesML8 StoriesEdtech6 StoriesThe buyer apps of the first cohort with seven participants include Easypay, PayNearby, Rapidor, and Tata Digital, and the lenders DMI Finance, Aditya Birla, and Karnataka Bank."Out of these, DMI Finance and Easypay did the first set of transactions. Now, many of these participants will complete their integration with the network. Initially, it was limited to known consumers. Now they will promote to larger clients. This will happen in the next couple of weeks. The transactions are happening smoothly," Koshy said.InsuranceThere is a cohort with six participants working in insurance too - Insurance Dekho, Policy Bazaar, Clinic 360, on the buyer side, and Bajaj Allianz, Aditya Birla Health, and Kotak General, on the seller side - but they are getting ready to do the first trial transactions starting with motor, health, and marine insurance. This will take five to eight weeks to take off, Koshy said.Mutual fundsONDC had also published specifications for mutual funds for small investments. A small cohort of four participants are working on it. "Real transactions will start scaling by April. In the next financial year, there will be active promotion of these services by various players," he said.