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STATE OF THE FINTECH
UNION 2022
Balance between Sustainability, Innovation & Regulation

August 2022

Fintech Landscape - Mission Critical for Indian Economy   1
STATE OF THE FINTECH UNION 2022 - Balance between Sustainability, Innovation & Regulation
State of the Fintech Union Report 2022   2
STATE OF THE FINTECH UNION 2022 - Balance between Sustainability, Innovation & Regulation
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business      Early stage investors targeting companies in the Indian
        and society to tackle their most important challenges and      consumer and enterprise market. Matrix Partners began
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Fintech Landscape Today: Too Big to Fail!                                                                                              3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

              01
          Fintech
                                                                  02
                                                          Profitability, Innovation
                                                                                        03
                                                                                         Action
         Landscape                                            and Governance             Agenda
Mission Critical for                                            Breaking the          Unlocking the
 Indian Economy                                                 compromise            full potential

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Executive Summary

T
       he Indian Fintech landscape has              their financials and enable cost controls as       Communicate early & proactively with
       reached a scale to establish a strong        needed, to be able to continue innovative          regulators to shape enabling provisions
       position in the Global financial             investments and scale                              for new business model
services market and be benchmarked for
                                                                                                     • Win your customer’s trust – Be known for
its speed of innovation, customer inclusion         Our survey with 125+ Founders/CXOs of
                                                                                                       taking hard decisions because they are
and growth. Clocking over $800 Bn+ annual           top Fintechs and Incumbents revealed that
                                                                                                       right
payments transaction value, Fintechs                product expansion, ARPU and monetization
have made a strong contribution to Indian           are the key priorities and biggest challenges    • Tap domestic capital markets – Debt
economy, and play a powerful role in the            for the industry today. More than 70% of           investor contribution, corporate treasury,
provision of full-fledged financial services to     respondents believe most Fintechs may not          hedge funds, etc. Repivot to domestic
all Indians. We see this collective segment         be profitable in the next 2-3 years. While         capital and equity partnerships with large
to be mission critical for the $5 trillion Indian   scale is an important driver of profitability,     incumbents when global forces dry up
economy                                             early stage focus on ‘unit economics’ is a
                                                                                                     • Grow together – Build a strong
                                                    critical orientation needed. With the race
                                                                                                       partnership DNA and leverage incumbent
We have a game changing 5 years ahead               for customer acquisition, and surging
                                                                                                       knowledge and expertise in the innovation
of us - the financial services landscape is         funding over the last 5 years, profitability
                                                                                                       journey
expected to have many strong actors on              and compliance has been an after thought
the stage – large Incumbents, niche as              for many players. As the industry matures        Incumbents have an important role as well:
well as diversified Non-Banks, new-age              and regulatory controls strengthen, “Fin” in
and mature Fintechs, Aggregators and                Fintech will become big and bold.
Financial Service Providers, integrated
multi-industry Ecosystems and Technology            As we move ahead, there are a few key
& Data partners. COVID has pressure tested          imperatives for our Fintech founders:
the business models and balance sheet
strength of Indian Fintechs. While some             • Profitability from Day 2: “Fin” as
businesses went through closure, a sizeable           important as “Tech” – While customer
number of Fintechs have survived and                  acquisition and growth is important,
demonstrated their “immunity” to withstand            deeper understanding of banking
such adverse events. Funding inflows                  revenue pools and designing for
went through a plunge of nearly 40-50%                profitable operations from the get-go
when COVID hit, driven by weaker Foreign              will be critical to success
investor funding, but the rebound post
                                                    • Embrace compliance by design, not as
that (70-80%+) has given some runway
                                                      an afterthought! – While profitability
to Fintechs. As we see a ‘funding winter’
                                                      will give runway, compliance will help in
coming, Fintechs will need to re-evaluate
                                                      creating sustainable growth models.

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• Joint innovation and mentorship –                      for the global financial services industry.
     Jointly innovate in compliance and                     As we move towards a maturing fintech
     governance areas (e.g., cyber security),               landscape, these “4C’s & a B” of policy
     while also guiding and mentoring                       enablers will go a long way in supporting
     Fintechs                                               the industry:
   • Set-up to live in a two-speed world                    • Consistency: Improve clarity and
     – Build partnership BUs, enhance                         consistency across regulating bodies
     and simplify operations, technology                      (e.g., KYC norms),
     and processes, while maintaining
                                                            • Communication: Continue active
     governance and risk controls
                                                              dialogue through fintech ‘sounding
   • Proactively participate in open network                  board’, while keeping pace with ongoing
     models – Embrace data democratization,                   innovations, ambiguity and challenges
     open credit enablement (OCEN),                           Fintechs are facing
     Account Aggregator models. Invest in
                                                            • Collaboration: Easing restrictions,
     layering private innovation on public
                                                              building clear market standard
     features to drive economic and strategic
                                                              interfaces to facilitate collaborative
     advantage
                                                              business models, and simplifying go-to-
   • Contribute to a more inclusive policy                    market of these models
     framework – Active involvement with
                                                            • Calibration: Differentiated regulatory
     regulators as they develop and advance
                                                              approach for ‘early-stage’ vs ‘scaled-up’
     financial sector, to promote engagement
                                                              Fintechs for regulatory supervisioning,
     with Fintechs and ease collaboration
                                                              introducing ‘Reg labs’ for controlled
  India’s regulatory policy framework and                     environment operations and testing
  infrastructure has been a poster child
                                                            • Benchmarked to Global: Capture
                                                              learnings that enabled growth in Global
                                                              markets and ensure we are moving in
                                                              tandem and not behind the curve on
                                                              innovation, policy and infrastructure
                                                              advancements

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           Fintech Landscape
           Mission Critical for Indian Economy

Stateofof
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           Fintech       Union
                   Union 2022    Report 2022     8
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Indian Fintech Industry: Leaping forward fast

      India: #3 in Fintech strength                                                                        Significant strides in UPI

            USA                                                         22,290                    16%

                                                                                                         $800 Bn+    UPI Transaction Value for CY212
            UK                                                             8,870                  15%

            India                                                          7,460                 20%
                                                                                                          35 Bn+     UPI Transaction Volume for CY212

            Canada                                                          2,770                  7%

                                                                                                           97%       UPI Transactions Value growth2
            Australia                                                      2,640                   9%

            China                                                          2,530                  10%

         # Fintechs as on Jun’221                      CAGR of number of Fintechs over CY 2019-2022

Source: 1. Traxcn data as on Jul’22 2. UPI data from NPCI, CAGR represents value increase from CY19-21

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And occupying a significant space in the Global Fintech Landscape

                                               USA                        UK   China   India   Canada   Australia

    Funding ($)
                                            129 Bn                    40 Bn    37 Bn   29 Bn    7 Bn     5 Bn
    (Jan’17 - Jul’22)

                                                                                                                    14%
                                                                                                                    share of Global
    # Deals
                                             5,843                    1,951    794     2,084    282       429       Fintech Funding
    (Jan’17- Jul’22)

                                                                                                                    #2
                                                                                                                    on Deal volume

    #Listed FinTechs
                                                174                       52    60      37      51        59
    as on Jul’22

                                                                                                                    #4
                                                                                                                    in Unicorn
                                                                                                                    strength
    #Unicorns
                                                172                       30    36      23       6         4
    as on Jul’22

Source: Tracxn data as on Jul’22, Cumulative data from Jan’17 to Jul’22

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Rapid surge in new Fintechs over the last 5 years
       # Fintechs in India                                                                                                                  8,000

         Unicorns as of Jul’22, placed on their start date
                                                                                                    Groww, Acko, Digit

                                                                                            PhonePe, Zeta

                                                  PayTM, Zerodha                                                                            6,000
                           Policybazaar                                              Razorpay,                           One Card
                                                                                     OfBusiness
                                         Mobikwik

                                                                                                            Coinswitch, Cred Avenue,        4,000
                                                         ChargeBee                                          Open, Oxyzo
 Bill Desk
                                                                                                                  BharatPe, Coin DCX,
                                                                                                                  Slice, CRED
Pine Labs                                                                                                                                   2,000

                                                                                                                                            0
2006 2007             2008         2009    2010      2011    2012    2013   2014   2015   2016    2017   2018   2019     2020    2021 2022 H1

 0.1      0.2          0.1         0.2      0.1      0.2      0.1     0.1   0.4    2.2    0.8     4.0     2.1    4.2       3.2      9.8   3.4
Annual Equity Funding ($Bn)

   Many large fintechs had started operations from 2008, with Neobanks being the recent entrants. While the number of
   fintechs scaled up between 2014 and 2021, funding was low till 2015 after which the sector received rapid funding boost.
   COVID further boosted payments space, leading to 210% spike in funding between CY 2020 and 2021. With rising funding
   and valuations, we have a seen an acceleration in the rate at which Fintechs have become unicorns vs the past

Source: Traxcn data as on Jul’22

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With many of them moving up the valuation pyramid
      Thriving ecosystem couple with a surge in digital adoption has
      catapulted the market to a high growth and valuation trajectory

                                                                Indian Fintech                                                     Indian Fintech
                                                              landscape in 2020                                                  landscape in 2022

Decacorn (>$10 Bn)                                                            1                                                             1
Unicorns ($1-10 Bn)
                                                                              7                                                           22
Soonicorns ($0.5-1 Bn)                                                        5                                                            12
Century Club FinTechs
($100-500 Mn)                                                              39                                                              41
Minicorns ($1-100 Mn)                                                    200                                                             380
Source: Tracxn data as on Jul’22 ,excludes early stage Fintechs which have valuation below $1Mn

                                                                             Indian fintechs are reaching scale and industry is moving towards becoming mission
                       Yashraj Erande                                        critical, thus having a national role to play in achieving India’s pursuit of 5Tr economy.
                       Managing Director &                                   Fintechs and conventional players will co-exist as the need to work together is
                       Partner, BCG                                          becoming imperative to provide a holistic experience to customer with best of both
                       Erande.Yashraj@bcg.com                                worlds. Having good compliance systems will smoothen the process of collaborating
                                                                             as willingness of partners to collaborate with compliant fintechs will be higher.

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And creating their niche, by driving inclusion

         LendingTechs                                  PayTechs                       WealthTechs

       NTC coverage                                   UPI Adoption                  Activating clients

                                                         Market share in             Market share in active
     New-to-credit customer share
                                                       UPI transaction value            broking clients

          36%                              Fintechs    93%               Fintechs    80%               Fintech
                                                                                                       broking

           22%                             Banks         7%              Banks        20%              Traditional
                                                                                                       broking

Source: Invest India report 22’, BCG Analysis

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Breakthrough customer coverage, garnering investor interest

      Fintech customers in India

2021                                                                              Growth Rate                                                  2022
Digital payments (MAU - PhonePe1)

                            125 Mn+                                                         32%                                                                   165 Mn+
Digital investments (MAU - Groww2)

                            4.5 Mn+                                                       100%                                                                    9 Mn+
Neo-Banking (#Customers - NiyoX3)

                            2.5 Mn+                                                          60%                                                                  4 Mn+

1. Phone Pe’s (market leader) MAUs for Jun’21 and Apr’22 2. Groww’s (market leader) MAUs for Mar’21 and Mar’22 3. NiyoX’s registered base for Aug’21 and Jul’22
Source: 1. PhonePe’s report Apr’22, Press search 2. Credit Suisse - Sensor Tower Data - Mar’22 3. Press Search

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Fintech industry has received a booster funding shot – Maturing,
but still in high growth phase
       Equity funding and deal count in                                    While Series D+ funding has grown,
       India has been on a rise                                            ~60% is still in Angel, Seed & Series A-C

                                                                       Funding series split in India (%)​
                                         521
                                                                                                 7%                    6%
                                                                        14%          19%                       18%
                               372
       302

                                                                                                48%            44%     52%
                                                              228                   58%

                            26%                                         86%
                                         9.8

                                                                                                45%            38%     42%
        4.0                        4.2                       3.5                    23%

       CY 17                   CY 19     CY 21         CY 22 H1       CY 14       CY 16        CY 18         CY 20 H1 CY 22
                      # Deals            Deal Amount ($Bn)                    Angel & Seed          Series A,B,C     Series D+

   •     Equity funding into Indian fintechs has grown at a CAGR 26% over last 4 years, but more rapidly so from 2020
         onwards, fueled by the post-pandemic impact of high growth via increased digital services adoption.​
   •     The increasing number of late-stage financing rounds is another indicator of increased maturity of Indian fintechs​

Source: Tracxn data as on Jul’22

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Global investors taking a strong seat at the funding table

                                                                                            Overall
                                                                                        funding in 2021

                                                                                             $9.8 Bn

                                                               $3.5 Bn
                         Global investor                                                                       $6.3 Bn
                         funding in 2021                                                                                                                Indian investor
                                                                                                                                                        funding

   •     Indian Fintech growth story continues to hold strong, with ~150 deals/quarter & $9.8 Bn funding in 2021
   •     However, last few quarters have seen multiple shifts, largely owing to macroeconomic conditions, i.e., impending
         possibility of recession and high inflation globally

Note: Indian Investor funding refers to deals in which each investor is headquartered in India and Global Investor funding refers to deals in which each investor is headquartered outside India. Offshore arms of
foreign entities set up in India are tagged as Indian. Deals in which there is a mix of Indian and Foreign Investors have been split in respective categories using the same ratio as for regular Indian & Global deals
Source: Venture Intelligence data for CY 21, Tracxn data CY 21

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Valuation profile tilting from Payments to Lending & WealthTech

      India Fintech Valuation split by segments (%)

                                                                 FY211                                                                                FY25E 2

          PayTechs                                             50%                                                                                    22%

          LendingTech                                           13%                                                                                   35%

          WealthTech                                            15%                                                                                   18%

          Neobanking                                             6%                                                                                   10%

          InsurTech                                             11%                                                                                   10%

With PayTechs having caused disruption in most areas, Lending & WealthTechs are now next in line
Note: Valuation profile does not add up to 100% as the remaining sits in SaaS
Source: 1.Tracxn, Valuation 2019 onwards 2. Capital IQ, Tracxn, Press Search, projections done considering the growth rates by segments and further expected trends

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Winter around the corner coupled with Tech Nationalism

  COVID-19 driven income                                        Rising demand for                              Looming liquidity                             Geopolitical tensions
    inequities- bias for                                        data protection to                             retreat drying up                              to enhance bias for
   consumer protection                                        increase compliance                               funding inflows                                   localization
      over innovation                                                 costs

    •     Backlash against                                •     ~$2.2 Mn average                           •     Q1 FY22 witnessed                           •   Data localization
          BNPL, PPI cards                                       total cost of a data                             largest decline in                              policies have
                                                                breach1                                          quarterly funding                               doubled from 67 to
    •     Reg. concerns re
                                                                                                                 since 20181                                     144 in last 5 years
          “excess” algorithmic                            •     High cost of
          unsecured lending                                     techno-legal solutions                     •     45% valuation                               •   Increasing barriers to
                                                                for preventing data                              decline (QoQ) for                               cross border scale/
                                                                misuse                                           Indian fintechs in                              data flows2
                                                                                                                 Q1 CY221

Source: 1. In 2021, World Bank Report, IBM Report, Inc 42, LNRS Report 2022, Reuters, UN Report 2. Winter Wardrobe, BCG PICUP Conference 2022 presentation

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Recent funding headwinds seen Globally and in India

       Global equity funding declined by 28%,                                                              While in India, dip has been a bit
       with an equivalent decline in deal flows                                                            steeper at 36% decline

                                                       991          1,019                                                 142
      912              874            846                                                            128                              124         133
                                                                                         723                    127
                                                                                                                                                                  95
                                                                         -28%
                                                                                                                                      3.8                -36%
                                                    53.4             54.4
      47.4           48.1           45.5                                                                                  2.7
                                                                                      27.9                      1.7                                1.9            1.6
                                                                                                    1.6

  Jan-Mar’21 Apr-Jun’21            Jul-Sep’21 Oct-Dec’21 Jan-Mar’22                  Apr-Jun’22   Jan-Mar’21 Apr-Jun’21 Jul-Sep’21 Oct-Dec’21   Jan-Mar’22      Apr-Jun’22

             #Global deals                   Global deal amt ($Bn)                                             #Deals             India deal amt ($Bn)

  •     Over the last 9 months1, $35.6 Bn has been pulled out by FPIs from Indian markets’, rupee is depreciating and at all
        time low of INR 79/$, prompting FPIs to withdraw money before further devaluation.
  •     A steep drop in funding of 36% from Q4 CY21 to Q2 CY22 is seen in India, which is in line with Global dip.
  •     The amount of dry powder with institutional investors (PE/VCs) has grown by $3.2 Bn in last 6 months2, indicating the
        potential flow of capital with improvement in macroeconomic fundamentals.

Source: Preqin, Tracxn data as on Jul’22, BCG analysis , 1. Oct’21-Jun’22, 2. Dec’21-Jun’22

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While most firms struggle, few firms flourish during downturns

      14% of companies improved growth and margin                                                                                    …and the performance gap
      in downturns, while 44% declined in both...                                                                                    between them is substantial

                                      Increasing sales growth                                                                  Revenue growth                               Change in
                                                                                          A                                       (CAGR)2                                  EBIT Margin2
                                                                                                                                 8.8%
                                                                                                                                                      +14pp

                                  14%                              14%
                                                                                                                                                                          2.9pp
  Shrinking                                                                                      Expanding                                                                                      +7pp
EBIT Margin                                                                                      EBIT Margin

                                 44%                              28%
                                                                                                                                            -4.7%                                     -4.4pp

                       B                                                                                                            A            B                             A            B

                                         Falling sales growth

1. Average across last four U.S. downturns since 1986; based on performance compared to three-year pre-downturn baseline for U.S. companies with at least $50M sales 2. Annualized revenue growth during the
downturn period 3. Compared to three-year average pre-downturn EBIT margin | Source: S&P Compustat and Capital IQ, BCG Henderson Institute

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02/03
               Profitability, Innovation
               and Governance
               Breaking the compromise

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Indian Fintech industry has reached COVID herd immunity
Rapid digital transition, driven by customer pull

      3x                                        Increase in UPI payments in
                                                2021 vs 2019
                                                                                                     Covid has accelerated
                                                                                                     things - Internally
                                                                                                     processes have
                                                                                                     changed, backend
                                                                                                     operations are more
                                                                                                     streamlined

   1.8x                                         Increase in retail digital lending from $110 Bn in
                                                2019 to $200 Bn in 2021
                                                                                                                 — MD, Bank

‘High digital portability’ of Fintech business models made
COVID a growth catalyst

                      Pushed industry towards many new innovative product                            Covid has pushed
                      launches                                                                       the industry towards
                                                                                                     digital payments and
                                                                                                     launching of multiple
                                                                                                     innovative products
                      Drove uptick in adoption of Fintech products and services
                      by broader customers segments like SME, Insurance, etc.

                                                                                                             — CXO, Fintech

                      Unlocked new incumbent partnership opportunities, and
                      eased collaboration due to accelerated digitization by
                      traditional players
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22, BCG analysis

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Certain segments stress tested more than others

Many business models challenged during COVID

                                                  Lending players have closed one or more

   20%                                            business lines.
                                                  Unsecured lending took greatest hit due to
                                                                                                    Collection effort on
                                                                                                    ground was disrupted.
                                                                                                    In India tele-collection
                                                  deterioration of asset quality
                                                                                                    is challenging

Headwinds experienced in some areas
                                                                                                                 — MD, Bank

                                   Caused a brief deterioration in asset quality coupled with
                                   disruption in on-ground collection efforts

                                                                                                    Credit risk has
                                   Forced business model re-imagination in high credit risk &       increased- via rise
                                   people intensive Fintech business models                         in insurance claims/
                                                                                                    default due to death

                                   Created concerns on investment climate, tightened
                                   availability of funding. Capital shift towards profitable unit
                                                                                                             — CXO, Fintech
                                   economics reducing runway for new Fintechs

Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22, BCG analysis

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Long road to profitability for Fintechs

                                                                                                            Fintechs not going to
                                                          Outlook more positive for Paytechs                turn profitable any time
                                                                                                            soon. Fundamentally,
                                                                                                            business drivers are
                                                                                                            not in the right place –
                                                                    InsurTech                         20%   not easy to pivot from
                                                                                                            growth to profitability

   20-30%                                                           Neobanking                        21%               — CXO, Bank

   % Respondents
   who believe
   Fintechs will be
                                                                    WealthTech                        24%
   profitable in next                                                                                       Fintechs are operating
                                                                                                            in the mode of getting
   2-3 years                                                        Lending fintechs                  24%   customers and then
                                                                                                            creating a business
                                                                                                            model

                                                                    PayTechs                          32%
                                                                                                                     — CEO, Fintech

Note: Q: Do you believe most fintechs in your sector will operate profitably in the next 2-3 years?
N=102 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

The last few months have been challenging for Fintechs in general with the “funding winter” approaching and pressure on demonstrating
profitability, besides customer acquisition. Fintechs that have a proven value proposition and business model will need to be prepared
to operate in the new environment and in a different context to sustain and thrive.

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Product Expansion and Hiring are top priorities

                                                      What are the top priorities for you and your business?

                                  Top 3 priorities                                                              Bottom 3 priorities

                                  Product expansion                                                                       Fundraising

                                         82%                                                                              36%
                                                                                   % Respondents
                                                                                  mentioning this as a
                                                                                        priority

                61%                                                  75%                                  44%                           44%
               Improving                                 Hiring right talent                             Cost reduction            Internal controls
            customer service

Note: Q: What are the top priorities for you and your business? (Rank in order)
N=102 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Fintech-Incumbent collaboration requires
some unlocks

      Challenges in fintech and incumbent collaboration                                                 The issue is to be able to
                                                                                                        extend our oversight into
                                                                                                        the partner. Regulation
(% Respondents who agree)                                                                               should extend to Fintechs
                                                                                                        in principle, not on paper

                                                                                                        — CXO, Bank

          57%                              54%                             53%            51%
                                                                                                        A lot of incumbents want to
                                                                                                        partner but are not ready.
                                                                                                        Incumbents are slow to push
                                                                                                        the boundary of customer
                                                                                                        experience

                                                                                                        — CEO, Fintech

         Low tech                         Operational                      Regulatory   Misalignment
        maturity of                       complexity                        hurdles/    of incentives   Lack of alignment on key
        uncumbent                                                          challenges                   measurable goals - Incumbents
                                                                                                        track profitability, Fintech
                                                                                                        focuses on valuation & scale

Note: Q: What are the challenges in fintech and incumbent collaboration?                                — Founder, Fintech
N= 102 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

Incumbents are perceiving Fintechs as partners and complementary capabilities. collaboration is seen as a powerful tool to bring
together, reach, innovative products and seamless customer experience. However, there are many challenges seen. Regulatory clarity
on what Fintechs and incumbents can do comes across as a strong enabler of efficient collaborative models. Other challenges to
collaboration seen are low capacity of incumbents, preparedness of incumbent tech stack, low trust factor, risk sharing, data sharing
and customer ownership

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Regulations highly effective in safeguarding risks and providing
level playing field

      Strong positive sentiment on                                                     ...however, few areas of
      regulatory environment along...                                                  enhancement felt

   % who agree/neutral that                                                        % who disagree that
   regulations                                                                     regulations

                                                                                                                               Regulators are
                                                                                                                               also adjusting and
                                                                                                                               understanding the new

     82%
                                                                                                                               models. Have been

   Safeguard risks                      72%                                            40%
                                                                                       Are consistent      35%
                                                                                                                               fairly supportive in
                                                                                                                               audit situations, it’s a
                                                                                                                               learning curve for all
                                        Provide level
                                                                                                         Provide flexibility
                                        playing field
                                                                                                                                 — Co-Founder, Fintech

Note: Q: What are your thoughts on the regulatory environment in your business area?
N=102 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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However, industry can benefit from clarity and harmonization

      Top areas with greatest need for harmonization and clarity

                                         % respondents who believe in need                                     % respondents who
                                         of harmonization across sectors                                       believe in need of clarity
                                                                                                                                                                  Data management guidelines
                                                                                                                                                                  are absolutely needed. They

                                                                91%                                                       63%
                                                                                                                                                                  will be a larger version of
Customer data                                                                                                                                                     data localization and have to
management                                                                                                                                                        gradually evolve

                                                                                                                                                                  — CXO, Fintech

KYC                                                             97%                                                       50%                                     Half the battles are won if KYC
                                                                                                                                                                  is sorted fully digitally. Country
                                                                                                                                                                  level regulators can come
                                                                                                                                                                  together and decide a common
                                                                                                                                                                  framework. Simplification and
                                                                                                                                                                  harmonization are needed
Cloud and data
localisation                                                    72%                                                       30%                                     — CXO, SFB

                                                                                                                                                                  AA is the step in the right
                                                                                                                                                                  direction towards open
Account Aggregator
                                                                91%
                                                                                                                                                                  banking. Needs policy push for
                                                                                                                                                                  cross-sector adoption
framework
                                                                                                                                                                  — President, Fintech

Note: Q: Which areas of regulations need clarity? (Multi-select); Q: Cross-sector harmonization across the following regulations will unlock value (Agree-disagree)
N=102 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Indian Regulators have introduced many progressive moves

      Respondents view on Top 3 Progressive Regulatory moves

                                                                                                           AA will be a game changer
Top 3                                                                                                      - will open up a lot of
progressive                                                                                                things. Needs policy
                                                                                                           push and some form of
regulatory                                                                                                 compensation structure to
                                                                                                Allowing
moves                                 Account                                    National
                                                                                                bureau
                                                                                                           be incorporated though

                                     Aggregator                                   Health                   — CXO, Fintech
                                                                                               access to
                                       model                                      Stack
                                                                                               Fintechs

% respondents
with positive
                                       93%                                     85%             81%
                                                                                                           Bureau access will enable
outlook                                                                                                    product innovation and
                                                                                                           process efficiencies going
                                                                                                           forward

                                                                                                           — CEO, Fintech

Note: Q: What is your outlook on the following regulations and their impact on the industry?
N=102 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

• Account Aggregator framework touted to be a baby step towards open banking and a powerful cross-sector enabler and a
  consent-based architecture.
• NHS hailed to create the UPI moment for health distribution, with opportunities for InsurTechs to create interfaces and apps for
  customers to access records, health services, thereby facilitating innovation in underwriting using this new data.
• Access to credit bureau information seen to positively impact industry via better risk assessment and reduced cost in procuring
  alternate data points

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Global Learning Exhibit #1: Data - India’s AA framework is a step ahead
in enabling secured sharing, democratization and sachetization

                                    India               China            Singapore          Korea               Australia

                                                                         Singapore                              Pursuant to
Centralized                       Account
                                                                         Financial Data                         Customer Data
sharing of                        Aggregator                                                 MyData
                                                                         Exchange (SFDX)                        Right and Open
customer data                     (AA)
                                                                                                                Banking Regs

Customer                                               Routed through
consent for data                                       licensed agency
sharing

Mandatory                         Joining AA                             Joining is         Joining is
sharing of                        ecosystem is                           voluntary , but    voluntary , but     Joining is
customer data                     voluntary , but                        mandatory          mandatory           voluntary
by incumbent                      mandatory sharing                      sharing of data    sharing of data
lenders to 3rd                    of data by members                     by members         by members
party

                                  But, can change
Fintech and
                                  under draft data     Direct sharing                        Banks seek
other financial
                                  protection bill.     of data with      Subject to          to access to       On accreditation
institutions
                                  Consultation         financial         Personal Data       customer data      from regulators
partnership to
                                  paper favors data    institutions      Protection Act      from FinTechs
share customer
                                  retention with       banned
data
                                  regulated entities

•     AA framework enables consented data sharing & empowers all players in the ecosystem to enhance penetration
•     To win increased consumer awareness & high participation from players is necessary
•     Operationalization with encrypted data sharing, strong access controls & accountability systems will be crucial
•     It opens doors to additional services- portfolio management, wealth & insurance, taxation provided by players within ambit
      of RBI, SEBI & IRDAI
Source: Credit Suisse

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Fintechs need to bring more attention to governance
                                                                        Top suggestions to
                                                                        strengthen governance
   % Respondents who                                                                               Some form of
   believe Fintech governance                                                                      compliance
   at par with Incumbents                                                Board                     certification can be
                                                                         independence              evolved for fintechs.
                                                                         & composition             Scale based audit
                                                                                                   mechanism can also
                                                                                                   be thought about,
                                                                                     Attention     based on revenue,
                                                                                                   customers etc.
                                                                                     to internal
2a
                                  Lending

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Lending

Hiring Talent and Product expansion are top priorities

% Respondents mentioning
this as a priority

            Hiring right talent                                                     Product
                                                                                   expansion

                 79%                                                               76%
                                                                    Regulatory
                                                                    impact on                  Geographical
                                                                  business model                expansion

                                                                     58%                       53%

Note: Q: What are the top priorities for you and your business? (Rank in order)
N=38 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Lending

Unsecured lending poised for further disruption
                                                                          % Respondents who believe this
                                                                          area will be disrupted

                                                  Cards/BNPL
                                                                                              29%

                                                                Unsecured loans
                                                                                                            28%                                Unsecured lending features
                                                                                                                                               as the biggest area likely to
 Which areas                                                                                                                                   be disrupted, whereas a small
                                                                                                                                               set of players believe the
 of lending are                                                                                                                                same will happen for secured
 most likely to                                            Supply chain financing
                                                                                                                                               loans like Gold Loan and
 be disrupted?                                                                                              27%                                Mortgage

                                              Gold/housing loan
                                                                                                8%

Note: Q: Which areas in Financial Services are most likely to be disrupted? (Select top 5)
N=50 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

                                                                          We have seen rapid disruption in unsecured lending over the last few years, along customer experience,
                       Nisha Bachani                                      analytics based credit decisioning and cost to serve. As we advance coverage across NTC, while more
                                                                          can be done in strengthening risk algorithms, there is immense opportunity to disrupt the secured
                       Principal, BCG
                                                                          space as well. Digitalization of physical assets, dematerialization of financial assets and implementing
                       Bachani.Nisha@bcg.com
                                                                          standard operational protocols for E2E process (e.g., marking lien real time via third party platforms) can
                                                                          enable growth in this space, reduce systemic risks and also facilitate quick access via LSPs.

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Lending

CAC and Asset quality are the biggest challenges for
players today
Top challenges                                              Fintechs                       Incumbents
                                                            % Respondents who believe this is a top challenge

                                                                      66%                      33%
                                                                                                                CAC is a big concern now -
                         Regulations                                                                            trying to bring customers
                                                                                                                through partnerships than
                                                                                                                direct acquisition

                         Asset quality                                50%                      89%              — CXO, Bank

                         CAC
                                                                      50%                      56%              Next 2 years are going to be
                                                                                                                tough on the borrowing cost

                                                                       37%                     22%
                                                                                                                perspective. Interventions
                         Competitive                                                                            by Central bank and inflation
                         intensity                                                                              are going to be areas to
                                                                                                                watch out

                                                                      34%                      22%
                         Scalability                                                                            — Co-Founder, Fintech
                         of business
                         models
Note: Q: Which of the following areas pose a challenge to sustainability in your sector?
N=16 Incumbents: N=34 Fintechs as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

Fintechs have been crisis tested over the past few years, which has resulted in increasing asset quality and collection practices at par
with incumbents. Leveraging technology like AI/ML seen important to help get risk-based pricing models right in a country with diverse
customers and customer needs. In addition, availability of risk capital is a challenge and opening up debt markets and building debt
securitization frameworks to enable Lending Fintechs to borrow beyond equity markets will help drive sustainable growth

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Lending

Collaboration between Incumbents and Fintechs brings
greater value
       Top areas with potential for incumbent-                                                                       Top areas where Regulations can be more
       fintech collaboration                                                                                         supportive of collaboration

 % Respondents who believe                                                                                    % Respondents who believe few
 this area has high potential                                                                                 areas need further enhancement

                      Technology & data services                                                                                   Collection
                                                                                78%                                                                                                           41%
                      Sourcing & distribution                                                                                      Underwriting and Credit scoring
                                                                                76%                                                                                                           39%
                      Underwriting & credit
                                                                                40%
                      Collection
                                                                                40%
Note: Q: Which areas have maximum potential for fintechs and incumbents to collaborate? Are current regulations supportive of collaboration between incumbents and lending fintechs in the following areas?
N=50 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

Fintech abilities lie in distribution, technology and alternate data. But with respect to collections, those with physical reach
may have an edge. While regulations provide opportunities to licensed fintechs to tap the fast growing market in India, three key
enablers seen to further their growth journey - 1. Having a level playing field vs incumbents, 2. Opening up opportunities to raise risk
capital, and 3. Providing more latitude for smaller fintechs to innovate, in controlled sandbox environment if needed.

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Lending

While certain regulatory moves are lauded by all,
some enablers needed as well

                                                              % respondents
                                                              with positive
             Regulation                                       outlook         Perspectives of respondents

                                                                              •   70% players believe this will adversely impact innovation
          Digital Lending
                                                                              •   75-80% believe it will curtail bad lending practices and

                                                                     40%
          Guidelines
                                                                                  improve portfolio quality
                                                                              •   Need regulatory framework enabling healthy
                                                                                  partnerships, with guardrails to check systemic risk

                                                                              Respondents believe this will enable -
          Credit Bureau access to                                             •   Better Risk assessment (87%)

                                                                     82%
          NBFCs and Fintechs
                                                                              •   Reduced cost in procuring alternate data points (72%)
                                                                              •   Enhanced customer onboarding experience (67%)

                                                                              •   50% respondents believe this will improve credit card
          New credit card                                                         penetration

                                                                     36%
          guidelines                                                          •   35% fintechs keen to apply for a CC certificate of
                                                                                  registration
                                                                              •   However, 75% believe restricting transaction data
                                                                                  sharing will negatively impact co-branded cards model

Note: N=50 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Global Learning Exhibit #2: Regulators restrict Fintech’s
balance sheet lending to protect consumer interest

APAC regulators leverage interest capping, fund sourcing restrictions and limiting credit enhancements

                                            India                                China                  Singapore   Australia

 Lending on                                Without                        Without
 FinTech’s balance                         lending                        lending
 sheet?                                    license                        license                                               Presence of
                                                                                                                                unregulated &
                                           FLDGs                                                                                partially regulated
                                           restriction                    Through
 Ability to                                                               licensed                                              players can lead
                                           (WIP);
 offer credit                                                             agencies                                        NA    to increased the
                                           loading PPI
 enhancement to                                                           (insurance, fin
                                           through                                                                              systemic risk
 lending partners                                                         guarantee)
                                           credit lines is
                                           banned
                                                                                                                                Exhaustive
 Cap on                                                                   For specific                                          & periodic
 lending rates                                                            products
                                                                                                                                reporting, coupled
                                                                                                                                with effective
                                  •    Late payment                 •   30% loan retention for online
                                       penalties                        lending Platform                                        supervision,
                                  •    Restricting access           •   No one-click purchases                                  tailored to the
 Other lending                         to credit bureau to                                                                      Fintech’s scale can
                                                                    •   Ban on plaltform branding for
 related restrictions                  regulated entities                                                 NA              NA
                                                                        3rd party product cross sale                            help minimize risks
                                  •    Prohibiting                  •   25% cap for Banks on
                                       FinTechs from                    sourcing from single online
                                       branding as                      platform
                                       banks/‘Neo banks’

Source: Asia Fintech Sector Report, Credit Suisse, Central Banks, Press Search

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Lending

                       Perspectives on enabling a growth path ahead

                       Expand access to alternate forms of capital, through India’s debt and securitization market:
                       Fintechs should demonstrate clear value to debt investor, price risk effectively and enhance
                       governance and reporting standards to achieve high velocity of debt funding. Frameworks that will
                       enable discovery and funding of these new borrower entities will be required to make this happen

                       Unlock value of partnerships: Clear guardrails for fintech-incumbent partnerships on customer
                       experience, risk management and governance can unlock significant value by combining the expertise
                       of incumbents with innovation of Fintechs

                       Accelerate Industry enablers - Data democratization and open finance: Account Aggregator
                       framework and OCEN are set to transform lending. Acceleration of AA adoption by the ecosystem and
                       expanding to other data sources beyond banks will unlock industry ability to drive better access and
                       algorithmic risk-based lending through open market platforms like OCEN

                       Data management and compliance by design: Proactive compliance, customer data management can
                       help fintechs alleviate RBI’s consumer risk protection concerns. Fintechs can seek an opportunity to
                       set benchmarks for tech driven compliance by design

                       Scale based guidelines for Fintechs: Opportunity to create scale-based guardrails for fintechs
                       (similar to NBFC construct); Smaller fintechs in early stages of innovation/product testing may need
                       more latitude to operate and innovate while fintechs reaching scale should be subjected to the right
                       standards of regulations and governance

                       Vikram Vaidyanathan                   Profitability in lending is not a post-facto thought. Key is to get the basics right:
                                                             continuously improve underwriting models, leverage tech to reduce opex and have a
                       Managing Director, Matrix Partners
                                                             clear plan to reduce cost of funds with scale. Fintechs are battle-tested survivors of
                       Vikram@matrixpartners.in
                                                             multiple debt crises, will continue to learn and emerge out of them stronger

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Lending

Perspectives on enabling a growth path ahead

                                                                                      Need to get to a meaningful scale for sustainability and
                                                                                      profitability and justify upfront investment in tech and infra;
                                                                                      One important factor to help scale is access to wider capital
                                                                                      markets

                                                                                      — VC Investor

                                                                                      Framework for debt securitization and ratings is the need
                                                                                      of the hour to drive velocity/throughput that attracts
                                                                                      retail investors, corporate treasury and debt hedge funds.
                                                                                      Need a wider debt syndication marketplace

                                                                                      — Co-Founder, Fintech

                                                                                      In a diverse market like India, key is to match right-priced
                                                                                      borrower risk to investor/lender risk. Using technology
                                                                                      effectively, can get access to data, reduce associated cost of
                                                                                      credit and losses, which thereby improves the overall quality
                                                                                      of portfolio

                                                                                      — Co-Founder, Fintech

                                                             Lending space, especially the unsecured space, is growing at a rapid pace with scaling up of digital operating
                      Vipin V                                models, alternate data based underwriting etc. and fintechs are well positioned to ride on this growth. Moreover,
                                                             credit models of fintechs have been stress-tested during Covid phase and the good ones have been able to bring
                      Partner, BCG
                                                             down their delinquencies to pre-covid levels. Next few years present a great opportunity for Fintechs to penetrate
                      V.Vipin@bcg.com
                                                             the market by focusing on underserved segments with the strong backing of Bank/ NBFC partnerships. Fintechs
                                                             might outpace many leading NBFCs/ banks in terms of lending volumes over the next few years

Fintech Landscape
Profitability, Innovation
                     - Mission
                          and Governance
                               Critical for Indian
                                             - Breaking
                                                   Economy
                                                        the compromise                                                                                                        43
2b
                                  Payments

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Payments

Product expansion and Hiring talent are top priorities

% Respondents mentioning this as a priority

                     Product expansion                                            95%

                     Hiring right talent                                          77%                 Opportunity to
                                                                                                      innovate as more and
                                                                                                      more guardrails are put
                                                                                                      by regulators; market
                                                                                                      access and share
                     Regulatory impact on business model                          59%                 comes out and can also
                                                                                                      be a good opportunity
                                                                                                      to charge premium

                                                                                                               — CXO, Fintech
                     Cost reduction                                               50%

                     Improving Customer Service                                   45%
Note: Q: What are the top priorities for you and your business? (Rank in order)
N=22 Payment as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

  PayTechs seem to be focusing on product expansion and cross-selling as it is challenging to create sustainable profits, given the
  current regulatory regime. Even globally, it is natural for payment companies to extend into other product lines. Growing monthly
  active user base and thinking about cost reduction, with primary driver as technology are the other top priorities heard

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Payments

Disruption expected in P2P and P2M payment flows, less
on acquiring

       Which areas in Payments are most likely to be disrupted

% Respondents who believe this area will be disrupted

                     P2M                                                                     29%
                                                                                                   UPI has been a big disrupter in the
                                                                                                   Indian Payments landscape.. The

                     Payment SaaS                                                            28%   next wave of disruption is expected
                                                                                                   to come from rapid explosion of
                                                                                                   digital merchant payments (as 75%
                                                                                                   merchants are now covered via QR)
                                                                                                   and through greater penetration &
                     P2P                                                                     27%   UPI enablement of Credit cards

                                                                                                   RBI’s 2025 payment vision targets
                                                                                                   a 3X growth in digital payments
                     POS/PG                                                                  12%   transactions, and value of digital
                                                                                                   payments turnover to be 8X vs
                                                                                                   GDP, with a fundamental reduction
                                                                                                   of cash in circulation.

                     Prepaid & gift cards                                                    12%

Note: Q: Which areas in Financial Services are most likely to be disrupted? (Select top 5)
N=29 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Payments

Cost of compliance, CAC and Competitive intensity are
the top challenges
Top challenges                                              Fintechs                       Incumbents
                                                            % Respondents who believe this is a top challenge

                         Regulations                                   73%                     57%              Long wait on decision on
                                                                                                                the Payment Aggregator

                                                                      68%                      43%
                                                                                                                License, decision could
                         Competitive                                                                            provide clarity to move
                         intensity                                                                              forward ​

                                                                                                                — Strategy Head, PayTech

                         CAC
                                                                       55%                     71%
                                                                       27%                     43%
                         Scalability                                                                            Challenge is more from BU
                         of business                                                                            perspective. UPI makes no
                         models                                                                                 money, but overall Bank
                                                                                                                makes more money in the
                                                                                                                longer run due to digital

                                                                      23%                      71%
                         High
                                                                                                                transactions. LTV of the
                         compliance
                                                                                                                customer increases
                         cost
                                                                                                                — CXO, Small Finance Bank
Note: Q: Which of the following areas pose a challenge to sustainability in your sector?
N=9 Incumbents; N=20 Fintechs as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

PayTechs feel that card regulation can be clearer as there are interpretation gaps between RBI & fintechs. Zero MDR regime believed
to have impacted sustainable profits, especially with lot of cashbacks, discounts being given away to combat current intense
competition. In addition, restrictions in credit linked to payments is seen as another pain point challenging the viability of business

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Global Learning Exhibit #3: Payments - Regulators cap
and reduce MDRs to propel product offering expansion

MDRs/interchange fees across markets have been capped and have been trending downwards

                                  India       China         Singapore           Korea         Australia       Malaysia

                                                                                                             Upto RM5K:
      P2P Fee                     NIL   1
                                               NA               NIL              NA                          NIL>RM5K:
                                                                                                             50 cents
                                                                                              Varied with
                                                                                              commercial
                                                                                              arrangements
      P2M/                                                   S$0.2 to                                        ~0.5 %
      Corporate                   NIL1         NA            S$0.5 per           NA                          (Chargeable
      fees                                                   tnx                                             by acquirer)

                                                                          MDR Cap is based
      Credit               Consultation                                   on merchant sales                  Interchange
      cards                in progress        0.45%           No cap                           Cap: 0.5%
                                                                                                             Cap: 0.675%
                           1.5-1.8%                                       Ranges from 0.5%
                                                                          to 0.9%

                            Rupay MDR:
                            NIL                             No cap                                           Interchange
      Debit                                 Cap: Rmb        Subject to                        Interchange    Cap:0.14%/0.21%
                                                                               No cap         Cap: 0.08%
      cards                 Other MDRs:     13/0.35%        commercial                                       (domestic/
                            0.4- 0.9%                       agg.                                             international)

                              MDRs and Fee in most cases are capped at
Payments

PayTechs looking to lending as holy grail for monetization

Are you exploring any
alternate revenue source                                         What other revenue source are you exploring?
                                                                 Lending emerge to be the clear winner as an alternative revenue source

                                                                                                           7%
                                                                            25%
                                                                                                     43%                         46%
                                                                                                                  58%                           64%
  ~70%
   Paytechs are looking                                                     75%                                                  36%
                                                                                                                  17%
   to tap into alternate
                                                                                                     50%                                        27%
   revenue sorces
                                                                                                                  25%            18%                   9%
                                                                          Lending                Selling          Ad           Insurance       Wealth
                                                                                               Technology       Revenue       Distribution   Management
                                                                                                solution                                     Distribution

                                                                                           Pursuing             Considering          Non considering

Note: Q: Are you exploring any alternate revenue sources? What other revenue sources are you exploring?
N=29 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Payments

While tokenization seen in a positive light, players
need support on other regulatory moves

       Few players have a positive outlook on recent regulations

                                                     % respondents with   Respondents’ perspective
           Regulation                                positive outlook     on implications

                                                     34%
         Zero MDR                                                         80% believe banks and PSPs most
                                                                          impacted

                                                     21%
         Restricting BNPL Models                                          Constrains innovation in space

                                                     31%
         Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and                        Limits role of non-bank and fintechs in
         Conduct Directions                                               driving penetration

                                                                          Helps minimize data leaks & brings
                                                     66%
         Tokenization of card transactions
                                                                          transparency but increases compliance
                                                                          cost and cancellations

Note: N=29 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Payments

                       Perspectives on enabling a growth path ahead

                       Monetization of payments: Need to enable economic attractiveness for Fintechs to continue
                       to invest in payment innovation. Currently economic models are highly restrictive and zero
                       MDR regime puts pressure on Paytechs to focus on alternate sources of revenue and limits
                       investment in innovation

                       Credit on payments: Credit embedded within payments is key to drive growth and penetration of
                       payments in a sustainable way. UPI has disrupted peer to peer and peer to merchant debit payments
                       and with the enablement of credit cards on UPI, it is set to turbocharge credit card industry further
                       with a manifold expansion of the acceptance reach

                       Widening of P2M acceptance: While UPI has kicked off a digitization wave of payments, significant scope
                       for further penetration in P2M payments; need to reach larger merchant base and continuously drive
                       formalization and digitization of additional value chains

                       Monetization beyond core: Payment service providers role has expanded beyond core processing to
                       lending, book-keeping, cash flow management, etc. to drive sustainability. PayTechs will continue to
                       unlock value through other value-added services

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Payments

Perspectives on enabling a growth path ahead

                                                                           Identifying where the lazy money is lying and becoming
                                                                           the preferred choice of the consumer for transaction is
                                                                           the way for profitability. Lazy money is in credit right now,
                                                                           so have to find seamless ways of giving credit

                                                                           — Co-Founder, Fintech

                                                                           Intersection between payments, tech and consumer is the
                                                                           area where huge revenue pools are going to be available.
                                                                           Play between payments and data coming together to open
                                                                           opportunity across the world

                                                                           — Co-Founder, Fintech

                                                                           Monetization is a key challenge faced by paytechs. Paytechs
                                                                           should tap into alternate revenue sources and continue
                                                                           thinking about cost reduction, primary driver being technology

                                                                           — CXO, Fintech

                                                                     India has attained word leadership in payment innovation through UPI, QR

                       Vivek Mandhata                                acceptances, etc. We have several fintechs setting the standards at scale. However
                                                                     there are still many areas where significant potential exists to increase digital
                       Partner, BCG
                                                                     payments penetration especially in the P2M space. Enabling more merchants,
                       Mandhata.Vivek@bcg.com
                                                                     formalization will also unlock the potential of finance embedded in payments. Greater
                                                                     flexibility in economic models can turbo charge investments into payment innovation

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2c
                                       Insurance

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2c
                                                                                                                             Insurance

Hiring talent and product expansion emerge as top priorities

     % Respondents mentioning this as a priority

         87%                                                 73%                   60%                  53%

        Hiring right                                          Product             Geographical     Regulatory impact
           talent                                            expansion             expansion       on business model

Note: Q: What are the top priorities for you and your business? (Rank in order)
N= 27 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

Product expansion, especially in Health claims processing solutions and Managed care are touted for growth. Current tech solutions and
innovation has been limited in these areas, focusing largely on distribution. However, as players expand, tech led solutions is expected
to drive greater penetration. Similarly, better experience and VAS such as wellness linked products will be the key differentiators of
winners vs laggards

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Insurance

Health Insurance most ripe for disruption

Which areas in Insurance are most likely to be disrupted?
% Respondents who believe this area will be disrupted

                                                                                                                                                  Top new avenues
                                                                                                                                                  respondents believe should
                                                                                                                                                  be allowed:

                                                                                                                                                  Data based pricing in Health
              Health                                               Life                                      Motor                                & Life >> 84%
                                                                                                                                                  Value added services such
                                                                                                                                                  as wellness linked products
                                                                                                                                                  >> 75%

           45%                                                16%                                          14%
                                                                                                                                                  Enable white labeled
                                                                                                                                                  insurance products >> 73%
                                                                                                                                                  Pay per use motor
                                                                                                                                                  insurance pricing >> 71%

Note: Q: Which areas in Financial Services are most likely to be disrupted? (Select top 5)
N= 27 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

                        Anish Patil                                                          2022 can be the watershed moment for Insurtechs in India. Heightened consumer
                                                                                             awareness post COVID, new product innovation and increased regulatory support are
                        Associate Vice President,                                            clear tailwinds for insurers and insurtechs alike. Low CAC, strong underwriting and a
                        Matrix Partners                                                      solution-first mindset will be key for insurtechs to win in the long run. Expect significant
                        Anish@matrixpartners.in                                              growth in health, commercial and contextual insurance products

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Regulations, CAC and Scalability are the key
challenges today

Top challenges                                              Fintechs                    Incumbents
                                                                                                                Business models are still
                                                            % Respondents who believe this is a top challenge   complex – CAC is high,
                                                                                                                digital acquisition not
                                                                                                                adopted in a big way ​

                         Regulations                                  92%                   58%                 — CXO, Bank

                         CAC
                                                                      83%                   67%                 Regulations are stringent.
                                                                                                                But they are not impeding.
                                                                                                                Regulation isn’t the primary

                                                                      58%                   25%
                         Scalability                                                                            blocker​
                         of business
                         models                                                                                 — CXO, FinTech

                         Loss ratios
                                                                      50%                   58%
                                                                                                                Insurance regulator is
                                                                                                                thinking rightly about

                                                                      42%                   67%
                                                                                                                launching insurance
                         Competitive
                                                                                                                companies – new licensing
                         intensity
                                                                                                                models might come up like
                                                                                                                banking ​

                                                                                                                — Co-Founder, FinTech

Note: Which of the following areas pose a challenge to sustainability in your sector?
N=12 Incumbents; N=15 Fintechs as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Insurance

Significant opportunity for Fintech-Incumbent collaboration

Sourcing/distribution, underwriting, wellness       Easing of investment restrictions
services - most preferred areas for collaboration   would facilitate better collaboration

Sourcing/
Distribution                          100%

UW using
alternate
data (HI/Life)
                                      96%                        ~70%
                                                                   respondents
                                                               agree that relaxing
Wellness
services (Health)                     93%                           investment
                                                                  restrictions of
                                                                insurers ability to
                                                               invest in insurtech,
Risk based                                                       will lead to more
pricing (Motor)                       85%                          collaboration

Retirement
Planning (Life)                       78%

Note: N=27 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Regulations supportive of Fintech-Incumbent
collaboration in most areas

   Areas where regulations                                     % Respondents           Areas where regulations                % Respondents
   are supportive                                              who believe so          can be more supportive                 who believe so

               Sourcing/Distribution
                                                                     67%                       Risk based pricing (Motor)​
                                                                                                                               42%

               Tele consultation (Health)                            50%                       Underwriting using alternate
                                                                                               data (Health & Life)​           42%

Note: Q: What are your thoughts on the regulatory environment in your business area?
N= 27 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey ‘22

Overall, regulations are perceived to be supportive in most areas, except wellness services and underwriting using alternate data.
While incumbents have a more optimistic view on regulatory support, Fintechs believe potential to create more supportive frameworks
in retirement planning, tele consultation and risk based pricing besides the above two.

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Insurance

Strong positive sentiment on recent regulatory moves

                                           % respondents with
            Regulation                     positive outlook     Respondents’ perspective on implications

                                                70%
          Easing new insurer application                        Reduction in minimum capital to help
                                                                fintechs, micro-insurers

                                                71%
          Pay per use pricing in Motor                          Allows larger play of InsurTechs in product
                                                                structures and distribution

                                                84%
          Data based pricing in Health                          Will unlock growth and value-based
                                                                pricing; Enables efficiency and profitability

                                                                Creates new opportunities for InsurTechs

                                                75%
          National Health Stack                                 like technology interfaces for records
                                                                access, ecosystem connection
                                                                infrastructure, underwriting innovation

                                                                Has enabled growth of innovative

                                                67%
          Sandbox                                               products but needs relaxation of
                                                                guidelines (E.g.- Quick approval, ‘use &
                                                                file’ for products/services)

Note: N=27 as on 15th June 2022
Source: BCG Matrix SOFTU Survey’ 22

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Insurance

Forward looking regulatory moves creating growth
unlocks
                                     Guideline                                          Potential impact

                                     Introduction of new age add-ons for Motor Own      Expected to accelerate insurance penetration
                                     damage cover                                       3+ year vintages PV, 2W
                                     • Pay as you drive (switch-on/switch-off
                                         insurance according to need)
                                     • Pay how you drive (the better you driver
                                         lesser the premium)
  Usage based                        • Floater policy for 2-wheelers and private
  insurance                              cars belonging to the same owner

                                     Insurers across product lines (Life, GI, Health)   Accelerates the product introduction timelines
                                     allowed to use and file products
                                                                                        Greater flexibility launch innovative products
                                                                                        with differentiated features, pricing - in line
                                                                                        with evolving demands of the customer, and
  Simplified                                                                            assist in increasing insurance penetration
  product filing
  guidelines

                                     Insurers can directly empanel hospitals for        Insurers can expand the network of hospitals
                                     cashless treatment without registration with       (PPN - preferred provider network) providing
                                     Registry of Hospitals in the Network of Insurers   cashless facilities, thereby improving access
                                     (ROHINI)                                           to quality health-care and best medical
  Flexibility in the                                                                    infrastructure.
  empanelment
                                                                                        This initiative will help in expanding the network
  of cashless
                                                                                        especially in Tier-2+ locations
  hospitals
Source: IRDAI, web search, BCG analysis

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                       Perspectives on enabling a growth path ahead

                       Embracing a new regime through partnerships and collaboration: InsurTechs and Insurers, with deep
                       integration, can build highly efficient and scalable operating models, and drive growth. Besides distribution,
                       data-based UW, AI/ML based claims prevention and management are key areas for collaboration

                       Leveraging changing regulatory landscape: IRDAI is introducing several significant regulatory changes to drive
                       greater penetration, digitalization, and improved customer service. This will have large implications on how
                       insurers and InsurTechs collaborate. Responding to these changes swiftly will be the key to leverage these
                       changes

                       Going beyond insurance, to services and solutions: Gradual shift from pure-play insurance to more
                       comprehensive “one-stop” solutions, providing ecosystem and holistic plays to customers. This is also leading
                       to emergence of B2B plays, where InsurTechs need to build solutions for Insurers to offer services in a plug-
                       and-play manner

                       Unlocking the “UPI” moment in retail health: National health stack at scale can unlock significant potential
                       for insurers, customers and providers with better experience, better products, lower costs (frauds) and
                       can transform reach of retail health. InsurTechs will have a significant opportunity to utilize the platform for
                       creating innovations and integrating with the insurers

                       Product flexibility: Product simplicity has long been an ask of customers especially in health and life;
                       InsurTechs can play a significant role in driving flexibility in product structures and pricing for better
                       economics as well as for customer value

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