42: Branchless, DIY, Savings 2.0

Published: July 22, 2019, midnight

Samant Sikka is the Founder and Chief Dreamer at Sqrrl, a new age personal finance platform helping young Indians re-align their experiential lifestyle and consumption focus with the counter-intuitive objective of saving money.

An industry veteran with asset management stints at Axis and Goldman Sachs behind him, Samant is a passionate proponent of the idea that in the age of platforms it is the modern consumer use-case which will emerge as the winner. 

Our chat covers many interesting topics, some of which are:

  • The Democratization of Finance
  • Modern Use Cases
  • The Constraints of Fintech
  • How Young Indians Spend and How Can They Save
  • The Importance of Financial Literacy