Mumbai, 15th June 2022: ZikZuk Technologies, a leading player in solving credit challenges faced by MSMEs, has been selected by the RBI for the ‘Test Phase’ for MSME lending as part of the third cohort under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox.
Regulatory Sandbox refers to live testing of new products or services in a controlled/test regulatory environment for which the regulators may permit certain relaxations. The Reserve Bank had received 22 applications for the cohort and shortlisted eight for the same.
A cohort for SME lending will expected to fill the lending gap for small and medium entrepreneurs through the innovative use of technology and data analytics. ZikZuk will be testing its innovative product ‘Business Finance Manager’ to enable unsecured cash flow-based model that will open up a massive opportunity to enable credit for NTC (new to credit) and thin-file customers.
‘Business Finance Manager’ integrates with MSMEs accounting software, and banking ecosystem and uses its proprietary analytics engine to empower MSMEs with insights on sales, cash flow, payables, receivables, etc. It also and enables lenders to make data-driven decisions to provide their contextual credit to MSMEs.
Tarun Bansal, Co-Founder, ZikZuk, said, “We are honoured that the RBI has selected ZikZuk Technologies for the test phase under Regulatory Sandbox – Third Cohort on MSME lending. We have constantly believed in evolving our products with innovation backed by technology. It gives us great pride that the RBI has found merit in the same. With this feat, we plan to explore more opportunities that will enable us in creating feasible and sustainable solutions for accelerating MSME lending across the country.”
In September 2021, the Reserve Bank of India announced the opening of the third cohort under the regulatory sandbox for MSME lending. The entities that have been selected are ZikZuk Technologies, FinAGG Technologies, Moshpit Technologies, Mynd Solutions, New Street Technologies, Rupifi Technology Solutions, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), and SysArc Infomatix. These entities are supposed to start the testing of their products this month itself.
About ZikZuk Technologies:
ZikZuk is an MSME-focused platform that empowers MSMEs to efficiently run and grow their business. ZikZuk – Business Finance Manager integrates with MSME’s accounting software, banking ecosystem and uses its proprietary analytics engine empowering MSMEs with insights on sales, cash flows, payables, receivables etc. and enables lenders to make data-driven decisions in order to provide contextual credit to MSME. It focuses on solving the day-to-day challenges faced by MSME founders to manage business’ cash flows and get access to timely credit.
Its vision is to create a sustainable & scalable financial ecosystem around MSMEs to help them manage and grow their business. ZikZuk’s platform not only provides a flawless customer experience but also helps founders make data-driven business decisions.
