Rajiv Chandna | Kinetic: Revolutionising the fintech payments sector to tackle a $300B challenge

12/20/23 • 30 min

In this episode, we are joined by Rajiv Chandna, Co-Founder of Kinetic, who shares how his venture is revolutionising payments in an effort to build a more frictionless e-commerce landscape. With $300 billion tied up in escrow worldwide, Rajiv highlights how the burdensome collateral demands stifle growth and can even spell the end for small businesses.

As we explore the complexities of advance payments, we also discuss the role of AI in risk assessment and pricing, the nuances of building a robust startup team, and the confluence of events that makes Kinetic’s solution timely in the rapidly evolving fintech space.

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(00:00) - Intro
(02:23) - Challenges in the payments value chain
(04:25) - Growing payments risks and the problem faced by merchants
(08:08) - Founding Kinetic to deliver a solution
(10:39) - The role of data and AI in helping to differentiate and address needs
(14:07) - Kinetic's target customers in the evolving digital landscape
(17:10) - Startup challenges and early-stage growth opportunities
(22:14) - What makes Kinetic the right solution for today
(26:56) - The future of payments and Kinetic's vision for creating impact

12/20/23 • 30 min

Unsensible - The Asian Startup Podcast - Rajiv Chandna | Kinetic: Revolutionising the fintech payments sector to tackle a $300B challenge

Transcript

Jonathan Nguyen (00:00)
E-commerce has made life significantly easier for most of us, especially during COVID, where online purchasing jumped almost 40 percent. And according to some estimates, e-commerce in Asia is expected to reach $1.8 billion this year. Even though shopping online has been around a long time, behind the convenience to the consumer, there are a lot of challenges. One of those big ones is payments, and within payments there is an inordinate number of chal

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