Hey there, everyone! I hope you’re ready for some amazing news because, as a proud member of the CloudBankin team, I’ve got something truly fantastic to share with all of you.
Amount of Funding
We did it! We’ve successfully raised a whopping USD 400,000 in funding! I’m practically bursting with excitement!
Our Investors
This incredible achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering support of our Angel investors, Upekkha: SaaS accelerator and fund, and Kube VC. We owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude for believing in our mission.
But wait, there’s more! We didn’t just have one angel investor. We were lucky enough to secure the backing of some of the most prominent Fintech Angels out there. I’m talking about the likes of
Now, let me tell you why this funding round is so much more than just a financial boost for us.
With the newly secured funding, we are poised to expand our product portfolio and tackle the specific challenges encountered by larger financial institutions. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive solution that includes
offering a unified API integration layer for all third-party service providers/aggregators,
and data analytics/insights powered by machine learning. This strategic approach will enable us to deliver a swift and seamless lending infrastructure, ensuring a high ROI and reduced complexity.
Who We Are?
For those of you who aren’t familiar with CloudBankin, let me give you a little taste of what we’re all about. We specialize in providing top-notch digital lending software solutions tailor-made for Banks, Urban Co-Operative Banks, NBFCs & Fintechs.
Our offerings are ranges from an ingenious low-code digital onboarding system to a state-of-the-art loan origination system (LOS) & loan management system (LMS), and enhancedcredit rule engine. We’re all about making life easier for financial institutions.
And G2 Review has acknowledged us as the second most user-friendly platform in the loan origination category, highlighting our exceptional usability.
From Where We Started
Believe it or not, we started this journey as a bootstrapped venture. But through hard work, dedication, and a sprinkle of magic, we’ve managed to build a customer base of over 50 financial institutions spanning multiple countries. India, in particular, has been a vital market for us, and we couldn’t be prouder of our accomplishments there.
60% annual growth rate! But that’s not all.
Financial institutions utilising our product are able to disburse loans in under 10 minutes for unsecured loans.
Words From Our CEO
Our CEO, ManiParthasarathy, hit the nail on the head when he pointed out the complexities of the current lending landscape. “The process of onboarding borrowers is as diverse as can be, and it requires customization for different workflows and API integrations. Unfortunately, this often leads to financial institutions implementing multiple product solutions, which only adds to the complexity. Thanks to our recent funding triumph, we’re doubling down on enhancing our AI-based low-code platform. Our goal is simple yet groundbreaking: we want to provide customizable workflows and seamless integrations for a wide range of financial products, including business loans, loans against property, housing loans, gold loans, Buy Now Pay Later, and personal loans”.
And guess what? We’re not just talking the talk; we’re planning to walk the walk, make improvements and launch our platform in just three weeks!
Words From Our Angel Investor
“At Upekkha, we’re excited to invest in CloudBankin, a pioneering Fintech SaaS startup. It’s been impressive watching CloudBankin revolutionize the lending space. As India’s fintech revolution picks up pace, CloudBankin will help many BFSI companies go fully digital. Today’s customers are demanding, and companies which implement CloudBankin will have a competitive advantage,” said Prasanna,Managing Partner at Upekkha.
Our Gratitude and Excitement
We are looking forward to the new chapter. The CloudBankin team is buzzing with energy, ready to push boundaries in digital lending.
We are here to keep you updated every step of the way. Expect exciting progress, innovative features, and groundbreaking advancements.
So, my friends, raise your glasses to a future that’s brighter, bolder, and brimming with endless opportunities! CloudBankin is here to revolutionize the way financial institutions operate, and we want you to be part of this incredible journey.
We’re on a mission to reshape the lending landscape, and we’re inviting you to come along for the ride. Get ready, folks, because the best is yet to come!
After smartphone penetration, people are not watching their SMS at all. They use SMS only for OTP related transactions. That’s it.
But What can a Lender see in your SMS after you consent to them?
Lender can see income, expenses, and any other Fixed Obligation like (EMIs/Credit Card).
1) Income – Parameters like Average Salary Credited, Stable Monthly inflows like Rent
3) Fixed Obligations – Loan payments have been made for the past few months, Credit card transactions.
It also tells the Lender the adverse incidents like
1) Missed Loan payments
2) Cheque bounces
3) Missed Bill Payments like EB, LPG gas bills.
4) POS transaction declines due to insufficient funds.
A massive chunk of data is available in our SMS (more than 700 data points), which helps Lender to make a credit decision.
An interesting insight on vehicle loans for lenders.
A trend we are seeing today – the first-hand vehicle ownership is decreasing with time. Why? People are upgrading their vehicles in every few years because of technological advances. And, this can be seen more with the millennial generation.
So, what should a lender do in terms of financing?
– Estimating the residual value of the vehicle at the start of the financing period.
– Charging a borrower only for the residual value (which is the difference between the value after a few years and the current value)
Example: A bike currently is INR 1 lakh. You want to buy the vehicle for 2 years. A lender will estimate the residual value of that bike today and what it would be after 2 years. If the estimated residual value = INR 45,000, the lender will charge you only that (say, INR 55,000 with interest for this instance) during your tenure.
At the end of 2-year period, you have 3 choices:
1. Return the bike and upgrade to a new one without going through the struggle of selling it.
2. Pay the lump sum remaining amount to own the vehicle outright.
3. Extend the financing and own it by keep paying the EMIs for the remaining amount of the vehicle for the next 12 or 18 months.
Benefits for the borrowers?
– Flexibility to use a vehicle and upgrade to a new one.
– Affordability to not pay for the complete value of the vehicle with the intention to use for a lesser amount of time.
– Convenience in owning the vehicle.
Say goodbye to the old lending option and embrace the new way of financing for vehicle by lenders!
1) Tiktok does Lending ( is it an entertainment company or social media company or a fintech company?
2) Youtube China does Lending
3) Top 100 internet companies in China(no matter what business they are in) do Lending
The team which was heading Lending in Tiktok was the Advertisement team. If we do Ads, we do X no of revenue. But if we do lending, we’ll get X+30% more revenue. This is on the same Ad spot.
Ad team has transformed into a lending team, and in today’s world, it’s possible because the subject matter expertise can be put in as an API and given to you.
Embedded Lending as a service is becoming popular in India too, and I am happy to be part of this ecosystem.
The answer is No. Only the top 10 crore people have access to many credit products in India. Almost all Banks focus on this market.
Once you go beyond that, the credit access rate has dropped significantly due to multiple factors.
1) Customers who are having low income(30-40K per month)
2) Not earning from an employer who belongs to Category A or B
3) Not from Tier 1 or 2 cities
NBFCs and Fintechs focus on the above segment, pushing another 10 crores of people.
But in India, 70 crores more people are formally or informally employed, which still needs to be tapped.