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Categories

Categories are tags, not folders — an entity can hold several. Paytm is a UPI app, a wallet, a BNPL provider, a wealthtech platform and a payment gateway at once.

Public sector banks

12

Government-majority-owned scheduled commercial banks.

public-sector-bank · RBI

Private banks

18

Privately held scheduled commercial banks.

private-bank · RBI

Small finance banks

10

Niche banks serving underserved and unbanked segments.

small-finance-bank · RBI

Payments banks

6

Deposit-taking banks that cannot lend.

payments-bank · RBI

UPI / PSP apps

27

Payment service provider apps on the UPI rails.

upi-psp · NPCI

Prepaid wallets

7

Prepaid payment instrument issuers.

wallet · RBI

Payment gateways

15

Online payment acceptance and aggregation platforms.

payment-gateway · RBI

Neobanks

9

Digital-first banking experiences built on a partner bank licence.

neobank · RBI

Buy Now Pay Later

9

Deferred payment and short-tenure credit at checkout.

bnpl · RBI

Digital lending

25

Digital personal, consumer and SME lending platforms.

lending-platform · RBI

Investing platforms

17

Broking, mutual fund and wealth management platforms.

wealthtech · SEBI

Insurance platforms

10

Digital insurers, brokers and aggregators.

insurtech · IRDAI

Infra / API platforms

11

Banking-as-a-service, payment orchestration and fintech API infrastructure.

infra-api · Varies

Account Aggregators

6

RBI-licensed NBFC-AAs operating the consented data-sharing framework.

account-aggregator · RBI

Credit bureaus

4

Credit information companies.

credit-bureau · RBI

NBFCs

12

Non-banking financial companies.

nbfc · RBI

International banks

4

Global banks operating in India or globally relevant.

international-bank · Varies

Crypto exchanges

4

Registered virtual digital asset platforms.

crypto-exchange · FIU-IND

POS / terminals

3

Point-of-sale hardware and merchant terminal vendors.

pos-terminal · RBI

Regulators

5

Regulatory and standard-setting bodies.

regulator · None

Exchanges / depositories

4

Stock exchanges and securities depositories.

stock-exchange · SEBI

Tax / compliance filing

1

Income tax, GST and regulatory compliance filing platforms.

tax-filing · MCA