- Published on August 24, 2021
- In AI Startups
How This Fintech Startup Uses ML To Disburse Loans And Detect Fraud
Kissht uses machine learning-based statistical models to predict customers’ ability to repay loans and detect frauds.
- By Debolina Biswas
Established in 2015, Mumbai-headquartered Kissht is a fintech start-up founded with the vision to provide quick and hassle-free credit financing to Indians. The fully digitised and automated fulfilment platform was founded by IIT graduates and former McKinsey partners Krishnan Vishwanathan and Ranvir Singh.
In a recent conversation with Analytics India Magazine, Co-founder and CTO Karan Mehta explained how the fintech start-up is leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to provide financing. Karan has more than a decade of experience in AI, ML and deep tech and joined the leadership team at Kissht in 2015. An MS graduate from Carnegie Mellon University, Karan has earlier founded Swipe Payment Solutions and Karma Tech Solutions.
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Debolina Biswas
After diving deep into the Indian startup ecosystem, Debolina is now a Technology Journalist. When not writing, she is found reading or playing with paint brushes and palette knives. She can be reached at debolina.biswas@analyticsindiamag.com
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