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Case Study: Swanari TechSprint
The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub ran the Swanari TechSprint on NayaOne to accelerate scalable solutions for low- and middle-income women and women-led fintechs in India.
TechSprint
for women’s financial inclusion
The challenge
India’s gender gap in financial access widened, with 23% of women lacking formal financial services and 55% not actively using their accounts — RBIH needed to accelerate inclusive fintech solutions.
How it ran on NayaOne
1
Swanari programme design
RBIH framed two objectives: pivot the ecosystem toward affordable, suitable services for women, and encourage more women-led fintechs.
2
TechSprint on NayaOne
Participants built smart, scalable and sustainable prototype solutions in a hosted sandbox environment.
3
Inclusion-focused validation
Solutions were tested against real financial-inclusion challenges for women and female-owned enterprises.
Outcomes
Women-led
fintech solutions accelerated
Scalable
smart, sustainable prototypes
Inclusive
focus on underserved women