Fintech Leaders · 2026-09-10 · 59 min
Send us Fan Mail I sat down with Harshil Mathur , Co-Founder and CEO of Razorpay , one of India’s most important fintech and tech companies. Razorpay moves hundreds of billions of dollars in annual payment volume and powers about 85% of the country’s largest tech companies. They are also reportedly preparing for a large IPO on the Indian Stock Exchange . Harshil started coding at age 12 and began building Razorpay in 2014, only a year after graduating college. Their early days were not easy, and Harshil and his co-founder, Shashank Kumar , ran into about a hundred bank rejections before a single bank partner said yes. Fast forward to 2026, and the company today is one of India’s most important payments players. Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today’s global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond. Do you prefer a written summary? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join ~85,000+ readers and listeners worldwide!
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