Fintech Centre of Excellence at NSRCEL with HDFC Bank Parivartan
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An impact-focused fintech accelerator by NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore in partnership with HDFC Bank Parivartan, offering milestone-based grants and structured capacity-building for early to growth-stage…
- Funding amount
- Varies
- Funding type
- Grant
- Provider
- NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
- Application deadline
- —
- Location
- Open to startups registered in India
Results & next round
Applications for this round are closed. The organiser has not published a selection list that we can verify yet.
Selections for this programme are announced by NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore. Official links are listed under Sources below.
We update this page when results are published, and when the next round opens.
About this grant
The Fintech Centre of Excellence is an impact-focused initiative by NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore in partnership with HDFC Bank Parivartan, the CSR arm of HDFC Bank.
The program invites early to growth-stage fintech startups that are expanding access to banking, strengthening financial inclusion, and addressing meaningful financial challenges across diverse population segments in India.
Selected startups receive milestone-based grant support along with structured capacity-building to strengthen business models, improve market access, and enable long-term sustainability. The initiative supports innovation across lending, payments, insurance, wealthtech, regtech, and allied fintech domains, with a strong emphasis on technology-driven impact.
Eligibility
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Grant providers
NSRCEL, the NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (the Department of Science and Technology lists it as the Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning), is the startup incubator of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). It is the institute's…
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- Fund type
- Grant
What You Get
Selected startups receive milestone-based grant support along with structured capacity-building to strengthen business models, improve market access, and enable long-term sustainability.
How to apply
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Follow up
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Sources
Data on this page is compiled from official program and provider references.
