Gautam Ivatury

Gautam Ivatury has pioneered efforts to expand financial access using technology for nearly two decades. He started and led pioneering ventures such as India’s first microfinance institution to IPO (SKS Microfinance), Kenya’s first mobile-based credit provider (Jipange Kusave), India’s first digital micro-lender (ArthImpact/Happy Loans), and the firm that incubated M-Kopa, Africa’s largest pay-go solar financier.

Gautam is the founder and CEO of LendLedger, Board Director at Vaya Finserv (a leading Indian MFI), an advisor to Encourage Capital and an investor in multiple fintech startups.

Articles by Gautam Ivatury

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August 27
2018

Gautam Ivatury

Fighting ‘Tech Complacency’ in Social Enterprise: Why it’s Time to Embrace Blockchain

All around us, Fortune 500 firms and VCs are embracing disruptive innovation – so why aren't more social entrepreneurs following suit? Gautam Ivatury, founder and CEO of LendLedger, says the time has come for the social sector to take some risks and get out of its comfort zone – instead of simply waiting for technologies to filter down to its target beneficiaries. With blockchain, he says, social entrepreneurs "can redraw how industries work, not just create the latest in an endless series of mission-driven service providers."

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Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology

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blockchain, cryptocurrency, data, digital finance, financial access, financial inclusion, financial services, fintech, social enterprise, social impact, technology

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Fighting ‘Tech Complacency’ in Social Enterprise: Why it’s Time to Embrace Blockchain