New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- India National-23rd October,2026 : IIMA Ventures and MSC (MicroSave Consulting), with support from JPMorganChase released the Partnerships Playbook 2.0, a practical guide for fintech founders navigating partnerships with India's banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and microfinance institutions (MFIs). Developed through the Financial Inclusion Lab (FI Lab) the playbook is grounded in direct engagement with more than 30 financial service providers and startup founders, and documents the practical realities of building and scaling partnerships between fintechs and financial institutions.

The finding: public-sector banks typically take 12 to 18 months to move a fintech from first pitch to a live pilot. NBFC...