Akudo hits Forbes list in 2 Yrs: Educational Financial Platform!
Most of the indians are included in the recently released list of forbes Under 30 Under Asia List 2022. The names of Akudo's co-founders Lavika Agarwal and Sajal Khanna are also included in this list. Let us inform that in 2020, Neobanking Akudo was started by Lavika Agarwal, Sajal Khanna and Jagveer gandhi together. In just two years this startup has achieved great success.
Giving financial knowledge to children
Akudo was started to provide wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital banking account to teenagers and children in the country to help them gain financial knowledge and save money. Using Akudo that comes with a prepaid card, rewards are also given under the gamified setup.Lavika had said in this regard, 'In our society, there is no conversation in front of the children about the economic condition of the house. Along with this, people do not like to involve their children in financial discussions at home. The result is that they are financially ignorant when they become adults. That is why they need guidance on investment and basic financial management.
Add 1 lakh customers in 2021
Along with this, Lavika had said that, 'Akudo is very easy to use. At the same time, educational videos are given along with learning sessions for how to use it. They are rewarded as they progress through the levels of the gamification model.'According to Y Combinator, Akudo claims to have added over 100,000 registered customers in september 2021. In addition, there was a 75% week-on-week increase in transaction volume during this period. Akudo also issued more than 25,000 cards.