The Agenda
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Rahul Gupta opens the three-day programme with a short introductory briefing. It sets the context and flow for the days ahead.
The Avanti leadership team makes introductions and presents a business overview. A concise picture of where the company stands today.
A functional session on Partnerships led by Sunil Kumar Tadepalli. A deep dive into Avanti's partnership function.
Video call with Mr. Manoj Nambiar, Arohan Financial Services. A focused session with a long-standing lending partner, held online.
A functional meeting on Finance & Legal with Sushil Thaker and Urvashi. Covering the numbers, controls and governance.
A lunch meeting with Mr. Prakash Venkatrao of IDFC FIRST Bank. Time with a key lending partner.
A functional meeting on Risk & Collections with Antony Cherian and Sunil Tadepalli. A look at portfolio risk and collections.
A functional meeting on Operations led by Manish Thakker. Walking through Avanti's operating backbone.
A functional meeting on Product led by Swapnil Dixit. The platform and roadmap powering the business.
Dinner with Rabo and Avanti leadership. An informal close to the first day.
The Risk Committee Meeting. A structured review of the company's risk.
A session on Financials with Those Charged with Governance (TCWG). Governance oversight of the financials.
The Audit Committee Meeting covering Financials. A review of the financial statements.
The Audit Committee Meeting covering Internal Audit. A review of internal audit and controls.
Lunch at Sable, right next to the Avanti office. A break before the Board convenes.
The Board Meeting. The central governance session of the programme.
A luncheon meeting with Northern Arc Capital. Time with a trusted capital partner.
An external meeting with India Ratings and Research (Fitch). A session with the credit rating agency.
An external meeting with Credit Saison. A working session with the partner in Mumbai.
Wrap up and dinner at O Pedro, BKC. A warm end to three days together.
Partner Institutions
Arohan Financial Services
NBFC-MFI · Lending PartnerArohan provides income-generating loans and other financial-inclusion products to customers in financially under-penetrated rural and semi-urban regions of India. It is one of the largest NBFC-MFIs in India, with assets under management of ₹63,084.14 million, focused on low-income households with limited or no access to formal financial institutions.
Avanti relationshipA long-standing lending partner of Avanti Finance — including two Direct Assignment (DA) transactions and six term-loan facilities, through which a cumulative INR 2,500+ million of capital has been deployed.
IDFC FIRST Bank
Universal Bank · Lending PartnerOne of India's fast-growing private sector banks, growing at ~20%, serving 38 million customers with total deposits of ₹2,94,475 crore and loans & advances of ₹2,90,278 crore across 1,147 branches. As a universal bank it offers a comprehensive suite of products across Retail, MSME, Rural, Startups, Corporate Banking and more.
Avanti relationshipA key lending partner to Avanti Finance. Over the past three years, IDFC FIRST Bank has extended term-loan facilities through which a cumulative INR 3,000 million of capital has been deployed.
Northern Arc Capital
Capital PartnerNorthern Arc identifies Originator Partners through a lending channel based on a credit-underwriting framework, and partners with Retail Lending Partners to lend to direct-to-customer borrowers. It offers microfinance loans to under-served individuals, with a primary focus on the joint-liability-group (JLG) lending format.
Avanti relationshipA trusted capital partner of Avanti Finance. Over the past four years, Northern Arc has extended multiple term-loan facilities through which a cumulative INR 1,000+ million of capital has been deployed.
India Ratings & Research
Fitch Group · Credit RatingIndia Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) is India's SEBI-registered credit rating agency, committed to providing accurate, timely and prospective credit opinions. Headquartered in Mumbai with seven branch offices, Ind-Ra covers corporate issuers, financial institutions, finance companies, urban local bodies and structured & project finance, and is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Fitch Group.
Credit Saison
NBFC · Co-lending PartnerCredit Saison is a Japan-backed NBFC registered with the RBI, part of the global Credit Saison group with over seven decades in financial services. Credit Saison India drives technology-led financial inclusion, building scalable lending solutions for individuals, MSMEs, fintechs and financial institutions. Now one of India's prominent fintech-focused NBFCs, it holds a AAA CRISIL rating and serves millions of customers through direct lending and partnerships.
Avanti relationshipA strategic capital partner to Avanti Finance. Its co-lending programme for rural livelihoods has deployed over INR 13,000 million to finance income-generating activities across rural India, complemented by term-loan facilities of INR 950 million — enabling responsible, scalable and livelihood-centric credit delivery.
Finance for 100 million households
Avanti's technology-enabled platform delivers responsible, affordable credit to underserved households and micro-enterprises across India.
