Shreya Gupta

Regional Manager - McKinsey

Shreya is currently working as the Regional Manager in Generation India, an offshoot of McKinsey Social Initiative that focuses on solving the problem of youth unemployment and bridging the skill gap.

Shreya has worked as an Assistant Manager in the Digital Financial Services domain of MSC. She is currently working as the Regional Manager in Generation India, an offshoot of McKinsey Social Initiative that focuses on solving the problem of youth unemployment and bridging the skill gap. She has completed her MBA in Marketing, Social Research, Rural Management and Development Studies from Xavier Institute of Management.

Posts by Shreya Gupta

High-Hanging Fruit and Easy Catch—Merchants who need additional “hooks” and hand-holding

This is the third blog from the “Digitizing merchant payments in India” series. It draws from earlier blogs in this series and examines two personas of the merchant ecosystem—high-hanging fruits and easy-catch merchants.

Go-getters and receptive reticents—Merchants who have the instinct, but need support

This is the second blog in the series on “Digitizing merchant payments in India”. The first blog discusses the potential of merchant ecosystem in India and the need to design distinct solutions for different merchants. In this blog, we will discuss two merchant personas: a) The go-getters and b) The receptive reticents.

“Cookie-cutter” solutions for merchants will not work

This series of blogs highlight that providers cannot promote merchant payments through standard “cookie-cutter” solutions. What works for one category of merchants may not work for the other category. We need to look at merchants as distinct personas to decipher their characteristics and explore ways to change their behavior.

The Potential for Technology-backed Remittance Solutions in Malaysia

The blog explores the potential for technology-backed remittance solutions in Malaysia.

Country Focus Note: Malaysia

Malaysia’s success in financial inclusion has been unique among most of the middle-income countries in the world.

Leveraging Technology for Meaningful Financial Inclusion in Asia

The study is based on extensive secondary research and stakeholder interviews with fintechs and FSPs across six markets – Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.

Demonetisation and digitisation – A diagnostic study

This demand-side diagnostic study aims to gauge the end-user experience in adopting cashless modes (including cheques) along with the barriers (behavioral and functional) they faced in uptake and usage of cashless solutions.