In this episode of Innovators Playground Podcast by NPCI, Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO, NPCI, speaks with Lalit Keshre, Co Founder and CEO, Groww, on how Groww built for scale using time tested open source, why simplicity takes constant defence, and what smart tech choices look like when growth is fast and stakes are high.

Here is what the episode dives into:
✅ Open Source as a growth engine: How Groww’s platform was built on time tested open source foundations like Kubernetes and Kafka and why reliability and security demand proven communities over shiny new tools
✅ First principles of tech choices: Why Groww invested early in in house infrastructure and microservices, what they learned from distributed monolith complexity, and how they corrected course
✅ Protecting simplicity at scale: How Groww uses a platform layer that standardises core services for multiple product pods, helping teams ship fast without each team rebuilding resilience from scratch
✅ India’s DPI story and what comes next: A founder’s perspective on how Aadhaar, digital onboarding, KYC, and UPI enabled Groww’s journey and why the next wave will be shaped by engineering talent, platforms, and responsible inclusive innovation

🎧 Tune in for a conversation that blends engineering depth with founder clarity on what it takes to build products and platforms for India at scale.

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