Kotak launches real-time working capital finance for MSMEs

Existing Kotak clients - MSMEs - can now get finance from KMBL in an end-to-end digital journey - sanction to disbursal - backed by a strong artificial intelligence model.

With this, KMBL has become one of the first banks to go live on the Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN)-enabled GeM Sahay.

Sunil Daga, President & Head – Business Banking Assets, Kotak Mahindra Bank said, “ Sellers looking for finance on GeM Sahay will unlock a huge potential with Kotak’s working capital finance offering. Besides, MSMEs will be able to avail loans from us without collateral on a real-time basis, which will help them manage their working capital finances far more efficiently.”

Deepak Sharma, President and Chief Digital Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank said, “Kotak's availability on OCEN has helped us penetrate deeper into a public ecosystem. The initiative not only ensures instant cash flow lending to our MSME customers but also helps us connect further with such customers seamlessly. It positions us as a socially responsible and trustworthy digital banking partner for our MSME customers.”

To avail KMBL’s working capital loans on GeM Sahay, a customer has to login to GeM Portal and select company profile then Click 'Yes' to opt in for GeM Sahay Programme.

After installing the GeM Sahay app, the customer needs to create an account in GeM Sahay using PAN & GSTIN and share GeM purchase orders.

They have to select Kotak's loan offer and share a loan disbursement bank account.

The next step is to set up auto repayment and agree to loan terms & conditions. After this, the customer can get instant credit of the loan amount into account.