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15.2 90-day execution plan

  • Founders + leadership aligned on wedge (15.1).
  • File NBFC-ICC application with RBI (COSMOS), OR sign LSP arrangement with partner NBFC.
  • Appoint Compliance Officer + Company Secretary.
  • Appoint external counsel.
  • Engineering lead hired; engineering plan signed off.
  • Sponsor bank shortlist; first conversations.
  • Vendor shortlist for top-3 in each integration category (KYC, BSA, AA, GST, eSign, NACH).
  • Office / infrastructure setup.
  • Credit policy v0 drafted + reviewed.
  • Product specification v0 — revolving WC line, ₹20 – 50 lakh, 60 – 180 days.
  • Co-lending partner shortlist; first conversations.
  • Risk policy v0 drafted.
  • Vendor negotiations underway; commercials draft.
  • Sponsor bank shortlisted; account-opening kicked off.
  • Engineering: tech stack decisions finalised; repo + CI/CD scaffolded; first user / role / RBAC service.
  • Compliance: control mapping document started; calendar drafted.

Days 31 – 60 — Architecture and integrations

Section titled “Days 31 – 60 — Architecture and integrations”
  • Architecture document approved by leadership.
  • KYC + AA + BSA + GST + eSign + NACH vendor sandboxes obtained.
  • Engineering: borrower / application / KYC data models live in dev.
  • DSA / CA channel concepts validated with 3 – 5 early partners.
  • Engineering: KYC integration (PAN + Aadhaar offline + V-CIP) in dev.
  • AA integration started.
  • Sponsor bank account opening progressing; payout sandbox.
  • Credit: deeper rule library; sample-scoring on historic data.
  • Engineering: GST + BSA integration in dev.
  • Application UI MVP; happy-path borrower journey clickable.
  • Compliance: KFS template draft; vernacular translation in progress.
  • DSA / CA early partner onboarding signed.
  • Engineering: decision engine v0 with ~20 rules running on test data.
  • eSign + eStamp + NACH integration in dev.
  • Disbursement payout sandbox tested.
  • LMS basics: schedule + accrual + classification in dev.
  • End-to-end test (e2e): synthetic borrower → KYC → ingestion → decision → docs → eSign → NACH → disbursement → LMS.
  • Bug bash + remediation.
  • Audit log integrity + RBAC verified.
  • Sponsor bank live; first test transfer in / out.
  • Bureau integration: pull test + monthly submission file format ready.
  • CKYC: upload / search test.
  • Compliance: full pre-launch checklist; gap analysis.
  • Pen test (external).
  • DR drill basics.
  • KFS issued to a friendly test borrower; full flow live in lower env.
  • Internal training: ops + credit + compliance.
  • First live disbursement to a friendly borrower (employee / known SME).
  • Issues triaged; second friendly disbursement.
  • Soft launch with 3 – 5 partner DSAs / CAs.
  • Begin scaling cautiously: 5 – 10 real disbursements / week.
  • Either CoR received or in active processing; or LSP arrangement live.
  • Live platform end-to-end.
  • ~10 – 30 real disbursements.
  • All compliance baselines met.
  • Vendor stack live.
  • Team at ~15 – 22 people.
  • Phase 1 (Lending MVP) ~50% complete; rest follows in months 4 – 6.
  • Do not chase volume in the first 90 days. Quality matters more than count.
  • Don’t skip compliance gates. The platform breaks audit if KFS / consent / NACH / disclosures slip.
  • Don’t over-hire sales before underwriting + collections capacity is ready.
  • Keep the wedge tight — one product, one segment, one channel mix.