“Can a discount stockbroker become India's everyday wealth platform — bundling broking, lending, insurance and savings before Zerodha and Groww do?”
Upstox started as discount broker RKSV in 2009, pioneering unlimited / flat-fee trading plans in India. With Ratan Tata and Tiger Global backing, it scaled into one of India's largest retail brokerages alongside Zerodha and Groww. Since 2023-2024 it has been pivoting from pure broking into a 'wealth platform' — adding insurance distribution (2024), personal loans via NBFC partners (2025), fixed deposits, NCDs, NPS, and P2P lending — to broaden its revenue base beyond brokerage and increase customer retention.
Upstox moves money over UPI.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Upstox's stack: Money movement (UPI); Lending (Upstox Personal Loan (up to ₹5 lakh, ROI from 13.99%), Margin Trading Facility (up to 4x leverage) and P2P Lending).
Upstox was founded by Ravi Kumar, Shrini Viswanath and Kavitha Subramanian and is founded in 2009, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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