Episode 7

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13th Oct 2025

#7 AI, Innovation & Equity: Mayank Chhaya in Conversation with Mehul Desai on a Human-Centric Tech Civilization

What does it really take to make innovation work for everyone, and not just a few?

In this engaging episode with Mayank Chhaya, Mehul Desai, co-founder and chairman of Tntra, shares his journey through technology, entrepreneurship, and global impact. 

From pioneering mobile wallets and shaping FinTech long before it became mainstream, to building Tntra - an AI-first, IP-enabled ecosystem, Mehul discusses how innovation today must evolve: it must be efficient, inclusive, and sustainable.

He dives deep into the gaps between innovation, lifelong learning, and real-world execution, and how connecting these can transform industries, societies, and individual lives.

Mehul also shares candid insights on India’s creative spirit, the culture of figuring things out, and why the next wave of global innovation might very well arise from India - if we dare to move from consumption to creation.

This is a special episode about people, possibilities, and the future of human relevance in the AI-driven age. Watch the full episode now!

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About the Podcast

The Tntra Podcast
The Tntra Podcast is an insight-driven conversation between industry leading experts who discuss innovation, technology, engineering, incubation, ventures, startup growth, and societal progress. It is hosted by our Co-founder and Chairman, Mehul Desai, who brings in an industry expert every month to talk about the changing world of business, innovation, and tech. Listen to our latest episode today!

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Mehul Desai

Mehul Desai has almost 30 years of experience in FinTech, ICT and related New Economy applications worldwide, focusing on intellectual property, product development, business development, strategy, and international operations.

Mehul has done pioneering work in the field of secure personalized transactions, with focus on finance, retail, healthcare, consumer, and government services, evolving the Digital Wallet, to a Mobile Wallet, to Lifestyle Containers and upcoming Digital Money technologies (DeFi CBDC). Mehul has over eighty issued patents mainly in the areas of secure financial transactions and IoT.