Hyderabad: Equal included in the distinguished list of World Economic Forum along with Google, Spotify

Hyderabad . Equal, one of the country's leading secure data sharing platforms, has been selected by the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) for inclusion in the 2025 list of 'Technology Pioneers'. This list is a global group of 100 companies driving transformation in various industries. The company, founded in 2022 by Keshav Reddy and Rajiv Ranjan, is among the 100 companies worldwide and 10 companies from India selected by the WEF. With this selection, Equal has joined the elite league of past alumni of WEF Pioneers, which includes Google, Spotify and Airbnb, said a company press release on Wednesday.

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Jun 25, 2025 - 18:05

Equal is one of the 100 companies worldwide selected by WEF

Hyderabad. Equal, one of the country's leading secure data sharing platforms,has been selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF ) for inclusion in the 2025 list of 'Technology Pioneers'. This list is a global group of 100 companies driving transformation in various industries. The company, founded in 2022 by KeshavReddy and Rajiv Ranjan,is among the 100 companies worldwide and 10 companies from India selected by the WEF. With this selection, Equal has joined the elite league of past alumni of WEF Pioneers, which includes Google, Spotify and Airbnb, said a company press release on Wednesday.

Equal has the largest number of RBI-licensed accounts in India

The company provides infrastructure for KYC, fraud prevention and financial data sharing across sectors such as credit, insurance and employment. Equal holds a strategic stake in OneMoney, India's largest RBI-licensed account aggregator. Equal processed over 101 million transactions in March 2025 and is currently operating at an annual run rate of over 1 billion transactions, up from 75,000 in FY 2024. It serves 250+ clients, including some of India's largest financial institutions, connects to 50+ ID repositories and operates with a 97% KYC success rate.

It is an honour for us to be recognised by the World Economic Forum: Keshav Reddy

Keshav Reddy, Founder, Equal, said, It is an honour for us to be recognised by the World Economic Forum. This recognition reinforces our belief that consent-based, secure data sharing is the foundation of Indias digital future. Over the past year, we have seen how access to verified data can meaningfully transform lives, from getting gig workers access to credit for the first time to enabling faster health insurance claims for families in need. As we look to the future, we are focused on building robust, AI-based infrastructure that makes personal data truly actionable for every Indian, responsibly, transparently, and at scale.