SALT
YC W22Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2020 · 14 employees · 2 known investors
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Salt is an Indian fintech platform that enables cross-border payments and international money transfers for SMEs, startups, freelancers, and service providers. The company handles compliance and payment processing across multiple currencies at reduced fees.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
SALT was founded in 2020 by Ankit Parasher, Udita Pal, and Ankit Parashar.
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Ankit Parasherin𝕏Co-FounderAnkit Parasher is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur with a degree in Electronics Engineering and a Bachelor of Laws. He previously co-founded LetsTransport, a logistics technology platform.
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Ankit ParasharCo-founder
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Stripe623 shared keywordsStripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Tipalti556 shared keywordsTipalti is an AI-powered finance automation platform that automates accounts payable, mass payments, procurement, and employee expenses for growing companies. The platform serves businesses seeking to streamline financial operations and reduce manual finance tasks.
GoCardless546 shared keywordsGoCardless provides bank payment collection and open banking data access services. The platform enables businesses to collect domestic and international payments via bank accounts and securely access customer bank account data across 2,300+ banks in the UK and Europe.
Remitly523 shared keywordsRemitly is an international money transfer service that enables customers to send money across borders to multiple countries.
Revolut454 shared keywordsLondon-based digital banking app offering multi-currency accounts, cards, trading and business accounts to 65m+ customers.
Airwallex442 shared keywordsAirwallex operates a global banking platform that provides cross-border payments, financial infrastructure, and AI-powered financial software for businesses. The platform serves companies across 200+ countries, enabling automated financial operations, expense management, and billing for global enterprises and AI-native businesses.
Chase430 shared keywordsA wealth management and investing service (J.P. Morgan Wealth Management via Chase) offering self-directed brokerage accounts with commission-free online trades as well as one-on-one advisor services, financial planning tools, and retirement accounts. It serves individual retail investors ranging from beginners to experienced investors in the United States.
Prior Finance354 shared keywordsPrior Finance operates a digital financial services platform offering personal loans, student loans, home loans, deposit accounts, credit cards, and investment tools through an integrated mobile application, serving both individual members and enterprise partners seeking lending solutions and technology infrastructure.
Amnistreasury350 shared keywordsAmnis Treasury provides an e-commerce payment solution alongside financial operations tools for businesses, including expense management, spend control, FX rate alerts, peer-to-peer and recurring payments, and cash management automation. The platform is aimed at companies managing multi-region business finances and treasury operations.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SALT do?
- Salt is an Indian fintech platform that enables cross-border payments and international money transfers for SMEs, startups, freelancers, and service providers. The company handles compliance and payment processing across multiple currencies at reduced fees.
- Who founded SALT?
- SALT was founded by Ankit Parasher, Udita Pal, Ankit Parashar in 2020.
- Who are SALT's investors?
- SALT's investors include Supermorpheus, Y Combinator.
- Where is SALT headquartered?
- SALT is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.








