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Urban Money Takes Two Top Honours at Bharat Fintech Summit 2026

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New Delhi, February 16, 2026: Urban Money, the mortgage and lending technology arm of integrated proptech platform Square Yards, has won two top honours at the Bharat Fintech Summit 2026, Best Lending Fintech (Winner) and Fintech Company of the Year (2nd Runner-Up), reinforcing its growing leadership in India’s digital lending ecosystem.

The awards were received on February 11, 2026 by Amit Prakash Singh, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Urban Money, and Deepak Kushwaha, Associate Principal Partner, along with the Urban Money product team, at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, Mumbai. The recognition highlights the company’s technology-driven, customer-first architecture and its expanding role in simplifying and accelerating the home loan journey for aspiring homeowners.

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“This recognition validates our mission to make home financing simpler, faster and more transparent for every Indian,” said Amit Prakash Singh, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer, Urban Money.“ At Urban Money, we are building a data-led, technology-powered lending platform that reduces friction, improves lender discovery and enables confident borrowing decisions. These awards belong to our teams and partners who are collectively redefining how India accesses credit.”

The celebration extended to Square Yards, the integrated proptech ecosystem that powers Urban Money’s technology backbone. Vivek Agarwal, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Square Yards, was honoured as 2nd Runner-Up – CTO / CIO of the Year in Fintech. Square Yards also won Best Use of Technology in Risk Management for its advanced digital underwriting and risk analytics framework.

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“Technology is the backbone of trust in financial ecosystems,” said Vivek Agarwal, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Square Yards. “By combining AI, automation and data intelligence, we have built scalable platforms that enhance underwriting precision, accelerate loan processing and create a secure, seamless experience across the property and financing lifecycle.”

Square Yards, India’s largest integrated real estate platform, offers an end-to-end property lifecycle ecosystem spanning search, transactions, mortgage origination, interiors and property management. The platform attracts over 8 million monthly users and operates across 100+ cities globally. Within this ecosystem, Urban Money serves as the dedicated mortgage and lending technology arm, enabling seamless loan comparison, deep lender integrations and automated credit assessment.

The dual recognition at a national platform such as the Bharat Fintech Summit signals the rise of a unified proptech-fintech model, reshaping how Indians search, finance and complete their homeownership journey through a single integrated digital framework.

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