Indian Finance Apps Force Bank Account Linking With No Manual Entry Option
Personal finance and budgeting apps in India require users to link bank accounts via Account Aggregator, with no option for manual transaction entry for privacy-conscious users. Users who want expense tracking without sharing banking credentials have no mainstream alternative. A privacy-first budgeting app with manual transaction entry as the default would serve an underserved segment of India's growing fintech market.
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