Founder & CBO, PaperClip

AshishDuggal

“Building PaperClip — solving Material, Market & Money for MSMEs.”

14+ years in BFSI sales, wholesale & commercial lending and trade finance — partnering with MSMEs to unlock working capital and growth.

Who I Am

From banking floors of Delhi to building for India's MSMEs.

I've spent the last fourteen years inside India's BFSI sector — at Kotak Mahindra Bank, Standard Chartered, YES Bank and others — building MSME lending books, trade finance solutions and working-capital programmes for businesses across the country.

Along the way I learnt that small and mid-size enterprises don't just need credit — they need a partner that understands material flows, markets and money together. That conviction led me to co-found PaperClip, a unified platform built to solve the 3M Challenge for MSMEs.

I believe obstacles are opportunities for growth. Resilience and perseverance inspire confidence — in clients, in colleagues and in the businesses we serve.

Experience

Fourteen years across MSME lending, trade finance and wholesale banking.

Jan 2026 — Present

Founder & CBO

PaperClip · Noida, Uttar Pradesh

  • Building PaperClip — a unified platform solving the 3M Challenge (Material, Market & Money) for MSMEs.
May 2025 — Jan 2026

Deputy Vice President

Kotak Mahindra Bank · Delhi, India

  • Leadership role across MSME lending and wholesale banking coverage.
Mar 2022 — Jun 2025

AVP & Area Business Manager

Kotak Mahindra Bank · Delhi, India

  • Team Lead for MSME Lending across the region.
Nov 2019 — Mar 2022

Senior Relationship Manager

Standard Chartered · Delhi, India

  • Structured working capital solutions for MSME clients.
Nov 2017 — Nov 2019

Business Relationship Manager

Kotak Mahindra Bank · Delhi, India

  • MSME Lending coverage and portfolio growth.
Aug 2016 — Oct 2017

Relationship Manager

YES BANK · Delhi, India

  • Trade & FX solutions for corporate clients.
Nov 2015 — Aug 2016

Assistant Manager

A. K. Capital Services Ltd · Delhi, India

  • Corporate and Institutional Sales.
Sep 2012 — Mar 2015

Assistant Manager

Matrix Forex · Delhi, India

  • Foreign exchange and trade-related advisory.
Top Skills

Where I add value.

Wholesale LendingCommercial LendingTrade FinanceMSME BankingWorking Capital SolutionsClient RelationshipsSales StrategyTeam Leadership
Contact

Let's build something meaningful.

Open to conversations on MSME finance, partnerships and PaperClip. Drop me a note and I'll reply personally.