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Outsourcing strengthens banking only when risks are managed effectively
 "Swaminathan J")
 "banking, rbi, fintech")
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 "Nitin Potdar")
 "Ajay Chhibber")
 "Nivedita Mookerji")
 "Prasanna Tantri")
 "A K Bhattacharya")
 "R R Rashmi")
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