# Scaling India's Payments: How PhonePe Built for 500-Million+ Users

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Published: 2025-10-29T10:05:27+00:00
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## Resource

Rahul Chari is a leader in India’s tech evolution, from building Flipkart’s foundations, to architecting PhonePe’s planet-scale platform. Simply put, there are very few people in a country of over a billion, who have not used what he built. In this episode of Minus One, he reflects on forming lasting partnerships, building for the future, and building to last. Connect with us here: 1. Prateek Mehta- https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-mehta-a571972/ 2. South Park Commons- https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/

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