According to an Oct. 26 announcement from Cashaa, the fintech firm will be partnering with India's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society to build a crypto-friendly financial institution called UNICAS. This new venture will reportedly include 34 “physical branches and operations” in northern India, including the cities of Delhi and Gujarat, and the state of Rajasthan. However, the fintech firm stated that it planned to expand to 100 physical branches “where users can access crypto products” by next year.
Earlier this month, Cashaa India stated that it would allow Indian businesses and individuals to open a savings account to buy, store, and save cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and its native token CAS. The firm also reportedly will allow customers to use their crypto holdings as collateral for loans, and to buy crypto with local fiat currency.