PayGlocal’s Borderless Collective Gives Ahmedabad’s Exporters What Manufacturing Scale Alone Never Could, A Connected Export Ecosystem

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 04: PayGlocal, India’s cross-border payments infrastructure company, today held the second edition of The Borderless Collective Export Baithak in Ahmedabad, one of India’s most significant manufacturing and export cities, home to exporters with a presence across 140+ global markets.

The gathering convened exporters, manufacturers, D2C brands, bankers, logistics experts, compliance specialists, and marketplace operators for focused, infrastructure-first conversations across every layer of the export journey, building on the inaugural edition held in Jaipur.

Ahmedabad represents one of India’s most formidable export engines, with deep strengths across chemicals, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and engineering goods, and a global footprint. Yet as demand scales, exporters increasingly navigate fragmented processes across payments, logistics, compliance, and banking.

The Borderless Collective addresses precisely this gap, bringing together the specialised capabilities that each stage of the export journey demands, and that no single operator can provide alone.

Ahmedabad’s Export Engine: The Backdrop

Ahmedabad’s export ecosystem reflects industrial depth and scale. Key sectors driving cross-border trade include textiles & garments, chemicals & dyes (Gujarat contributes nearly half of India’s chemical exports), pharmaceuticals (Gujarat accounts for ~33% of India’s pharmaceutical production), and engineering goods & machinery. Primary export corridors include the USA, Europe, Asia, and Africa, with Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia emerging as high-growth corridors.

On the occasion, Prachi Dharani, Co-founder & CEO, PayGlocal said, “Global growth cannot happen in silos anymore. Exporters today require connected ecosystems across payments, banking, logistics, compliance, and marketplaces to scale effectively. The Borderless Collective was created to bring those conversations, systems, and operators into one room.”

The event opened with the launch of a dedicated Ahmedabad export ecosystem report and a keynote by Purvin Mariyankari, Director at the Ahmedabad Export Import Development Association (AEIDA), “Ahmedabad is rapidly emerging as one of India’s most influential export ecosystems. Our ambition is clear: we are not here merely to participate in global trade — we are here to lead it.”

A Growing Ecosystem Coalition

Three partners from the Jaipur edition returned to Ahmedabad by choice — a signal of genuine ecosystem commitment:

• Axis Bank, returning Co-sponsor, reaffirming its stake in India’s cross-border growth story
• Xportel, Global Logistics Partner, representing the fulfillment infrastructure that separates exporters who scale from those who stall
• Lucria, Global Compliance Partner, addressing the growing complexity of cross-border regulatory requirements

The Ahmedabad edition welcomed a significant new voice: Sanjay Solanki, one of India’s most respected e-commerce leaders, bringing marketplace-led export growth into the ecosystem dialogue for the first time.

Ashish Singla, Business Head at PayGlocal, addressed the competitive reality facing India’s exporters: “Export growth today is deeply tied to operational efficiency. Faster settlements, localised payment experiences, and smoother collections directly impact how exporters scale globally.”

The centerpiece of the evening was an ecosystem panel, The A to Z of Exports — moderated by Prachi Dharani, Co-founder & CEO of PayGlocal, drawing together banking, logistics, compliance, payments, and marketplace infrastructure into a single, integrated conversation.

India’s exporters, particularly MSMEs, continue to play a critical role in driving the country’s global trade ambitions. However, unlocking their full potential will require more than opportunity, it will require alignment across the ecosystem that supports them.

With The Borderless Collective, PayGlocal aims to create a platform where these systems, partners, and conversations come together, enabling exporters to move from fragmented growth to structured, scalable global expansion.

Excerpts from the event:

On global logistics, Anshul Mahendru, Co-founder at Xportel, unpacked why fulfillment has moved from backend function to front-line business driver: “In cross-border trade, the biggest differentiator today isn’t just pricing, it’s execution. Businesses that can build faster, more reliable, and technology-driven global logistics networks will define the next phase of international commerce.”

On export compliance, Sumedh Sachdev, Founder and CEO, Lucria Consult, spoke to a tension many exporters know but few are equipped to resolve — the growing complexity of compliance as ambition outpaces process: “Strong compliance and operational foundations will be critical for Indian businesses looking to scale sustainably across global markets, particularly in export-driven ecosystems like Gujarat. With PM Narendra Modi’s continued push towards strengthening India’s global trade and manufacturing footprint, the next phase of growth will belong to businesses that are structurally prepared for international expansion,” 

On marketplace-led growth, Sanjay Solanki, eCommerce Expert, led a focused mini-workshop on how Indian businesses are using global platforms not just as sales channels but as engines for international brand-building: “Global marketplaces have fundamentally changed how Indian businesses access international customers. Today, businesses of every size have the opportunity to build global brands while setting up in India – by knowing how to use the marketplace in a smart way.”

About PayGlocal

About PayGlocal: PayGlocal provides cross-border payment infrastructure purpose-built for businesses going global, enabling seamless international collections, localized payment experiences, and faster settlements across global markets.

About The Borderless Collective

An ecosystem platform created by PayGlocal to convene India’s export enablers across payments, logistics, compliance, banking, and digital commerce in service of helping Indian businesses scale beyond borders.