[4] Around June 2017, some key members quit iSPIRT after co-founder Sharad Sharma, who was associated with an emphasis on Aadhaar and India Stack, admitted to online trolling of anti-Aadhaar advocates, leading to dissent and resignations among those concerned with the organisation governance and direction.

[5] The think tank claims its aim is to help software product companies with policies, playbooks and market catalysts, describing its three pillars as:[6] iSPIRT has been involved in promoting India Stack applications[7] and has been acknowledged by the United States Agency for International Development for initiating the project.

[8] Open Credit Enablement Network or OCEN is a lending ecosystem where any company dealing with consumers and small or medium sized industries can become a loan service provider.

Government eMarketplace (GeM) and private load providers who are part of OCEN can use account aggregator system for data-sharing of financial data.

[9] There have been concerns with the arguably close links between India Stack, Aadhaar, India's personal digital identity system, and the Government; with legal researcher Usha Ramaanthan explaining "The same people who worked within the government to set the framework for Aadhaar went on to create products in the private sector to harness its commercial potential – a clear case of conflict of interest.".