Historically, water delivery in cities has been planned through large centralized piped networks that run for kilometres and typically take water from a water treatment plant into different parts of the city. However, increasingly, there is recognition that this centralized model is not ideal for many situations: smaller cities or even pockets within larger cities. Over the last decade, innovative decentralized models of supplying water have emerge including including safe water enterprises (SWE).In this episode of the WASH in Cities podcast, Prabhat Pani from Tata Trusts and S. P. Jain Institute, Valerie Mazon from Danone Communities, and Raveendra Bhat from Xylem Technologies discuss business models to increase access to safe and affordable drinking water across cities in Asia. Through their unique backgrounds and perspectives, we learn about decentralized water models, safe water enterprises, emerging trends in technology and innovation, the role of stakeholders in increasing access and solutions to scale up existing business solutions. Visit https://dalberg.com/ to learn more about us and www.washincities.org to learn more about the podcast.