Business News Startups Pine Labs unveils Credit+ to ease credit issuance for financial institutions India’s Pine Labs, an established name in the payments infrastructure space, has… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 1, 20232 minute read
News Startups Kiwi, which issues virtual credit cards that can be used on UPI, gets $13 Mn in pre-Series A led by Omidyar Network Kiwi, a burgeoning fintech startup, has successfully raised $13 million in its… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 21, 20233 minute read
Business News Startups Paytm reports 32% surge in revenue, narrows loss in September quarter Paytm parent One97 has reported yet another decent financial quarter. The fintech… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 20, 20232 minute read
News Startups In a first, fintech unicorn Slice and North East Small Finance Bank announce merger, RBI approves In what is a first in India’s financial sector space, and could… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20233 minute read
Apps Business News WhatsApp users in India can now pay businesses through other UPI apps, credit cards WhatsApp may have become a household name when it comes to instant… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 20, 20233 minute read
Internet News Reliance is testing a Paytm-like sound box payments system Reliance is taking a page out of Paytm’s book, it seems. Several… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 24, 20232 minute read
Business News Venture Capital BlackRock to make India comeback through ‘Jio Blackrock’, a new asset management venture with Reliance’s Jio In a deal that would put India’s investment sector abuzz, BlackRock is… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 27, 20232 minute read
News Startups Paytm ties up with NBFC Shriram Finance to offer small ticket loans to Paytm merchants Paytm, one of India’s largest and most valued fintechs, has now teamed… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 30, 20233 minute read
Acquisitions Global News Startups Visa acquires Brazilian payments startup Pismo in a staggering $1Bn all-cash deal In a groundbreaking move, fintech giant Visa has announced that it has… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 20232 minute read
Apple News Apple plans India debut for Apple Pay, Apple Card: Report India’s fintech sector, already populated with seriously large players, could soon see… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 24, 20233 minute read
News Startups Zomato launches its own UPI platform for in-app payments, others expected to follow suit Leveraging the fintech phenomena that India’s UPI has come to be known… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 16, 20233 minute read
Business News Crisis-hit First Republic Bank shut down by regulators, bought over by JPMorgan As per an official statement by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 1, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News NPCI says no charge on normal UPI transactions, 1.1% charge on PPI merchant transactions Come April 1, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will charge… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 30, 20232 minute read
News Startups Flipkart-parent Walmart puts $200Mn in digital payments major PhonePe Fintech major PhonePe has secured an additional $200 million from its parent… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 18, 20232 minute read
Global News Startups Stripe’s latest $6.5Bn fundraise puts valuation at $50Bn Digital payments giant Stripe announced on Wednesday, that it has signed agreements… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 16, 20233 minute read
News Startups PhonePe lands another $100Mn as a part of its $12Bn valued ongoing round Indian fintech major PhonePe has secured an additional $100 million in primary… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 14, 20232 minute read
News Startups Indian fintech Money View nabs $75Mn in Series E, valued at $900Mn New York-HQed Tiger Global has driven investments in yet another Indian startup… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 27, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Softbank could offload 5% shares in Policybazaar Amid a significant decline in stock value, existing large shareholders of numerous… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 2, 20222 minute read
News BharatPe senior management exodus continues, CTO, CPO, others become latest to resign Just when it seemed as if the Ashneer Grover-Bharatpe controversy was behind… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 29, 20222 minute read
News Startups Fintech SaaS Lentra nabs $60 million from Citi, others to fuel global expansion Indian fintech space has emerged as the next tech powerhouse of sorts… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 14, 20222 minute read
News Startups Razorpay enters loyalty and rewards management space with PoshVine acquisition In a year that has been full of bearish market conditions, falling… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 28, 20222 minute read