Business Culture & Policy News Ashneer Grover, Bharatpe’s cofounder on voluntary leave, resigns as MD and Director Ashneer Grover, BharatPe cofounder who took a voluntary leave amid several financial… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 1, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Paytm sees revenue jump in Q3 2022, but losses continue to grow in first post-IPO earnings report In a late earnings release on Friday, digital payments giant Paytm released… Deepanshu KhandelwalFebruary 5, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Fintech FPL Technologies, issuer of ‘OneCard’ gobbles up $75Mn in fresh round The fintech sector has grown exponentially as people have gone online to… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 12, 20222 minute read
Business Global News Startups Venture Capital Checkout.com announces massive $1Bn Series D fundraise at $40 billion valuation Digital payments are becoming more common by the day. Add to that… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 12, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Softbank pumps $60Mn in fintech Juspay The Fintech sector in India has grown by leaps and bounds as… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 16, 20212 minute read
News Startups Employee management platform SalaryBox gets seeded with $4Mn from Y-Combinator, others SalaryBox, a fintech startup that specialises as an employee management platform, has… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 17, 20212 minute read
Internet News UPI reaches new heights, clocks transactions worth ₹7.71 lakh crore in October The name UPI has become almost commonplace – not only has it… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 1, 20212 minute read
Internet News Chinese smartphones spearhead India’s digital payments growth: Report After the horrors of 2020, 2021 has been a bountiful year as… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 19, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Amazon-backed fintech ‘Capital Float’ scores $50Mn in latest fundraise As the pandemic led to a hesitancy from using cash among the… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 28, 20212 minute read
Business News Startups Indian govt. looking to fund ideas for accelerating digital payments adoption in semi-urban and rural India While technology has improved and advanced as the years have passed, much… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 17, 20212 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Fintech upstart ‘Khatabook’ grabs $100Mn in a new Series C fundraise The process of accounting and bookkeeping goes a long way back, and… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 24, 20212 minute read
Business News Venture Capital Paytm confirms IPO plans Paytm, amid massive speculation and build-up towards an impending IPO, has confirmed… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 7, 20212 minute read
News Startups Payments company Razorpay turns unicorn with its latest $100 million Series D, focus on neo-banking expansion The COVID-19 pandemic, though hurtful for most small and medium, specially traditional… Shashank RajOctober 12, 20203 minute read
News Startups Fampay partners with India’s payments regulator to launch a number-less debit card for teenagers Fintech startup FamPay, on Thursday, launched FamCard, a numberless card that allows… Chinni SinghJuly 16, 20202 minute read
News Startups Khatabook lands $60Mn in fresh capital as small businesses turn to digital economy for post-COVID recovery Khatabook, one of the more popular fintech companies in India to have… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 20, 20202 minute read
News Startups Validus lands $20Mn in fresh capital for its SE Asia focused SME lending platform Singapore based Validus, a Fintech startup that helps SME access easy financing… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 12, 20202 minute read
News Startups Stripe lands an additional $600 million in Series G at a $36B valuation It is a well established fact, that the global economy is in… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 17, 20202 minute read
Business News Citrus Pay co-founder Amrish Rau joins payments processor Pine Labs as CEO Amrish Rau, who along with his more storied co-founder Jitendra Gupta founded… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 3, 20202 minute read
News Startups Rupeek lands $60 million for its gold-backed digital lending platform Rupeek, a startup that provides loans in India by using India’s favourite… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 26, 20201 minute read
News Startups BharatPe raises $75 million in Series C to build its NBFC business India may not be in the best of its economic phases, but… Jeet SutharFebruary 24, 20202 minute read
News Startups Fintech startups OkCredit, Khatabook, BharatPe and Niyo apply for NBFC licenses: Report Amid a rather dilapidated economy, India’s lending sector has seen increased activity… Parampreet SinghJanuary 31, 20202 minute read