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]Fintech firm CRED valued at $4 billion in fresh funding round
The new funding round is led by existing investors and private equity firms Tiger Global and Falconedge.
Published on Oct 19, 2021 02:54 PM IST
Reuters | , Bengaluru
India has highest fintech adoption rate in world, says Piyush Goyal
Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said India is poised to become one of the largest digital markets in the world as he cited UPI banking interface recorded 3.6 billion transactions last month, which is the highest-ever so far.
Published on Sep 30, 2021 07:36 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Teenagers turn money savvy, courtesy fintech
- In India, at least six startups operate in the kids’ fintech space, including FamPay, Junio, Pencilton, YPay, Visa-networked Walrus, a Y Combinator-backed company, and Yodaa, a product of Singapore-based Atlantis.
Published on Aug 18, 2021 07:58 AM IST
By , Livemint, Bengaluru
Financial privacy must be recognised in India
The study has been authored by Shohini Sengupta.
Published on Jul 24, 2021 11:22 AM IST
By OP Jindal Global University
California's Group 11 completes first closing of fifth fintech fund
The group has invested in startups including Next Insurance and Papaya Global, while founding partner Dovi Frances said two more so-called unicorns are on the way in the portfolio within the next 90 days, without naming them.
Published on Mar 17, 2021 04:35 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Warburg Pincus marks down value of Chinese fintech giant after IPO derailed
The company cut Ant’s valuation to a range of $200 billion to $250 billion at year end, down from a peak of about $280 billion before the IPO was halted amid a regulatory crackdown, the people said, requesting not to be identified because the matter is private.
Published on Mar 16, 2021 05:02 PM IST
Bloomberg |
India's fintech industry valuation estimated at $150-160 billion by 2025: Report
- The report unveiled on Saturday details the findings from the study that Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and FICCI undertook to size the value-creation potential and identify imperatives for India's FinTech growth.
Published on Mar 13, 2021 06:31 PM IST
PTI |
Govt has a clear vision for India’s financial sector’: PM Modi
- The Prime Minister praised the role played by fintech in making financial services accessible during the pandemic last year and predicted that the sector “is likely to grow to ₹6 lakh crore”.
Published on Feb 26, 2021 02:33 PM IST
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests
China has vowed to strengthen oversight of its big tech firms, which include the likes of Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings. Speaking at a wealth management forum, China’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei, warned that fintech platforms with oversized market shares can lead to bad debts.
Published on Dec 20, 2020 02:50 PM IST
Beijing | By Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Paytm introduces Payout Links for businesses, enables money transfer sans collecting bank details
Paytm Payout is driven by APIs on Paytm for Business Dashboard to make bulk payments to bank accounts, UPI addresses, and Paytm Wallets instantly.
Published on Nov 10, 2020 05:22 PM IST
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Fintech lending company CASHe partners with WebEngage to power their user engagement
CASHe, India’s fastest growing app-based lending platform that provides financing to working millennials, has tied-up with marketing automation platform WebEngage to power their user engagement across web and mobile.
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 04:47 PM IST
Fintech firm Razorpay joins unicorn club
Existing investors Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, Y Combinator and Matrix Partners also participated in the Series D round. It has raised $206.5 million since inception in 2014, including $75 million in the previous round of fundraising last year.
Published on Oct 12, 2020 06:43 AM IST
Livemint, Bengaluru | By Tarush Bhalla
This Indian Pricing strategist is taking the financial-tech industry in the USA by storm
Akshat who originally hails from UP’s Muzaffarnagar is an alumnus of Stanford where he majored in Strategy and Finance and graduated from in 2009.
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 05:15 PM IST
Get funds instantly with a pre-approved personal loan from Bajaj Finserv
You can use the amount to fund any expense and use it without restriction, be it to renovate your home, consolidate debt, make big-ticket purchases, or address medical or other emergencies.
Updated on Sep 16, 2020 04:56 PM IST
Philip Belov, CEO of Antis Capital talks about how to deal with hate
The Antis Capital company established by Philip Belov has managed to achieve such spectacular successes on the cryptocurrency market due to the implementation of innovative technologies created with virtual currency trading in mind.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 04:08 PM IST
Quickcredit.in comes to the rescue of millennials during the pandemic crisis as it serves as a lifeline for instant monetary aid
This Hyderabad stationed fintech company is offering instant cash loans without any physical communication involvement, burdensome documentation, collaterals, and holding off.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 05:33 PM IST
Finvasia Ventures into real estate, launches its first project
The project is a 8-storey commercial building spanning across 100,000 sq. ft. in Sector 74, Mohali, Punjab and is available for leasing to IT and ITES companies.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 07:22 PM IST
Disha Patani and Aditya Roy Kapur connect virtually, cinematographer undergoes brain surgery after suffering a fall
From the Malang team including Disha Patani and Aditya Roy Kapur connected on a video call to cinematographer Nadeem Khan being hospitalised, here are top news from world of entertainment.
Updated on May 07, 2020 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
Investment and innovation — the building blocks for UK and India beyond Brexit
Both nations are working together on AI to deliver health care, and on fintech and payments solutions
Published on Jan 30, 2020 06:43 PM IST
By Dominic Asquith
HostBooks Selected as GST Suvidha Provider (GSP) by GSTN
GST Suvidha Providers (GSP) are empowered with technical capabilities to handle multiple services related to GST. With this announcement of GSTN, HostBooks now becomes part of GSTN privileged service providers.
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 04:16 PM IST
Deutsche Bank to partner with fintech firms to push quicker loans for small businesses
Deutsche Bank will tie-up with atleast five fintech companies for faster background checks and loan processing, said a senior official of the bank. Fintech is an umbrella term coined in the recent past to denote technological innovations that have a bearing on financial services
Published on Aug 21, 2019 01:06 PM IST
Mumbai | By Shayan Ghosh
India ‘best destination’ for Fintech firms, startups, says PM Modi in Singapore
Along with Singapore’s deputy premier, T Shanmugaratnam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched APIX (Application Programming Interface Exchange), a global platform that will initially connect Asean and Indian banks and Fintech firms before being rolled out more widely.
Published on Nov 14, 2018 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
‘This is not a passing fad’: CFA Institute adds crypto, blockchain to curriculum
The CFA material on crypto and blockchain will appear alongside other fintech subjects including artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and automated trading.
Published on Jul 16, 2018 06:13 PM IST
Bloomberg | By Michael Patterson and Andrea Tan
Yes Bank wants to evolve as a tech company, restructures top management
Yes Bank has inducted Raj Ahuja, experienced in fintech, telecom and technology, as its chief financial officer, and realigned the job profile of the current CFO Rajat Monga to include the digital banking and technology functions.
Updated on Apr 03, 2018 06:03 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Mumbai | By HT Correspondent