Fintech Sector

Fintech stocks react to MDR news: Paytm, Pine Labs and One MobiKwik Systems decline up to 13% during the week, recover on Friday. Here's why the tech analyst remains bullish on Paytm and Pine Labs.

UPI MDR has sparked a debate among major fintech players, with some calling it necessary for sustainability while others question the cost burden on merchants and businesses

India's fintech footprint is expanding, but a sharp funding gap and slowdown in new startups threaten to limit the sector's next phase of growth.

India's leadership in real-time payments could foster several billion-dollar fintech companies capable of serving global markets, a top Razorpay official said on Wednesday. While speaking during a session at Global Fintech Fest, Razorpay CEO Harshil Mathur cited the emergence of big tech from the US, like Google, Amazon and others, because of the country's leadership in the internet, saying that similarly, the fintech ecosystem in India can be leveraged by local companies to emerge as global majors. "We feel proud that 49 per cent of all real-time payments in the world are happening through India, and it's great. But I hope that other parts of the world capture a lot of the growth. "Real-time payments are going to create massive opportunity for Indian companies to go and capture their growth. I believe a lot of large multi-billion dollar companies could come out of India because they'll be able to capture their growth in other parts of the world," he said. Mathur said India has a .

India growing at 7.8% gives the world a new sense of confidence, he said

AI could take India's financial system beyond simply processing transactions, helping assess borrowers, detect fraud, tailor financial products and eventually make payments on behalf of consumers

In the past month, the stock price of Paytm outperformed the market by surging 39 per cent from a level of ₹1,236.20 on July 24, 2026.

On completion of a decade of the Unified Payments Interface, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed it as a major turning point in India's digital payment journey and said its sheer scale is something every Indian must be proud of. The UPI was launched on August 25, 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the regulatory oversight of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The UPI has emerged as the backbone of India's digital payments ecosystem and a critical driver of financial inclusion. "A decade ago, UPI was rolled out, marking a major turning point in India's digital payments journey. The sheer scale and reach of UPI are something every Indian must be proud of," Modi said in a post on X. The prime minister also asked people to share with him their UPI experience and how it impacted the life. Over a decade of operations, the UPI has demonstrated extraordinary scale and momentum in the country. Annual transaction volume expanded from just 1.78 crore in .

India's data-protection rules are narrowing fintech's regulatory arbitrage, raising compliance costs while creating new opportunities in regtech, cyberrisk and governance

The lesson for New Delhi: Keep peer-to-peer and mom-and-pop transactions free, but let large commercial platforms pay, say, 0.5 per cent

Vijay Kedia-led Kedia Securities purchased 2 million equity shares representing 1.5% equity of Zaggle at an average price of ₹164.72 per share on Tuesday, August 18 via open market deals on the NSE.

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Fintech and enterprise technology firm Paramotor Digital Technology Ltd on Monday said it has entered into a co-branded partnership agreement with NSDL Payments Bank to issue prepaid cards across India. The partnership will support Paramotor's consumer spend management, digital gifting and rewards and loyalty platforms, including SpendPro, Yayyy.shop and RewardOn. The agreement is expected to enable Paramotor to offer industry-specific prepaid card programmes for enterprises and consumers across various use cases, the fintech firm said in a statement. The partnership will leverage NSDL Payments Bank's prepaid card issuance services and banking infrastructure to support secure, RBI-compliant prepaid payment solutions across payment networks. Rahul Anand, Promoter and Managing Director of Paramotor Digital Technology, said the agreement will strengthen the company's vertically integrated platforms. In May, Paramotor Digital filed draft papers with markets regulator Sebi through ...

The Chief Economic Adviser said AI can improve credit assessment and risk detection in fintech, but firms must prioritise safety and security as adoption accelerates

Marketplaces fear autonomous agents could bypass discovery and recommendations

Cashfree Payments will waive gateway fees on the first Rs 20 lakh of GMV for new merchants as it aims to double its SMB base to 2 million by the end of FY27

Nilekani made his largest personal commitment to a venture firm as Fundamentum expanded its leadership team and reaffirmed its focus on backing Series B startups

NPCI is developing a Unified Agent Protocol to enable trusted AI agents to make UPI payments, positioning India at the forefront of agentic commerce

The fintech firm expects software-as-a-service products to contribute 40 per cent of revenue over the next 18 months as smaller banks seek greater control over payments, said co-founder Rajesh Londhe

Proptech unicorn Square Yards expects 40-50 per cent revenue growth in FY27, driven by expansion in fintech, AI-led initiatives and broader real estate services