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IndiaBonds, a Sebi-registered broker and licensed online bond platform provider, on Tuesday said it has entered into a strategic alliance with Upstox to enable retail investors to avail a wide range of bond investments on the brokerage platform. Bonds are a fixed-income investment instrument offering regular, passive returns to investors looking for stability and steady growth in their portfolios. Through this integration, Upstox's over 1.3 crore retail investors can now access IndiaBonds' offerings on its platform, boosting retail participation in Indian bond markets. All transactions will be executed on IndiaBonds in compliance with Sebi's Online Bond Platform Providers norms and regulatory framework. Vishal Goenka, Co-Founder of IndiaBonds.com, said, "This is a very exciting collaboration which will open access to our wide range of 100+ Bonds for Upstox's large customer base. With this seamless tech integration, Upstox's customers who seek fixed-income investments for diverse ass
Brokerage company RKSV Securities India (Upstox) on Friday settled with capital markets regulator Sebi a case pertaining to alleged violation of regulatory norms. The company paid Rs 1.13 crore towards the settlement charges. The settlement order came after the noticee (RKSV Securities India Pvt Ltd) proposed to settle the instant proceedings initiated against it, without "admitting or denying the findings of facts and conclusions of law". "The instant adjudication proceedings initiated against RKSV Securities India Private Limited vide show cause notice (SCN) dated January 25, 2022 is disposed of in terms of settlement regulations," Sebi's Adjudicating Officer Barnali Mukherjee said in the order. The market watchdog had initiated adjudication proceedings against RKSV Securities India Pvt Ltd (applicant) for the alleged violation of Sebi MIRSD (Market Intermediaries Regulation and Supervision Department) Circular dated December 3, 2018. The MIRSD circular is related to cyber secur
Investment platform Upstox (RKSV Securities India Pvt Ltd) has recorded Rs 1,000 crore operating revenue during the last financial year, a top official said here on Monday. The company which has been recording consistent growth over the last three years would also be launching fixed deposits and was also engaging with some banks and financial institutions in this connection, co-founder Shrini Viswanath said. Upstox's operating revenue (broking revenue) grew 44 per cent in FY2022-23 and breached the Rs 1,000-crore mark, he told reporters. According to Viswanath, the company achieved break-even for FY23 and generated positive net cash of around Rs 130 crore in the fourth quarter of FY23. "Upstox concluded the fiscal with cash reserves of close to Rs 1,000 crore," he said. On the outlook for the current financial year, he said during the last three years, the company witnessed its customer base grow to 1.1 crore as of date from 10 lakh in June 2020. All the efforts are being focussed
Ratan Tata-backed discount broking company Upstox achieved break-even in FY2022-23 with the overall revenue crossing Rs 1,000 crore, a top official has said. The company, which also counts Tiger Global among its external investors, is aiming for a 10-times jump in its customer base to 10 crores in the next five-six years, its co-founder and chief executive Ravi Kumar told PTI. Its operating revenue grew 40 per cent to Rs 1,000 crore, he said, adding that it also generated a positive net cash flow of approximately Rs 130 crore in the last quarter of FY2022-23. The company's CEO said it has cash reserves of over Rs 1,000 crore now, and is looking for both organic and inorganic growth opportunities. We remain committed to driving growth sustainably and profitably, he stressed. At present, the company, founded in 2009, serves 1.1 crore customers across the country, with over 85 per cent of them being in tier-II and tier-III cities and 70 per cent being first-time investors. Mumbai, D