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Fintech firm BharatPe clocks Rs 6 crore in profitability in FY25

BharatPe reported Rs 6 crore adjusted pre-tax profit in FY25, driven by revenue growth, UPI transactions, NBFC consolidation, and RBI's nod for payment aggregation

UPI not free even now, govt subsidising it, says RBI Guv Sanjay Malhotra

Every year, the central government earmarks a certain amount for the promotion of UPI peer-to-merchant (P2M) transactions and RuPay debit card transactions

DPDzero raises $7 mn Series A to scale AI-powered debt collections

Debt collections platform DPDzero secures $7 mn Series A funding led by GMO Venture Partners, SMBC Asia Rising Fund, and Blume Ventures to expand AI and field collection network

SuperGaming raises $15 mn Series B to take Indus Battle Royale global

Pune-based SuperGaming secures $15 mn in Series B funding at a $100 mn valuation to expand Indus Battle Royale to Latin America and scale game development capabilities

Paytm waits on mkt cap rule to ramp up UPI: MD & CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Paytm CEO says the firm will deepen its UPI push once market share caps are imposed in 2026; aims to grow merchant services, go AI-first, and expand globally

GameRamp raises $5.4 mn pre-seed round to scale AI and launch tools

San Francisco-based GameRamp raises $5.4 million to expand AI and engineering teams in India and the US, and launch AI monetisation and embedded financing tools

IAMAI appoints Dream11's Bhavit Sheth to head digital gaming panel

IAMAI names Bhavit Sheth as chair and Nikhil Bansal as co-chair of its Digital Gaming Committee, aiming to boost responsible gaming and policy engagement

Paytm block deal: Chinese investor Ant group may sell remaining 5.84% stake

Ant Group is expected to offload its remaining 5.84% stake in Paytm worth $434 million, marking a potential exit from the fintech firm. The deal comes amid growing regulatory concerns

PhonePe's Indus Appstore strikes pact with Alcatel after Lava, Xiaomi

Indus Appstore will now be pre-installed on Alcatel smartphones in India, marking its third OEM partnership after Lava and Xiaomi, expanding its reach and app discovery features

CoinDCX to absorb $44 million security breach loss: CEO Sumit Gupta

Gupta maintained that customer funds on the platform were not compromised since they were parked on a cold wallet infrastructure

IPV launches $110 mn angel fund in GIFT City to tap global startup capital

IPV International, the new CAT I fund by Inflection Point Ventures, aims to invest $100,000-$1 mn in early-stage startups and has already backed Singapore's Cellivate

Google proposes allowing all real-money games on Play Store in India

The tech giant also said it was finalising an approach for an "appropriate business model" that would take into account the commercial model used by developers in the RMG ecosystem

ICICI Bank to charge payment aggregators for UPI transactions from August 1

Private lender to charge up to Rs 10 per transaction on PAs; move follows rising infra costs and lack of MDR revenues in fast-growing UPI ecosystem

Platform security assumes criticality in the face of crypto hacks

Crypto platforms need to integrate automation and intelligence into a unified security stack, run well-compensated bug bounty programmes, and have stringent KYC protocols in place

UPI payments through biometrics likely soon; PIN may become optional

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is preparing to roll out this update to UPI, which is expected to enhance security and convenience

RBI's digital payments index increases to 493.22 as of March 2025

Index up from 465.33 in September 2024, reflecting rapid digital adoption and stronger payment infrastructure and performance across India

Fintech player Paytm's Q1 FY26 profit attributed to tight cost cuts

Paytm posted a net profit of Rs 122.5 crore in Q1FY26, driven by sharp cost controls, after a steep loss in the corresponding quarter of FY25

Setu makes leadership appointments, hires executives from major fintechs

Setu strengthens its leadership team with experienced executives from Razorpay, PhonePe, and other fintech giants to drive growth

Xflow secures in-principle nod for cross-border payment aggregator licence

Fintech Xflow gets RBI's in-principle approval to operate as a payment aggregator for cross-border transactions, aiming to simplify global payments

WazirX parent to launch revote on amended scheme starting July 30

WazirX's parent company Zettai will allow users in India to revote on an amended scheme of arrangement from July 30 to August 6 after the Singapore High Court rejected the previous plan