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Fintech firm Dezerv raises ₹350 crore to expand wealth tech platform

Fintech platform Dezerv's total funding now stands at ₹850 crore as it plans to expand across asset classes and hire top talent to enhance investor experience

1 year to 1 month: RBI relaxes rules but keeps checks for fintech expansion

Payment aggregators can add new lines with 30-day notification while staying audit-compliant

Cashfree Payments integrates Apple Pay to support int'l transactions

Indian merchants using Cashfree's international payment gateway can now accept Apple Pay, reducing errors, boosting trust, and cutting drop-offs by up to 75 per cent

FACE membership grows fourfold to 275 a year after SRO recognition

The association marked its one year of recognition by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month

Walmart-backed Flipkart to invest $30 million in fintech unit Super.money

Super.money is a fintech unit of Flipkart which was launched in 2024. In less than a year, it has now become the fifth-largest UPI app in India, handling 275 mn transactions

Fintechs set for change as norms for debt collection practices are updated

Stricter collection protocols mean you can't push credit as in the past (its return leg has to be taken into account); business models may have to be tweaked even as fintech funding heads southwards

RBI grants PhonePe final approval to operate as payment aggregator

Fintech major PhonePe has secured the Reserve Bank of India's final approval to act as an online payment aggregator, expanding its reach to enterprises and merchants nationwide

Savings app Jar posts ninefold revenue jump, reaches profitability

Gold-focused fintech serves 35 million users as it vertically integrates operations.

Fintech firm MobiKwik freezes 2,000 merchant accounts after ₹40 cr loss

MobiKwik froze 2,000 merchant accounts after a technical error caused unauthorised settlements worth Rs 40 crore, with Rs 14 crore recovered and FIRs filed in Haryana

FinBox raises $40 mn from WestBridge to boost AI-led credit platform

Credit infrastructure fintech FinBox raises $40 million in Series B led by WestBridge Capital to strengthen AI-driven lending products, expand globally, and scale fraud intelligence

Fintech firm Razorpay integrates Apple Pay to support foreign transactions

Razorpay has integrated Apple Pay for cross-border transactions, enabling Indian merchants to tap global users with faster checkout and higher conversion rates

Fintechs offer secured lending with instant loans against mutual funds

Fintechs including PhonePe, Paytm, BharatPe, and Cred roll out loans against mutual funds, offering instant, fully digital secured credit at lower capital costs for investors

Overleverage in retail loans is a concern, warns JFSL chairman Kamath

K V Kamath warns of overleverage in retail credit as fintechs lend at low scores; RBI data shows rising defaults in unsecured personal loans

Dream11, Gameskraft, MPL among RMG firms losing unicorn status after ban

At least four RMG firms including Dream11, Games24x7, Gameskraft and MPL lost unicorn status after the gaming ban, while fintech players led the 11 new unicorns added in 2025

FinMin, MeitY assure transition period for Online Gaming Act compliance

Govt to provide transition period for banks and fintechs under Online Gaming Act 2025; compliance clarity to come once rules are notified

TransBnk raises $25 million to expand banking infrastructure platform

TransBnk secures $25 million in Series B funding led by Bessemer to expand into Southeast Asia and Middle East while strengthening its domestic banking infrastructure platform

BharatPe to double down on online payments after RBI licence approval

The push comes amid RBI's final licence approval and intensifying competition

RazorpayX puts artificial intelligence in CFO's corner before market debut

Razorpay is shifting from a payments-only model to offer AI-powered banking tools with its RazorpayX platform, automating CFO tasks as the fintech giant prepares for an IPO within 18 months

Infibeam to sell ecommerce unit to its subsidiary Rediff for Rs 800 crore

Infibeam will sell its e-commerce platform to Rediff for ₹800 crore, raising its stake to 82.7%; Rediff may explore IPO and scale digital business offerings

PhonePe retained top UPI spot with 46% market share in June, shows data

PhonePe maintains its leadership on the UPI leaderboard, capturing a 46.46% market share in June, processing over 8.54 billion transactions, according to NPCI data