Fintech Sector

PhonePe launches AI tool to help merchants build payment pages in minutes

SmartPages enables businesses to generate customised payment pages using simple text prompts, removing the need for coding or design expertise

Paytm planning to hire 4,000 employees in AI pivot with some roles cut

Paytm to continue hiring through March 2027, expanding teams across product, technology and AI, with recruitment also planned for senior leadership roles

RBI recognises Sahamati Foundation as SRO for account aggregator ecosystem

RBI has recognised Sahamati Foundation as the SRO for the Account Aggregator ecosystem, strengthening governance and trust in open finance

LIC plans foray in fintech space, strategic investment also on table: CEO

Insurance giant LIC is actively considering establishing a fintech arm either through strategic investment or organic way to cater to its growing digital needs, CEO and MD R Doraiswamy said. "Naturally, to meet the modernisation requirement and particularly to bring innovation, we are engaging both fintech and insurtech players and we are getting a lot of new things being developed by such players," Doraiswamy told PTI in an interview. On the other side, he said, "we are a big financial institution investing in multiple organisations and we also look at strategic investments in any specialised player as a way of improving the returns on the policyholders' funds." Talking about Life Insurance Corporation of India's IT journey, he said, it was one of the early adopters of digital technologies. "We have built our own core competence in developing our business applications by building up a software development centre. We have sizable number of people working in our IT department creati

NPCI chief Asbe bats for regulatory framework for fintech AI ecosystem

NPCI has called for a regulatory framework for agentic AI in digital payments while expanding AI-driven UPI and voice-payment use cases

Fintech and payments industry preparing a 'safe harbour' proposal

Payments Council of India has engaged independent consultants to draft framework to be submitted to RBI

ICICI Bank seeks at least ₹100 crore recovery from fintech firms

Growing discomfort among banks over eroding interchange income

How AI is becoming the operating backbone of India's fintech industry

AI is becoming part of the core infrastructure of India's fintech ecosystem as firms look to automate workflows, tackle fraud, and improve scalability

Fintechs set to take fresh guard as reality comes to bite the sector

With funding tightening and regulators increasing scrutiny on risk, firms must move past the growth-at-all-costs model to survive

UPI changed how India pays; it can drive the future of borrowing

Scale in digital public infra can now support broader economic outcomes, with UPI transactions offering a timely, contextual view

GCCs have to focus on what is needed in the future: Ramkumar Narayanan

FIS says GCCs must evolve beyond support roles by building future-ready talent, expanding global leadership and scaling trusted AI adoption

PhonePe launches AI tool to speed up merchant payment integrations

Walmart-owned PhonePe says its AI-powered integration layer can reduce merchant onboarding timelines from weeks to minutes, especially for small businesses

The gap between banks and fintechs is narrowing, says Rishi Verma

AI is narrowing the gap between banks and fintechs, driving faster decisions, better risk management and a convergence of scale, agility and trust

RuPay tailwind drives fintech push for co-branded credit cards on UPI

Fintech companies ramp up RuPay-linked credit cards to tap UPI-driven usage, boost transaction volumes, and expand reach among new-to-credit customers

OnEMI Technology IPO: Brokerages split on prospects; should you apply?

Kissht-parent OnEMI Technology has set the price band in the range of ₹162 to ₹171, with a lot size of 87 shares

PhonePe crosses 50 million registered merchants across India ahead of IPO

Fintech major PhonePe on Tuesday said it has crossed 50 million lifetime registered merchants on its platform. The IPO-bound company noted its expansion from offering QR code-based payment solutions to providing a full-stack suite of financial tools, including working capital loans, Point-of-Sale (POS) terminals, and SmartSpeakers. "Reaching 50 million merchants is a significant milestone in our effort to make financial services more accessible to merchants across India. For many of our partners, the journey began with a simple QR code, but that relationship has since matured. Today, digital payments serve as a gateway to a wider range of formal services, including credit," Yuvraj Singh Shekhawat, Chief Business Officer, Merchant Business, PhonePe, said. Launched in 2016, PhonePe has over 65 crore registered users. The latest development comes as the company prepares for its initial public offering (IPO), having recently filed an updated draft red herring prospectus (UDRHP-I) with .

Peak XV Partners fully exits Mobikwik in block deal worth ₹130 crore

Venture capital firm Peak XV Partners has fully exited from fintech firm One MobiKwik Systems through a block deal of over Rs 130 crore, sources aware of the development said. According to sources, Peak XV was one of the early investors in the firm and exited at three times of its investment value. "Peak XV Partners has sold around 61 lakh shares, about 7.7 per cent of the company share capital, at an average sale price of Rs 214 share apiece. The total deal size is close to Rs 130 crore. With this sale, Peak XV has completely exited from the firm," a source said. A query sent to Peak XV and One Mobikwik elicited no immediate reply. Florintree, Viridian Asset Management, Dymon Asia and Karma Capital have bought stakes from Peak XV. The development comes a day after the company announced RBI granting a NBFC license for its new subsidiary- MobiKwik Financial Services Pvt Ltd.

MobiKwik's NBFC arm likely to launch operations in 2026: Upasana Taku

MobiKwik gets RBI nod for NBFC arm, plans lending launch in 2026; move to boost fintech stack, expand credit offerings, and tap co-lending opportunities

OnEMI sets ₹162-171 IPO price band; issue to open for subscription April 30

Digital lending platform OnEMI sets ₹162-171 price band for ₹926-crore IPO, comprising fresh issue and OFS, with subscription opening April 30 and closing May 5

MobiKwik gets RBI's nod for non-banking financial company licence

The licence will allow MobiKwik to launch a lending arm, Mobikwik Financial Services, expanding its regulated credit offering