Page 31 - Fintech Sector

Cred raises $81 million funding, undertakes $1.2 million buyback plan

This gives the fintech firm a post-money valuation of $806 million (about Rs 5,883 crore)

Fintechs show interest in becoming SFBs, but transitions involve risks

The fintech model is conceptualised as asset-light, which, in fact, played a huge role in Fino Payments Bank's early breakeven

SBI Life acquires 9% stake in Paisalo Digital for Rs 186.20 cr

SBI Life Insurance Company on Thursday said it has acquired nearly 9 per cent stake in non-banking finance company Paisalo Digital

Fintech to wealthtech

Opening mutual funds for more players will broaden the market

Razorpay, Visa tie up to help small businesses tackle Covid impact

With higher credit limit than other corporate and personal cards, RazorpayX's corporate cards will empower founders to free up working capital expenses with zero personal risks and liability

Fintech company BharatPe aims to become a bank for small merchants

The firm, which provides technology and digital lending for offline businesses including kiranas, has witnessed $2-billion annualised business transactions for its POS segment in just three months

Promote competition

Govt is turning anti-consumer in digital payments

Financed Rs 400 cr worth of purchases since March: Capital Float

Fintech platform Capital Float on Monday said it has financed customer purchases worth Rs 400 crore since March 2020 and witnessed 350 per cent growth in its buy-now-pay-later customer base.

PhonePe hits 250 mn-user mark, registers 925 mn transactions in October

Flipkart-owned fintech platform PhonePe said it has crossed the 250 million-registered users milestone

Financial services becomes next battleground for PhonePe, Amazon and Google

Walmart-owned PhonePe has become the fastest-growing insure-tech distributor in India within just 9 months of the insurance category going live on the digital payments app

Fintech the way forward for Indian banking, payment system: SBI MD

Giving the example of SBI, he said, 91 per cent of jobs are being done digitally now, which was unthinkable 35 years ago

Fintech deals double to $1.17 bn during Jan-Jun despite slowdown: Report

The first quarter of 2020 saw fund inflows jumping fivefold and the same in the second quarter added 50 per cent more

SBI's Kumar, HDFC's Puri speak on their careers, legacies, motivations

The two titans of Indian banking also spoke about what it takes to succeed in the highly competitive and byzantine financial services sector

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Covid has accelerated digital payment adoption by 5-10 yrs

Apart from accelerating its evolution in India, Sameer Nigam, CEO, PhonePe, said, "Covid has been very helpful in customer acquisition, even more than demonetisation"

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Covid-19 a bigger boost for fintech than demonetisation

While top fintech experts agree that there are more opportunities than challenges for the sector, they underline the importance of digital literacy and customer awareness in rural India

Portfolio outstanding of fintech companies grew 92% in 2019: Report

Personal loan disbursements by NBFC-fintech companies grew by 110 per cent in 2019 compared to industry average growth of 22 per cent, it said

India could become the fintech hub of the world

The opportunity to list overseas provides a huge opportunity for new-age digital and fintechs

Weaker fintechs face crisis to mature as Covid-19 casts shadow over funding

Signs of stress among even relatively well established fintechs are starting to emerge, say analysts

Google foraying into digital lending space by roping in fintech players

ZestMoney is now integrated on Google Pay digital store's Spot platform to offer credit to customers

Digital lenders stare at dip in disbursals this fiscal due to pandemic

Cost of capital for most lenders has also gone up as fund flows from banks and NBFCs have dried up despite liquidity infusion by RBI; but things are looking up from last month as establishments reopen