Tagged: india

November 8, 2019 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco-based AngelList, a platform facilitating online capital formation and job-seekers interested in working at startups, has launched a new India-focused venture capital and angel fund, according to a report in the Economic Times. The newly launched fund will allow individuals to raise relatively small… Read More

October 26, 2019 @ 1:39 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that despite a sense of urgency kicked up by Facebook’s proposal to create a global currency system (Libra), many countries remain cautious about “rushing into” a cryptocurrency arms race, Business Standard reports. “On our side, the Reserve Bank Governor (Shantikanta… Read More

October 19, 2019 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paytm, India’s largest mobile payments company, is planning to raise $2 billion from investors including Alibaba’s Ant Financial and Softbank in order to compete with other giant retailers such as Amazon and Walmart, according to sources familiar with the matter As reported by the Financial… Read More

October 10, 2019 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

C2FO, a fintech firm and market for working capital based in the U.S., announced on Wednesday it is acquiring India-based payment platform, Priority Vendor. C2FO reported that through the acquisition, Indian suppliers will receive a continuous flow of capital at costs lower than traditional financing… Read More

October 5, 2019 @ 10:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), a Bentonville, Arkansas headquartered multinational retail corporation, is partnering with tech giant IBM, in order to use blockchain technology to monitor its shrimp supply chains. Walmart will be using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to track Indian-sourced shrimp delivered to several Sam’s Club… Read More

October 3, 2019 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mumbai-based Varanium Capital, an asset manager that provides investment and consulting services to public and private businesses, is reportedly planning to raise ₹200-crore (appr. $28 million) for a Fintech-focused early stage venture capital fund. The Varanium NexGen intends to strategically invest around ₹2-5 crore (each),… Read More

October 1, 2019 @ 10:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mumbai-based Airpay Payment Services, a payments platform, has announced a partnership with InstaReM, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital cross-border payments companies. The new partnership will launch “FX Payment”, an international payments solution for its merchants. Airpay’s “FX payment” is an alternative to credit cards… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has requested Bengaluru-based digital payments firm PhonePe to work with another banking partner for its Unified Payments Service (UPI) model. PhonePe’s management has reportedly decided to work with Mumbai-headquartered multinational banking and financial services company ICICI Bank. According… Read More

September 28, 2019 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based EST Group announced on September 27 that it will invest $250 million in the next 18 months into various Indian Fintech companies. EST Group said in a release that it is very bullish about the Indian market due to great potential for new opportunities…. Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 3:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bithumb Global, the global platform for Bithumb, a South Korea- based digital asset exchange, has announced its plans of coming to India. Bithumb reported that it will now onboard Indian customers with a sign-up incentive along with the opportunity for Indian exchanges to become a… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 12:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently instructed local banks and non-bank lending institutions to stop “agents” from reviewing credit bureau data.  The central bank’s directive could have a negative impact on software service providers, who work with local banks to assess credit quality. Several… Read More

September 20, 2019 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

India has slashed its corporate tax rates in order to encourage companies to make investments and help grow the nation’s struggling economy. Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted that the base corporate tax rate would be reduced from 30% to 22%.  Shortly after the announcement,… Read More

September 13, 2019 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation’s central bank, announced on Thursday the appointment of its chief fintech officer Sopnendu Mohanty as a digital and fintech advisor to India’s Odisha state, according to a report by the Times of India. In his new advisory… Read More

September 10, 2019 @ 2:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beijing-headquartered mobile technology and software firm Xiaomi has been developing premium smartphones and selling them at competitive prices. Referred to as the “Apple of China,” the consumer electronics company recently penetrated India’s consumer markets. Xiaomi’s smartphone has become India’s most popular mobile device, according to… Read More

September 8, 2019 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firms that originally offered loan originations and pure-play credit marketplaces are now looking to become lenders themselves. Some of these firms have either applied for or have received a non-banking finance company (NBFC) license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), according to local… Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the final “Enabling Framework for Regulatory Sandbox,” as it joins a growing legion of government entities seeking to facilitate Fintech innovation in a compliant manner.  The draft Framework for the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) was published in April… Read More

August 13, 2019 @ 2:24 am By Cali Haan  |  

Indian telecom company Reliance Jio will launch, “one of the largest blockchain networks in the world over the next 12 months,” the company’s owner, Mukesh Ambani, told attendees at the company’s annual General meeting August 12th. Ambani also promised, “The network will have tens of thousands… Read More

July 27, 2019 @ 2:52 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Another alleged principle promoter of the failed $4 billion USD Bitconnect cryptocurrency Ponzi (now attempting resurrection) has been arrested in India, India Times reports. Rakesh Savani was arrested in the coast city of Sujat in northwest India last Friday. Authorities have also seized property and… Read More

July 23, 2019 @ 1:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zeta, an India-based fintech company, announced on Tuesday it has secured a Series C investment from Sodexo Benefits and Rewards (BRS), at a valuation of $300 million. Founded in 2015, Zeta, part of the Directi Group, describes itself as a fintech leader offering a wide… Read More

July 22, 2019 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the news that Indian “blockchain lawyer” Varun Sethi leaked a copy of draft legislation proposing a ban on cryptocurrencies in India, India Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur reportedly stated there is yet to be an official ban on cryptocurrency in India. According… Read More