Tagged: india

May 31, 2018 @ 9:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pine Labs, an India-based digital payments platform, announced on Thursday Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, and PayPal Holdings Inc., have acquired minority stakes in the company for a combined $125 million. The latest investment comes just a couple of months after Pine Labs secured $82… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 9:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Acko, an India-based insurtech firm, announced this week that it raised $12 million through its latest investment round, which was led by online retailing giant, Amazon. Founded in 2017 by Varun Dua, Acko describes itself as a digital insurance company that is looking to redefine insurance… Read More

May 22, 2018 @ 11:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

P2P lender Faircent.com has received NBFC-P2P certification from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), reportedly the first P2P lending platform in the country to receive the certificate of registration as an NBFC-P2P by the national regulator. Faircent.com anticipates that the RBI certification will help Faircent.com gain… Read More

May 21, 2018 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Hive at DIFC, a fintech accelerator that was established by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), announced over the weekend that it is now accepting applications for its 2018 program, kicking off a competitive search for the top fintech and insurtech innovators in the region…. Read More

May 16, 2018 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based banking group Emirates NBD announced on Wednesday it has joined forces with fintech platform CCRManager to further strengthen trade finance capabilities. According to the bank, the partnership announcement aligns with its digital strategy as it seeks to lead innovation in digital banking in the… Read More

May 16, 2018 @ 12:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced on Wednesday the expansion of its Innovation Testing Licence (ITL) programme in response to continued interest in fintech and the digital economy. According to DFSA, the ITL program enables firms to test innovations in fintech in or from the… Read More

May 15, 2018 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Deutsche Bank announced on Tuesday it has acquired Quantiguous Solutions, an India-based software company, to strengthen its Global Transaction Banking franchise. Deutsche reported that with the help of Quantiguous it will accelerate the development of its Open Banking platform that forms the core for developing innovative… Read More

May 3, 2018 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai and Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) unveiled a joint blockchain project that was developed in collaboration with Smart Dubai and IBM to improve ease of doing business in Dubai and facilitate foreign direct investments. According… Read More

May 2, 2018 @ 9:30 am By Cali Haan  |  

In what is likely a combined attempt to sidestep US sanctions and compete with Middle East oil suppliers, Venezuela has offered India a 30% discount on crude oil if the country pays for the oil in El Petro, Venezuela’s controversial new cryptocurrency, says Business Standard. Venezuala… Read More

April 10, 2018 @ 11:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EMQ, a fintech firm with an extensive financial settlement network in Asia, announced on Tuesday a strategic partnership with Kotak Mahindra Bank to expand EMQ’s network footprint in India. This partnership will aid in meeting the growing demand for instant remittances to the country from more… Read More

April 6, 2018 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese smartphone developer Xiaomi announced plans to launch a new crowdfunding platform in India called Mi Crowdfunding. India is reportedly the second country Xiaomi has introduced crowdfunding to test new products. Through the new funding portal, Xiaomi can fund and sell the products launched. Xiaomi… Read More

April 4, 2018 @ 10:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Finzy, an India-based peer-to-peer lending platform announced on Wednesday it secured $1.3 million through its Pre-Series A funding round. Founded in 2016, Finzy describes itself as a premier peer-to-peer lending solution that connects borrowers looking for quick personal loans with low-interest rates to investors who… Read More

April 3, 2018 @ 10:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Digital payments services are now live on India’s Microsoft Kaizala. By integrating the payment and both organizations’ mobile payment infrastructure services of Yes Bank and MobiKwik, Microsoft Kaizala users may swiftly send or receive money without having to leave the Kaizala mobile app. With Microsoft Kaizala, users will… Read More

April 2, 2018 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

InstaReM, a Southeast Asia’s digital cross-border money transfer service provider, announced on Monday it has launched outbound money transfer operations from India. This is being done through InstaReM’s partnership with DCB Bank Limited, an Authorised Dealer Category-I Bank, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 2:21 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), an international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced on Monday important developments in its Fintech ecosystem that further strengthen its position as MEASA’s number one and one of the world’s top ten FinTech… Read More

March 14, 2018 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Avail Finance, an India-based app-only online lending platform, has successfully secured $17 million in both equity and debt funding. The company stated that venture capital fund Matrix Partners led equity round while  Ola founders Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, Flipkart’s co-founder Binny Bansal, Kunal Shah, co-founder of Freecharge;… Read More

March 14, 2018 @ 10:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, global online payment service provider PayU announced it is collaborating with Kreditech, a digital consumer lending group that uses machine-learning based underwriting, to launch the beta phase of PayU Monedo in India. According to PayU, PayU Monedo is set to provide cardless EMIs (equated… Read More

March 13, 2018 @ 12:02 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

RBL Bank, an Indian private sector banks, and CreditVidya, a leading Indian fintech firm which provides alternate data credit underwriting solutions to over 25 premier financial institutions, have joined forces to enable RBL Bank to instantly verify the employment details of salaried individuals, consequently reducing… Read More

March 13, 2018 @ 10:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Pine Labs, an India-based digital payments platform, has secured $82 million through its latest investment round, which was led by Actis Capital, with participation from Altimeter Capital. Founded in 1998, Pine Labs stated it began its journey with specialty payment & loyalty solutions for closed-user group… Read More

March 9, 2018 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wemerge Ventures Ltd, a Blockchain project that brings together entrepreneurs, angel investors, blockchain experts and top management with MNC experience from the US, China, India, Lithuania, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, has launched a community blockchain incubator. During an event in Malaysia, the group announced their… Read More