Tagged: india

June 8, 2017 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading equity crowdfunding platform, has partnered with Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), Reliance Industries (NSE: Reliance) and Yissum Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to operate an “innovation technology incubator” that will support the growth of early stage startups in Jerusalem.  The… Read More

June 7, 2017 @ 1:01 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Reliance Private Client, part of Reliance Capital, one of India’s leading wealth management companies. Reliance Group, the parent company, is amongst India’s leading business houses with over 250 million customers. Reliance Capital… Read More

June 1, 2017 @ 7:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa has raised £32 million in a “series of transactions” to finance the creation of a next generation bank.  The funding was led by Wadhawan Global Capital Pvt Ltd (WGC), an Indian financial services group, and Northzone, a European VC fund. As… Read More

May 31, 2017 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Applied Data Finance, LLC (ADF), a “technology-enabled lender” and asset manager, has announced that Victory Park Capital (VPC) has increased its existing credit facility with ADF from $50 million to $75 million. The facility has also been extended through 2021. Simultaneously, ADF raised $6.5 million… Read More

May 30, 2017 @ 5:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Indian online P2P lending platform Faircent.com announced a new semi-secure student loan product in collaboration with Bangalore-based micro-lending startups.  Lenders ay also opt for a partly-secured alternative-investment opportunity that delivers a higher return. Under the partnership, college students may fund purchase of items such as laptops, books and… Read More

May 20, 2017 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mumbai-Singapore based Telr, founded in 2014 by Sirish Kumar and Elias Ghanmen, has received additional funding in a Series B round. Telr received $3 million led by Innovation East Funds.  Telr is a payments gateway, MCA and ecommerce platform that is growing in emerging markets. Telr expects… Read More

May 19, 2017 @ 2:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Paytm is launching a bank. The news was published in advance of the announcement that SoftBank had invested $1.6 billion into Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications Limited. The SoftBank investment may have been incentivized due to the fact the Reserve Bank of India had approved the… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online lender PaySense has raised $5.3 million in a Series A funding round led by Jungle Ventures. PaySense, based in India, allows consumer unsecured loans. Founded in 2015 and based in Mumbai, Paysense seeks to solve the fundamental problem of not having simple, convenient and… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Paytm has announced that SoftBank has invested in their parent company One97 Communications Limited. The $1.6 billion commitment is said to be the single largest funding round from a single investor in India. Crowdfund Insider reported this past week that Paytm was discussing an investment… Read More

May 16, 2017 @ 10:11 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has announced its first batch of Fintech Regulatory Laboratory (Reglab) participants comprising five local and international Fintech startups with various innovation offerings.The ADGM Reglab is reportedly the first Fintech regulatory sandbox and framework in the… Read More

May 12, 2017 @ 7:51 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Paytm is now in talks with SoftBank to raise up to $1.9 billion in fresh funding, hiking its value to a cool $8 billion or more, according to multiple new sources. Paytm counts over 218 million wallet users; last month alone Paytm clocked 255 million transactions.  Founded… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 8:07 am By Erin Hobey  |  

One billion dollars. MobiKwik is set to raise funds from investors including BlackRock Inc. which will value the innovative Indian Fintech company at about $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. Headquartered in Gurgaon, MobiKwik offers a mobile phone based payment system. Customers add money to an online wallet that… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based crowdfunding platform for NGOs, medical, and personal causes Impact Guru announced on Tuesday it formed a partnership with U.S. and UK-based non-profit crowdfunding platform, GlobalGiving. According to the duo, this new partnership will enable vetted Indian NGOs and social enterprises raising funds on Impact Guru to… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 6:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

According to multiple new sources, MobiKwik and FreeCharge are considering an all-stock deal merger. Post-merger, the platform also anticipates an additional $200 million (nearly Rs 1,300 crore) injection from an unnamed Chinese investor. FreeCharge, part of online marketplace Snapdeal, has reportedly been seeking a buyer for some time, having recently… Read More

April 23, 2017 @ 10:00 am By Cole Lyons  |  

In another attempt to secure a firm grasp on the Indian market, Amazon has turned towards mobile wallets for its next venture. The e-commerce behemoth has obtained a license from the Indian Reserve Bank (RBI) for the operation of a prepaid payment instruments (PPI). Amazon… Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 3:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Japanese investment bank Nomura has set up a fintech program in India, inviting entrepreneurs in Mumbai to build new tools for capital markets. The Voyager partnership aims to give Indian fintech specialists access to Nomura’s resources at the Mumbai innovation centre, enabling them to test their ideas using… Read More

April 16, 2017 @ 11:38 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Last week, Perfios, a fintech startup based in Bangalore (Bengaluru), India, announced it had raised approximately US $6.2 Million (400 Million INR) in its Series A round of funding. The funding is a sign of how much the fintech market has been steadily growing in… Read More

April 6, 2017 @ 3:54 am By Erin Hobey  |  

WhatsApp seems to be laying down the groundwork for a P2P operation in India. The Facebook-owned global messaging service is currently advertising for a digital transaction lead with experience of UPI, Aadhaar and BHIM, seen as the precursor to a possible P2P payments service launch in India, according to multiple… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

  World First, an international Fintech payments and currency firm, has launched its service in India as the business accelerates its international growth plan. The announcement comes as World First joins the UK Government’s trade mission to India alongside Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer,… Read More

April 4, 2017 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

As the UK moves forward with the separation from Europe, government officials are looking beyond Europe to improve bilateral relationships to improve trade and other areas. As Fintech is an emerging industry that is vital to the future of Great Britain, it simply makes sense… Read More