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Fintech Currencycloud Teams Up with BriskPe, the Mumbai-based Cross-Border Payments Platform

Currencycloud, the firm focused on simplifying business in a multi-currency world, has partnered with BriskPe, the Mumbai-based cross-border payments Fintech, in order “to expand BriskPe’s customers’ payment options.” The partnership will open up international business opportunities “for its India-based micro, small and medium sized enterprise… Read More

Mumbai-based Fintech TransBnk Finalizes $1M Seed Round from 8i Ventures to Disrupt India’s Transaction Banking

TransBnk, the Mumbai-based Fintech startup, has successfully raised $1 million in seed funding. The investment round was “led by 8i Ventures, the early stage India-focused VC fund known for its notable successes in the fintech space, including M2P, Slice, Easebuzz, amongst others.” Other contributors to… Read More

Mumbai: Fintech Pine Labs Appoints Navin Chandani as President of Issuing Business

Merchant commerce omnichannel platform Pine Labs announced the appointment of Navin Chandani as the President of its Issuing Business. Issuing Business of Pine Labs claims that ii is “a market leader in the issuing of prepaid cards, gift cards, rewards, incentives, loyalty programs and several… Read More

Bond Investment Platform IndiaBonds Appoints Vishal Goenka as CEO

IndiaBonds announces the appointment of a new CEO to drive strategic growth and innovation and is set to welcome its Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Mr. Vishal Goenka. Prior to joining IndiaBonds, Vishal was “a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Singapore, Global Markets, for many… Read More

Newgen Introduces Low Code Trade Finance Solution for Banking Institutions

Newgen Software, a global provider of digital transformation products, has introduced what it claims to be the first low code trade finance platform at the recent customer meet in Mumbai, India. Trade finance is a fairly complex process as it involves a lot of paperwork,… Read More

Fintech Set to be the Most Active Sector in India for Venture Debt This Year: Report

India’s Venture Debt Report 2022, released by Stride Ventures, reveals that the year 2021 saw 111 firms acquiring funds via debt, of which 91 companies were categorized as unique. Bengaluru reportedly saw the highest number of venture debt deals, making up 40% of all such… Read More

B2B Commerce Platform Bizongo Acquires $110M via Series D Led by Tiger Global Management

Bizongo has announced its latest fundraise of $110M via a Series D round that was led by New York-based Tiger Global Management. As mentioned in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider, the B2B e-commerce and supply chain enablement platform also launched India’s first IoT powered… Read More

Fintech MODIFI Acquires $145M to Support Global SME Trade Among Supply Chain Challenges

Global Fintech firm MODIFI has announced $145 million in debt financing with existing bank partners Silicon Valley Bank and Solarisbank. The proceeds will be channeled towards addressing rising demand and help more SMEs with trading internationally on MODIFI’s digital platform. The COVID-19 outbreak has “negatively… Read More

Mumbai’s Enterprise Data Management Firm GoldenSource to Create 50 New Professional Roles

GoldenSource, an independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) services, reveals that it’s creating 50 new professional jobs at its Mumbai offices. As first reported by Finextra, the new roles are being created to support GoldenSource’s expanding software product portfolio… Read More

Bengaluru’s Digital Payments Fintech Cashfree Receives Strategic Investment from State Bank of India

The State Bank of India (SBI) (NSE:SBIN), a multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, reports that it has made a strategic investment in Paypal-incubated digital payments Fintech Cashfree. Launched in 2015, the Bengaluru-headquartered Fintech firm handles more than… Read More

UK Fintech Wise Introduces Remittance Payments Services in India, as Company Expands Operations with Mumbai Office

UK-based Fintech firm Wise (formerly doing business as TransferWise) has introduced remittance services in India, as the company looks to expand its operations globally with a new office in Mumbai. This move by London-headquartered Wise has come after the company began supporting Google Pay users… Read More

Indian Fintech Jai Kisan, which Aims to Offer Credit to Financially Underserved, Secures $30M via Series A

India-based Jai Kisan, a Fintech startup that is focused on bringing modern financial services to the country’s rural areas, where commercial banking institutions have very low penetration rates, revealed on Monday (May 31, 2021) that it had acquired $30 million in capital through a new… Read More

The TIFIN Group, a Fintech Platform for Wealth Management, Finalizes $22.3M Round from JPMorgan, Morningstar, Broadridge

The TIFIN GROUP, a Fintech platform with 10 active operating firms for the asset and wealth management sector, revealed on Tuesday (April 20, 2021) that it finalized a $22.3 million Series B round. The Group also announced the addition of three strategic investors to its… Read More

Publicly Listed Indian Fintech 5paisa Confirms Great Year for Indian IPOs in 2020, Projects Solid 2021 As Well

Mumbai-based 5paisa, a one-stop shop for quality research and low-cost and “cutting-edge” trading platforms, notes that last year, there were relatively few IPO listings, but there was still a lot of participation on Dalal Street (which is the address of the Bombay Stock Exchange and… Read More

Mumbai based Fintech Firm TaxBuddy Secures $1 Million in Capital from UAE’s Zenith Global

Mumbai-headquartered Fintech firm TaxBuddy recently revealed that it has secured $1 million in early-stage funding from UAE’s fund Zenith Global. Launched in 2019 and owned by Mumbai’s SSBA Innovations Pvt. Ltd, the firm aims to offer an online tax advisory service through various subscription-based plans…. Read More

Indian Fintech U GRO Capital, an Online Lending Platform for SMEs, Reports Over $2 Million in Net Profit for Current FY

Indian Fintech U GRO Capital, an online lending platform for SMEs, has released its Q2 FY21 financial results and posted a (profit after tax) PAT of INR 17.2 Crores (appr. $2.28 million). The BSE (formerly called Bombay Stock Exchange) stock exchange-listed, technology-focused platform noted that… Read More

Bank of India Postpones Plans to Launch New Physical Branches as More Consumers Using Digital Banking Platforms

The Bank of India (BoI), a major commercial bank with headquarters in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, has decided to postpone its plans to launch additional physical branches because the institution’s customers now prefer to use its digital banking platform. The BoI is also looking into… Read More

Indian Fintech GetVantage Acquires $5 Million in Seed Funding to Develop Digital Commerce Solutions

India-based Fintech platform GetVantage has acquired $5 million in capital through a seed investment round that included debt and equity financing. Chiratae Ventures (previously IDG Ventures) and Dream Incubators (from Japan) took part in the round along with other investors – which included non-bank financial… Read More

Indian Fintech PhonePe Partners Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport to Offer Contactless Payment Options

India-based PhonePe, a major digital payments platform, has teamed up with the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) in order to offer a frictionless, contactless, safe, and secure payment option to commuters in Mumbai, which is a major financial center and one of the country’s… Read More

Digitization and Growth in India and UAE’s Fintech, Healthtech Sectors will Lead to Key Changes in Financial and Medical Services, Industry Exec Says

Sameer Nawani, Chief Representative of the Dubai Chamber’s International Office in Mumbai, has noted that the digitization and ongoing growth in technology will lead to significant changes in financial and healthcare services. Nawani, whose comments came during a recent webinar about the impact of COVID-19… Read More

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