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Ajinkya Kawale

Ajinkya Kawale

Ajinkya Kawale

Ajinkya Kawale works as a correspondent for Business Standard, specialising in the emerging fintech industry in India. In addition to his assigned beats, he has had the opportunity to cover agrarian distress in Maharashtra and political developments during the Lok Sabha election season. He holds a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism from Christ University in Bengaluru. He is passionate about India's infotainment space on YouTube and other OTT platforms. His favourite sections in a library are non-fiction and biographies.

Ajinkya Kawale works as a correspondent for Business Standard, specialising in the emerging fintech industry in India. In addition to his assigned beats, he has had the opportunity to cover agrarian distress in Maharashtra and political developments during the Lok Sabha election season. He holds a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism from Christ University in Bengaluru. He is passionate about India's infotainment space on YouTube and other OTT platforms. His favourite sections in a library are non-fiction and biographies.

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Cred launches new features as it expands financial services products

The launch of new features comes as the Bengaluru-based firm looks to expand its suite of financial products for its user base pegged at 14 million

Cred launches new features as it expands financial services products
Updated On : 14 Oct 2024 | 6:56 PM IST

Navi climbs UPI leaderboard for second consecutive time, now fifth largest

This growth follows the company's announcement in April that it would roll out cashbacks and rewards for customers using its UPI service

Navi climbs UPI leaderboard for second consecutive time, now fifth largest
Updated On : 13 Oct 2024 | 10:56 PM IST

Collateral anchor: Fintech companies steer towards secured lending

This comes after RBI raised risk weights on unsecured personal loans

Collateral anchor: Fintech companies steer towards secured lending
Updated On : 13 Oct 2024 | 10:49 PM IST

IAF plane makes inaugural landing at upcoming Navi Mumbai airport

NMIAL will be the second airport to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and will have a capacity of handling 20 million passengers in the first two phases of operations

IAF plane makes inaugural landing at upcoming Navi Mumbai airport
Updated On : 11 Oct 2024 | 10:23 PM IST

UPI volume up 52% in H1CY24, transaction value rises 40%: Report

A decreasing average ticket size of transactions on the payments system indicates that it is increasingly being used to conduct small-value transactions

UPI volume up 52% in H1CY24, transaction value rises 40%: Report
Updated On : 10 Oct 2024 | 11:25 PM IST

Spending Boost: Soon, pay up to Rs 1,000 without entering PIN on UPI Lite

The daily transactions on UPI crossed 501 million in September, the highest ever since UPI turned operational

Spending Boost: Soon, pay up to Rs 1,000 without entering PIN on UPI Lite
Updated On : 10 Oct 2024 | 2:44 AM IST

Paytm Money launches BSE F&O trading to expand wealth management services

The platform will enable users to trade both NSE and BSE F&O contracts in one app.

Paytm Money launches BSE F&O trading to expand wealth management services
Updated On : 08 Oct 2024 | 5:08 PM IST

WazirX creditors quiz founder, legal team on firm restructuring in townhall

Investors raised their concerns about losing out on a potential bull run in Bitcoin prices in the next six months

WazirX creditors quiz founder, legal team on firm restructuring in townhall
Updated On : 07 Oct 2024 | 6:28 PM IST

'Out of turn' request: RBI seeks loan disbursement data from P2P companies

Norms tightened after flagging regulatory violations by some lending platforms

'Out of turn' request: RBI seeks loan disbursement data from P2P companies
Updated On : 04 Oct 2024 | 10:58 PM IST

Paytm appoints DS Rathore as CTO, outgoing executive named 'AI Fellow'

The Noida-based company's outgoing CTO Manmeet Singh Dhody has been 'transitioned' to a new role as AI (artificial intelligence) fellow of the fintech major

Paytm appoints DS Rathore as CTO, outgoing executive named 'AI Fellow'
Updated On : 04 Oct 2024 | 9:52 PM IST

Tier II, smaller cities consuming over 80% credit: Google Pay exec

At 10th edition of Google for India, fintech major announced credit partnerships with two lenders: Aditya Birla Finance Limited for unsecured loans and Muthoot Finance for gold-backed secured credit

Tier II, smaller cities consuming over 80% credit: Google Pay exec
Updated On : 03 Oct 2024 | 7:46 PM IST

Since the year pandemic hit, average daily UPI transactions up over 8x

In September 2024 alone, UPI processed 15.04 billion transactions, valued at Rs 20.64 trillion

Since the year pandemic hit, average daily UPI transactions up over 8x
Updated On : 02 Oct 2024 | 11:28 PM IST

NBBL introduces national pension system on Bharat Connect platform

With this partnership, individual investors will be able to contribute to existing NPS accounts with the help of Bharat Connect-enabled platforms

NBBL introduces national pension system on Bharat Connect platform
Updated On : 01 Oct 2024 | 7:45 PM IST

Rediff.com appoints Vishal Mehta as chairman and managing director

Mehta is also the chairman and managing director at Infibeam Avenues

Rediff.com appoints Vishal Mehta as chairman and managing director
Updated On : 01 Oct 2024 | 7:29 PM IST

BharatPe settles longstanding dispute with former co-founder Ashneer Grover

Grover will neither be associated with BharatPe nor be a part of its shareholding

BharatPe settles longstanding dispute with former co-founder Ashneer Grover
Updated On : 30 Sep 2024 | 11:55 PM IST

Fintech firm Cred's revenue rises 66%, losses decline to Rs 609 crore

The Bengaluru-based company reported a 66 per cent increase in revenue to Rs 2,473 crore in FY24 from Rs 1,484.6 crore in the previous year

Fintech firm Cred's revenue rises 66%, losses decline to Rs 609 crore
Updated On : 30 Sep 2024 | 7:22 PM IST

Smart plans and rising use-cases drive small UPI companies' growth

Smaller players on the UPI leaderboard, such as Navi, Groww, and MobiKwik, have shown remarkable year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth

Smart plans and rising use-cases drive small UPI companies' growth
Updated On : 30 Sep 2024 | 12:13 AM IST

Sought and wooed: Technology skills employers want around the world

India is among countries making the greatest demand for data analytics from their workforces

Sought and wooed: Technology skills employers want around the world
Updated On : 29 Sep 2024 | 9:51 PM IST

NIPL, Trinidad and Tobago ink agreement to develop UPI-like payments system

The partnership follows a series of recent announcements NIPL has made regarding the global expansion of UPI and associated rails

NIPL, Trinidad and Tobago ink agreement to develop UPI-like payments system
Updated On : 27 Sep 2024 | 7:31 PM IST

IndiGo appoints Isidro Porqueras as COO, succeeding Wolfgang Prock-Schauer

Outgoing COO Prock-Schauer is retiring after leading the airline's operations for over seven years. He is one of the longest serving expats in Indian aviation who has previously led operations in now

IndiGo appoints Isidro Porqueras as COO, succeeding Wolfgang Prock-Schauer
Updated On : 26 Sep 2024 | 9:53 PM IST