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BharatPe fraud: EOW finds fake invoices generated by Ashneer Grover family

Preliminary investigations by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) find consultancy firms credited Rs 7.6 crore by BharatPe share addresses of Ashneer Grover's family members

Sorry to Indore, won't apologise to politicians, says Ashneer Grover

Amid a row over his comments on Indore's top rank in the Centre's cleanliness survey, BharatPe's co-founder Ashneer Grover has said while he will say sorry to the city, he will not apologise to the politicians. A non-cognisable offence information report (NCR) was registered on Monday against Grover after a video showed him commenting on Indore's top rank in the Centre's cleanliness survey and purportedly claiming it had been "bought". Following the development, Grover shared the video of his controversial statement in a post on his X. Sorry to Indore. You've got great people and a city. But politicians everywhere have got no chill! Unnecessary politics being made out of a statement made in jest in a playful conversation on Bhopal vs Indore. Where the audience had fun - no offence was meant. None taken by anyone. No one getting offended now was even present in the room," he said in the post late on Monday night. He further said, "Not sorry to any politician. Ever. No one. Any party

Row over of Ashneer Grover's remarks on Indore's rank in cleanliness survey

A video has surfaced of BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover commenting on Indore's top rank in the Centre's cleanliness survey and his purported claim that the survey has been "bought", following which the city mayor said legal action will be taken against this insult. Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has remained on top in the Centre's Swachh Sarvekshan for six consecutive years. Addressing an event here, Grover is heard in the video saying, "See, there is a concept - playing to the gallery, that is, wherever you go, praise it saying I have never seen such a nice city. Now the problem with me is that for three-four years I have heard that Indore is the cleanest city...you have bought the survey. It's a simple thing." Grover, however, immediately clarified he was not saying there was filth in Indore, and that he meant several construction works are going on in the city. Indore's Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said, I have seen Grover's video. His statement is an insult to the hard work of

BharatPe CBO Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl steps down for entrepreneurial journey

Fintech platform BharatPe's Chief Business Officer Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl is leaving the company after about four years of service, the company confirmed. Bahl's exit follows a series of exits of top executives from the Gurugram-based company. Bahl joined the company in 2020 as head of operations and was elevated to Chief Operating Officer, before assuming his present role of CBO for Merchant Lending. "We would like to confirm that Mr. Bahl is moving on from BharatPe to pursue his entrepreneurial passions. He has been an integral part of the organisation and contributed to the growth of the company. We thank him for his contribution to BharatPe's journey and wish him all the best for future endeavours," a company spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that the merchant lending business has grown significantly over the last year, "under the able guidance of an experienced leadership team", reaffirming that the exit will not impact operations. Bahl is a venture partner with Bharat ...

BharatPe to double its POS network in India over the next 12 months

As a part of the plan, it launched its new Android POS terminal, BharatPe Swipe Android

Why are governance lapses increasing in Indian startup ecosystem?

Conversations around proper governance among startups are increasing

Fintech firm BharatPe appoints Pankaj Goel as chief technology officer

Fintech firm BharatPe Group has appointed former Razorpay senior executive Pankaj Goel as the chief technology officer. Prior to joining BharatPe, Pankaj was the head of payments engineering at Razorpay. He will report to BharatPe chief financial officer and interim CEO Nalin Negi, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. "With a seasoned engineering leader like Pankaj joining the team, we are confident that we will be able to build best-in-class fintech products that will further enable the next level of growth for the BharatPe Group of Companies," Negi said. Goel has held senior positions at various companies, including Intuit, Trilogy, and Sun Microsystems.

Fintech firm BharatPe appoints Kohinoor Biswas as Head of Consumer Lending

Launched in 2021, postpe is the company's credit-first consumer vertical, which enables customers to avail interest-free credit of up to Rs 10 lakh

Deloitte flags sourcing from inappropriately approved vendors at BharatPe

Auditor Deloitte has flagged inappropriately approved vendors and excess payments at BharatPe, where its former MD and co-founder Ashneer Grover has been accused of cheating and embezzlement of funds. In its latest annual report, BharatPe presented opinion of its statutory auditor that said the company's internal control system for vendor selection as well as for approval of invoices for purchase of goods and services were not operating effectively, resulting in procurements at inappropriately approved prices. After devoting a page on the statutory auditors' report, BharatPe's annual report in the following section stated that "there were no instances of fraud reported by auditors to the board of directors". This was used by Grover to attack reportage, saying no journalist has read the annual report of BharatPe which has clearly writes of no fraud. "Ek bhi journalist ne @bharatpeindia ki annual FY22 report nahi padi - auditor ne clearly likha hua hai 'NO instances of FRAUD reported

Have removed defamatory posts against BharatPe: Ashneer Grover to court

On May 10, The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police filed a first information report (FIR) against Grover and his family members for allegedly committing various crimes

FIR against ex-BharatPe MD Ashneer Grover, wife over alleged Rs 81cr fraud

Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing also books Grover's other relatives on charges of defrauding BharatPe

Saas platform OTPless hires BharatPe's Anubhav Mathur, other key executives

OTPless, the startup founded by Bhavik Koladiya announced the appointment of key executives

BharatPe rebrands multi-brand loyalty program PAYBACK India as 'Zillion'

This new brand identity is in line with the company's vision to make Zillion ubiquitous to loyalty and rewards across the country

BharatPe acquires majority stake in Mumbai-based NBFC Trillion Loans

Company that provides loans to small businesses will operate as independent entity

Fintech firm BharatPe acquires controlling stake in NBFC Trillion Loans

BharatPe said it has also infused a substantial amount of investment into Trillion Loans to enable the NBFC to grow its loan book

Former BharatPe CEO Ashneer Grover launches fantasy cricket platform

As per information available on CrickPe's website, it is an app that allows users to play cricket online

BharatPe strongly denies out-of-court settlement talks with Ashneer Grover

Fintech platform BharatPe on Monday said that there are no settlement talks going on between the company and its former founder and Managing Director Ashneer Grover

Ashneer Grover, wife set to launch fantasy sports app CrickPe: Report

Ashneer and Madhuri Jain are currently fighting a court case where BharatPe has accused them of swindling Rs 88.6 crore while being at the helm at the company

BharatPe Group appoints Aparna Kuppuswamy as chief risk officer

Prior to joining BharatPe, Kuppuswamy was chief risk officer at SBI Cards for more than 14 years, where she led a number of key projects

BharatPe refutes Ashneer Grover's claim of data breach 150 mn users

Fintech platform BharatPe termed the allegations levelled by its former Managing Director and Co-founder Ashneer Grover about data leak at the company as "malicious and completely baseless"