Page 5 - Fintech Sector

Credit on ONDC and OCEN awaits their 'UPI moment' as deployment begins

A lot of interest in joining an open network also boils down to how operational costs can be brought down in lending businesses. NBFCs and fintech could drive credit innovation on open networks

Cashfree Payments gets payment aggregator-cross border licence from RBI

The Bengaluru-based company is one of the first non-banks to receive the PA-CB licence, according to the RBI's website

Economic Survey calls for identifying regulatory gaps in fintech sector

Sector move towards data-based lending instead of 'judgement-based lending', it says

PhonePe CEO apologises for lashing out at Karnataka reservation bill

If my comments hurt anyone's sentiment, I am truly sorry and would like to offer you an unconditional apology: PhonePe's Sameer Nigam

Fintech Budget wishlist: Simplified tax structures, regulatory clarity

Fintech players have called for a lower TDS for startups to ease working capital challenges

B2B to C: How InMobi is transforming itself into a consumer tech company

The firm has 400 million phones/customers across the world who have Glance

Fintechs' lending biz is growing but industry must mind the warning signals

FY24 sees record loan surge and customer growth

Fintech firm Partior raises $60 mn Series B round led by Peak XV Partners

Partior, which has global unified ledger-based interbank rails for real-time clearing and settlement, will use the funds to support its international network growth

Crisis-hit Paytm gets govt panel's nod to invest in payments arm: Report

The approval, which still has to be vetted by the finance ministry, will remove the main stumbling block to the unit, Paytm Payment Services, resuming normal business operations

MobiKwik wallet numbers rise as banking players go through downturn

Among the non-bank players, MobiKwik had about 134.1 million wallets in January, which rose 2 per cent to 136.8 million in May, ranking the company second in terms of wallet numbers

Fintech funding down 59% to $795 million in H1 2024: Tracxn report

But India's fintech funding market continued to remain amongst the top three globally

Fintech company Olyv expects FY25 revenue to rise 40% on expanded user base

Fintech firm Olyv expects its FY25 revenue to grow by 40 per cent to Rs 350 crore mainly on account of increase in user base, large ticket loans and expansion of portfolio, a top company official said on Monday. The company claims to have more than doubled its revenue to around Rs 250 crore in FY24 on a year-on-year basis. "Olyv has shown remarkable growth, with current revenue reaching Rs 250 crore, up from Rs 116 crore last year, reflecting a 76 per cent increase in business volumes. The company projects that its revenue for FY25 will be approximately Rs 350 crore. This growth is expected to be driven by several key factors, such as an exponential user growth, an increase in larger ticket size loans, and the launch of new products," Olyv Co-Founder and CEO, Rohit Garg told PTI. Olyv claims that the monthly active user base on the platform grew by 80 per cent year-on-year to 26 lakh. The company partners with RBI-registered non-banking financial companies to facilitate personal lo

PayU's LazyPay partners with Blinkit to offer customers with credit line

The latest partnership will provide the Zomato-led quick commerce platform's customers with a credit line, at no additional cost to merchants

Flipkart group launches super.money to re-enter India's fintech space

Apart from payments on Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the platform will offer services such as credit, deposit, credit card, among others

Paytm eyes expansion in travel, ties up with Skyscanner & Google Flights

The firm recorded a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in flight bookings on the platform in Q4FY24

Fintech firm Paytm sees 19% growth in flight bookings in Jan-Mar quarter

Fintech firm One97 Communications claims to have registered on-year growth of 19 per cent growth in flight bookings in the January-march quarter of this year, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. The travel ticket business of Paytm falls within its marketing services vertical, which grew by 1 per cent in revenue terms to Rs 395 crore on a year-on-year basis in the March 2024 quarter. "In the fourth quarter of financial year 2024, Paytm maintained its upward trajectory in market share among OTAs (online travel aggregators), with flight bookings showing a notable year-on-year increase of around 19 per cent, surpassing the industry's growth rate of around 3 per cent," the filing said. Paytm's marketing services business primarily includes ticketing (travel, movie, events etc.), advertising, credit card marketing, and deals and gift vouchers. The company had posted 28 per cent growth in GMV (gross merchandise value) for ticketing, deals and gift vouchers etc. to Rs 2,804

Pine Labs plans $1 billion IPO in India after shift from Singapore

The company may seek a valuation of more than $6 billion in an IPO, according to industry sources

Apple kills off its buy now, pay later service barely a year after launch

Apple is discontinuing its buy now, pay later service known as Apple Pay Later barely a year after its initial launch in the US, and will rely on companies who already dominate the industry like Affirm and Klarna. It's an acknowledgement from a company known for producing hit products that building a financial services business from scratch as Apple has been doing for several years is difficult and highly competitive. Apple Pay Later launched with fanfare in March 2023 as a way for iPhone customers to split purchases of up to USD 1,000 into four equal payments with no fees or interest. The service was Apple's answer to the growing popularity of buy now, pay later services globally, and considered a sizeable threat to companies like Klarna, Affirm and others. But Apple Pay Later was only available where Apple Pay was accepted whereas the other buy now, pay later companies had deeply integrated themselves into millions of merchant websites. In an acknowledgement of how popular buy n

Fintech to switch on reset button as self-regulatory mechanism comes in

The first signs of change in the way the sector looks at itself are upon us

Capitalise on secular spending surge with consumption-themed equity fund

Consumption themed funds invest across a diversified range of sectors: FMCG, auto, telecom, consumer durables, healthcare, power, organised retail, and realty