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Data breach menace

India needs an effective privacy law quickly

MobiKwik: What makes the firebrand co-founders defensive about company

The co-founders see their reliance on mostly Indian funding as a compelling USP

Data breach allegations: MobiKwik forensic audit gets moving on RBI order

Payments firm says working closely with requisite authorities to conduct independent audit

Data safe, security robust, but will do forensic audit, says MobiKwik

RBI likely to initiate independent probe

3.5 million MobiKwik users' data up for sale, company denies claim

The leak was first reported in February by security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, which the company had denied at the time

MobiKwik denies KYC breach of 3.5 mn users amid IPO plans, says data 'safe'

According to the researchers, the entire database is available for 1.5 Bitcoin (nearly $84,000) on the Dark Web

Barbeque Nation Hospitality's Rs 453-crore IPO to open on Wednesday

The company will issue fresh equity worth Rs 180 crore in the maiden offering

Top headlines: Amazon gets HC notice on Future-RIL deal; MobiKwik plans IPO

Business Standard brings you stories that made the headlines Monday: a court order on Amazon's legal fight against Future Retail to Maruti raising car prices in April.

MobiKwik targets IPO by September, seeks to raise $200-$250 mn: Report

The Gurgaon-based company intends to hold a pre-IPO funding round that could give the startup a valuation of about $700 million

Sebi tweaks eligibility norms, paves way for fintech firms to set up AMCs

Entity can sponsor an MF even if it doesn't fulfill profitability rule; CIRP cos asked to have at least 5% public float

MobiKwik raises Rs 52 cr from HT group, Kris Gopalakrishnan's family office

Fintech firm MobiKwik on Friday said it has raised Rs 52 crore in funding, led by Hindustan Media Ventures

Covid-19 pandemic spurs matured-stage start-ups to advance their IPO plans

Several ecommerce and digital payments companies are looking for public listing over next two years

MobiKwik FY20 revenue surges 134% to Rs 379 cr; eyes profits this fiscal

MobiKwik's merchant-facing payment gateway business registered net revenue of Rs 190 crore in FY20, compared to Rs 101 crore in FY19 on a standalone basis

Digital platforms strike gold on Akshaya Tritiya amid lockdown

Many Indians had relied on apps such as Paytm Gold, Mobikwik or Google Pay to buy gold on the auspicious day, as jewellery shops remained shut due to MHA guidelines

Fintech firm Mobikwik becomes operationally profitable, eyes IPO

Gurugram-based firm which started its operations in 2009, is looking at further scaling its lending portfolio and achieve profitability on a full year basis in FY21

How MobiKwik aims to break even at Rs 480 cr with Rs 20-insurance policies

MobiKwik plans to raise $50 million from an investor before its IPO.The company expects revenue to reach Rs 480 crore in the 12 months ending next March

MobiKwik partners DT One for recharge facility in more than 150 countries

The firm claimed such international foray was the first of its kind for any Indian digital payments player

Mobikwik looking for investor to go public, eyes profit next fiscal

Mobikwik already counts Sequoia Capital, Bajaj Finance and South African firm Net 1 UEPS Technologies among its major shareholders

MobiKwik enters digital lending, to offer instant loan of up to Rs 60,000

The mobile wallet loan would be sanctioned within 90 seconds, claims the Delhi-based company

Though still far behind, MobiKwik says will close gap with Paytm in users

Digital wallet owner MobiKwik claims it is confident of closing the gap with segment leader Paytm in user base fairly soon. However, with Paytm's 280 million users, MobiKwik has to more than double its own, from the current 100 mn."In the past three months, we have struck a few strategic partnerships -- with BSNL, IndusInd Bank, IDFC Bank and Bajaj Finance -- and are using their customer base to grow. The gap (with Paytm) is definitely narrowing. I believe we are neck to neck in merchant acceptance across cities," said Upasana Taku, co-founder and director at MobiKwik. Last November's demonetisation helped MobiKwik double its user base to 65 mn users this year. Another 35 mn came through the partnerships mentioned earlier. Taku said BSNL (the government's telecom arm) alone has close to 100 mn subscribers. "They didn't have a wallet of their own. They have launched a MobiKwik-BSNL co-branded wallet to their customers, that can be used for payment to BSNL and at MobiKwik's two million .