Lenskart IPO: Franchisees complain to SEBI over disclosure lapses

Lenskart IPO: Franchisees complain to SEBI over disclosure lapses

28 Aug 2025, 04:18 PM

The complaint accuses Lenskart of suppressing details of criminal proceedings, misrepresenting financial records, and misleading investors in its IPO papers.
Exclusive: Stripe UPI collapse hits OpenAI's ChatGPT Go India launch Premium news

Exclusive: Stripe UPI collapse hits OpenAI's ChatGPT Go India launch

19 Aug 2025, 11:43 PM

The failure forced OpenAI to suspend UPI as a payment option, just hours after unveiling its ambitious India offering.
At a Glance: ChatGPT dominates AI web traffic, Claude captures user time

At a Glance: ChatGPT dominates AI web traffic, Claude captures user time

21 Aug 2025, 01:28 PM

China's DeepSeek, which shook the AI industry after it launched a new AI tool in January this year, had only 2.7 billion web visits.

A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar

A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar

14 Aug 2025, 10:05 AM

Foxhog and its CEO Tarun Poddar are swiftly stepping into government corridors, IIT campuses, and media conclaves – all to burnish their image as a VC player.
Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code? Premium news

Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code?

13 Aug 2025, 02:14 AM

Jio's payment aggregator arm, led by ICICI Bank veterans, is tapping deep banking ties and Reliance's war chest to take on India's biggest fintech players.
Exclusive: Paytm gets in-principle approval from RBI to operate as payment aggregator

Exclusive: Paytm gets in-principle approval from RBI to operate as payment aggregator

12 Aug 2025, 08:46 PM

The approval comes barely a week after Ant Group's Antfin, backed by Chinese giant Alibaba, offloaded its entire 5.84% stake in Paytm.
UPI's July leaders: 3 billion grocery payments, Rs 93,857 crore in debt collections

UPI's July leaders: 3 billion grocery payments, Rs 93,857 crore in debt collections

11 Aug 2025, 12:35 PM

NPCI has, for the first time, broken down UPI numbers by merchant category.

Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators Premium news

Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

30 Jul 2025, 11:49 AM

Interestingly, not just payment aggregators, the has decided to charge some large merchants – who use the bank’s UPI directly.

At a Glance: Global bipedal robot race accelerates as Chinese firms make bigger strides

At a Glance: Global bipedal robot race accelerates as Chinese firms make bigger strides

29 Jul 2025, 03:47 PM

Elon Musk recently said Tesla and SpaceX lead the humanoid robot race, but Chinese firms will dominate ranks two to 10. With Unitree launching a low-cost model, the robotics race is heating up fast.
In Charts: Amrish Rau's startup bets Premium news

In Charts: Amrish Rau's startup bets

24 Jul 2025, 11:58 PM

With Pine Labs headed for an IPO, CEO Amrish Rau could pocket Rs 800-1,000 crore via OFS. The Head and Tale tracks where else he's poised to cash in.
Pine Labs IPO Playbook: Between DRHP Gloss and Ground Reality Premium news

Pine Labs IPO Playbook: Between DRHP Gloss and Ground Reality

22 Jul 2025, 04:44 PM

Conversations with half a dozen industry insiders reveal a company that is struggling to articulate a coherent growth narrative and a unified brand story.
Complaint filed with SEBI against hBits over disclosure concerns amid family feud Premium news

Complaint filed with SEBI against hBits over disclosure concerns amid family feud

17 Jul 2025, 03:40 PM

A complaint with Sebi claims hBits suppressed "material information" while applying for SEBI's approval to launch the SM-REIT.
At a Glance: Sebi-penalized Jane Street's many fintech, AI bets

At a Glance: Sebi-penalized Jane Street's many fintech, AI bets

16 Jul 2025, 06:26 PM

The recall value of Jane Street's name has shot up in the past weeks after India's SEBI barred the entity from accessing the Indian securities market for manipulating trades.
PayU India employees can’t cash out shares – and there’s no IPO in sight till mid-2026 Premium news

PayU India employees can’t cash out shares – and there’s no IPO in sight till mid-2026

09 Jul 2025, 11:13 PM

According to internal data reviewed by The Head and Tale, the fair value of SARs under multiple PayU-linked schemes has plunged sharply by 30-60% yoy.

Pine Labs’ chief growth officer quits ahead of IPO

Pine Labs’ chief growth officer quits ahead of IPO

01 Jul 2025, 03:53 PM

Pine Labs chief financial officer Marc Kay Mathenz has also resigned from the company.
Pine Labs files draft papers for IPO

Pine Labs files draft papers for IPO

26 Jun 2025, 04:37 PM

The public offer comprises of fresh issue of shares worth Rs 2,600 crore ($304 million) and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 14.78 crore shares.
At a Glance: Razorpay's M&A activity since its first acquisition in 2019

At a Glance: Razorpay's M&A activity since its first acquisition in 2019

18 Jun 2025, 10:35 PM

The Head and Tale looks back at those deals struck by Razorpay as the company readies itself for an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming years.
Open, but not Transparent: Inside the Cracks at India’s 100th Unicorn Premium news

Open, but not Transparent: Inside the Cracks at India’s 100th Unicorn

12 Jun 2025, 11:53 AM

Once celebrated for disrupting SME banking with its neobank model, Open’s journey since hitting the $1 billion mark in 2022 has been anything but smooth.
Exclusive: Former PayU CBO Sudhir Sehgal joining Paytm, say sources Premium news

Exclusive: Former PayU CBO Sudhir Sehgal joining Paytm, say sources

05 Jun 2025, 10:54 AM

Sudhir Sehgal is set to join Paytm Payments Services Limited as Chief Operating Officer.
Inside BharatPe’s tech overhaul as it preps for 2026 IPO Premium news

Inside BharatPe’s tech overhaul as it preps for 2026 IPO

02 Jun 2025, 05:20 PM

Performance pressure is mounting at BharatPe, triggering leadership shakeups and engineering changes ahead of its IPO, sources say.

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