PB Fintech's Yashish Dahiya settles insider trading case with Sebi

05 Mar 2025, 05:42 PM

PB Fintech, parent entity of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, has settled a case of alleged insider trading with Sebi by paying Rs 9.4 lakh as settlement amount.

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PB Fintech chairman Yashish Dahiya has settled a case of alleged insider trading with market regulator Sebi by paying Rs 9.4 lakh as settlement amount.

Last year on April 5, Sebi issued a show cause notice to Dahiya alleging failure to identity acquisition of 26.72% shares of YKNP Marketing Management by PB Fintech through its subsidiary PB Fintech FZ-LLC as unpublished price sensitive information as per insider trading rules.

In a settlement order, dated March 4, 2025, Sebi said, "Pending  Adjudication  Proceedings,  the  Applicant  proposed  to  settle  the  instant proceedings  initiated  against it,  without  admitting  or  denying  the facts  and conclusions of law, through a settlement order and filed a settlement application with SEBI."

In  view  of  the  acceptance  of  the  settlement  terms  and  the  receipt  of settlement  amount, the  adjudication  proceedings  initiated against PB Fintech is disposed of, Sebi noted.