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Airtel's lending leap; Responsible AI only on paper?

02 Mar 2026, 19:18 PM

We write how Airtel's entry into the lending space may be giving sleepless nights to incumbents and fintech NBFCs; and what happens to 'Responsible AI' frameworks under pressure...

MSME lender Aye Finance raises Rs 454.5 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO

MSME lender Aye Finance raises Rs 454.5 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO

08 Feb 2026, 16:29 PM

Out of the total allocation of 3.52 crore equity shares to the anchor investors, 76.74 lakh equity shares were allocated to two domestic mutual funds through a total of 4 schemes.

The LAP rush and MSME mirage: Is fintech lending building its next risk? [Part-3]

The LAP rush and MSME mirage: Is fintech lending building its next risk? [Part-3]

22 Jan 2026, 02:14 AM

After regulatory tightening, fintech lending adapted through MSMEs and LAP – creating growth that looks safer, but may not be.

Why fintech NBFC IPOs are missing from the public market boom [Part-2]

Why fintech NBFC IPOs are missing from the public market boom [Part-2]

19 Jan 2026, 03:43 AM

Private market valuations, unsecured loan books and tighter regulation are forcing India's fintech lending companies to rethink their IPO plans…

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From 'usurious pricing' ban to co-lending concerns: The unending test for fintech lending [Part-1]

14 Jan 2026, 00:29 AM

The RBI's ban on Navi in 2024 marked a turning point for fintech lending. Nearly a year on, the sector is still searching for a restart.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Aurm raises Series A funding led by Earth Fund and Sattva Ventures

  2. Govt appoints Rohit Jain as RBI Deputy Governor

  3. PhonePe’s Share.Market CEO Ujjwal Jain steps down

  4. Federal Bank to acquire Standard Chartered's India credit card portfolio

  5. Kissht raises Rs 278 crore from anchor investors
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Banza bags pre-seed funding led by Campus Fund

  2. Exfinity Venture Partners books 13x returns with partial exit from CloudSEK

  3. OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft cloud exclusivity

  4. Google to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic

  5. LightFury Games bags $11 million from Blume, MS Dhoni, others
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  2. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  3. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test

  4. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor
  5. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Razorpay's IPO + Visa's appointment + AI-IT tieups

  2. The Slice transition; Spyne's R&D obsession

  3. The fintech crackdown continues; The ROI paradox in AI

  4. 'Guilty, until proven innocent'; The ARR illusion
  5. Previous editions...

PE/VC Tales

  1. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  2. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation

  3. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund

  4. TDV Partners bullish on consumer over AI, plans bigger fund
  5. Read more news...

Editor's Pick

  1. Exclusive: Reserve Bank of India cracks down on misuse of education payments

  2. Inside Rebel Foods, Droom backer Lightbox's post-exodus reset

  3. The LAP rush and MSME mirage: Is fintech lending building its next risk? [Part-3]