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Walmart-backed PhonePe picks 4 investment banks for its IPO

Walmart-backed PhonePe picks 4 investment banks for its IPO

27 Feb 2025, 12:19 AM

PhonePe has reportedly onboarded Kotak Mahindra Capital, JP Morgan, Citi and Morgan Stanley to kick off its IPO.

Hitachi Payment invests in Spydra Technologies

Hitachi Payment invests in Spydra Technologies

12 Feb 2025, 11:38 PM

The company aims to develop and introduce offerings in the domains of Web 3.0, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and blockchain technology.

Paytm invests $1 million to pick 25% stake in Brazil-based fintech

Paytm invests $1 million to pick 25% stake in Brazil-based fintech

03 Feb 2025, 04:22 PM

This investment would help in understanding the merchants' business landscape and opportunity in the Brazilian market, Paytm said.

Scammers impersonate investment apps amid rising fraud

Scammers impersonate investment apps amid rising fraud

09 Dec 2024, 03:13 PM

Scammers are on the rise, targeting trusted names like Paytm Money, Zerodha, Groww, and Aditya Birla with fake apps designed to deceive investors.

Razorpay plans to invest in 50 startups through its venture investment initiative

Razorpay plans to invest in 50 startups through its venture investment initiative

13 Nov 2024, 02:40 PM

The initiative, launched in partnership with Peak XV and Lightspeed, targets sectors like fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and education.

BharatPe rebrands 12%Club as Invest BharatPe

BharatPe rebrands 12%Club as Invest BharatPe

05 Nov 2024, 02:13 AM

The new investment app hosts two offerings – digital gold and fixed deposits.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Government introduces Bill to enable future changes to MDR on UPI, RuPay debit cards

  2. Fundamentum doubles down as Stable Money kicks off Series C fundraising

  3. Avanse Q1 FY27 standalone revenue up 18% to Rs 760 crore

  4. Razorpay hires engineering leaders from Microsoft, Salesforce, CRED, Divyam.ai to bolster AI push

  5. Mintoak acquires Dubai's ICC Loyalty to expand banking rewards offerings
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Capillary Technologies Q1 FY27 revenue up 43% to Rs 256 crore

  2. Former Swiggy, Zomato execs' AI startup Profound bags seed funding

  3. Kily bags Rs 30 crore funding led by Sorin Investments

  4. Sarvam AI raising $74 million in extended Series B funding led by Nvidia

  5. Drone startup SUIND bags seed funding led by Transition VC
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Cult.fit IPO: A leaner business, but can the fitness startup justify its valuation?

  2. Zepto IPO: Can this cash-hungry quick commerce model turn profitable?

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

  4. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets
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Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: Postpaid is back. The golden era isn't; What Sarvam's Chaplot bet signals

  2. Money & Machines: Ashneer Grover’s third attempt at Third Unicorn; Rise of AI-powered travel

  3. Money & Machines: (UPI) Zero for Whom?; The Sovereign AI Dilemma

  4. Money & Machines: Regulating crypto without regulating crypto; iMerit's human edge
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PE/VC Tales

  1. Inside the fintech bets of Blume Ventures

  2. There's much more to AI than just agentic AI: Inflexor's Harsha Mundhada

  3. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

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