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After PayU walked away, BillDesk steps in to acquire Worldline

After PayU walked away, BillDesk steps in to acquire Worldline

25 Feb 2026, 13:10 PM

BillDesk is one of the few major payment aggregators in the country with no offline play.

Exclusive: Bajaj Finance reworks PoS strategy as regulatory landscape shifts

Exclusive: Bajaj Finance reworks PoS strategy as regulatory landscape shifts

27 Nov 2025, 14:18 PM

The shift in strategy comes as Bajaj Finance looks to reduce capital expenditure and avoid the regulatory obligations.

Exclusive: Fiserv India looks to sell its fuel payments business

Exclusive: Fiserv India looks to sell its fuel payments business

25 Nov 2025, 01:59 AM

Fiserv has been reaching out to payments companies and banks since past few weeks, industry insiders informed.

Exclusive: PayU India in final talks to acquire PoS player

Exclusive: PayU India in final talks to acquire PoS player

27 Oct 2025, 23:10 PM

PayU has been seriously exploring a buyout in offline space for quite some time now. It also had talks with two other companies.

RBI brings the wild west under regulatory fold; Hello, AI friend

RBI brings the wild west under regulatory fold; Hello, AI friend

30 Sep 2025, 14:10 PM

Sep 19th Edition: We look at the RBI’s unified master directions on payment aggregators and what it means; and how AI companions could be the next big bets for Indian VCs.

Exclusive: Razorpay

Exclusive: Razorpay's offline payments head Kunal Gothivarekar moving out

29 Sep 2025, 14:10 PM

The exit comes at a time when Razorpay has been aggressively pushing its offline payments vertical in its overall portfolio.

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