Tag: emerging markets
Here’s how FinTech will impact emerging markets in 2017
Mobile payments, digital wallets, and other forms of financial technology (fintech) have seen widespread adoption in the West, but fintech has a whole new meaning for the developing world. Read more: www.venturebeat.com
Indian SME lending startup NeoGrowth nets $35m backing
Indian fintech startup NeoGrowth has raised $35m in a new financing round backed by Mumbai-based asset manager IIFL.
Existing investors, including Quona Capital’s Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund,...
Indian wealth management app WealthTrust seals seed cash
Mumbai-based venture capital firm India Quotient has backed wealth management app WealthTrust with an undisclosed amount in seed funding.
WealthTrust will use the new funds...
LendingKart looks to future with $32m Series B investment
Bertelsmann India Investments has led a $32m Series B round in Indian lending platform Lendingkart Group.
Ex-Providence, Actis exec Kheterpal launches $15m India startups fund
Experienced Indian private equity investor Manish Kheterpal has reportedly launched a $15m early-stage investment fund focusing on tech startups in the country.
Kaszek Ventures helps bring Brazil credit startup BankFacil financing to BRL25m
Brazilian online credit startup BankFacil has closed a new BRL15m ($4.3m) Series A financing round thanks to new capital from Kaszek Ventures and existing backers.
Indian online tax return platform ClearTax bags $12m SAIF-led Series A
SAIF Partners’ Ravi Adusumalli has led a $12m Series A financing round for Indian online tax filing platform ClearTax.