Tag: India
PayPal linked to Flipkart’s new $1.5bn funding round
Flipkart has been looking to a raise a fresh round of capital for quite some time, but nothing has materialised so far. Read more: thetechportal.com
750 startups apply to join YES Bank’s inaugural accelerator
The first cohort of YES FINTECH has received phenomenal response from the global community of startups, with 753 applicants around the world. Read more: www.finextra.com
Paytm E-Commerce and Snapdeal held merger talks
About a month back, exploratory talks had been held on merging Paytm's marketplace with Snapdeal in an all-stock transaction. Read more: tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com
India’s FinTech startups target subprime customers
There’s stress on Indian public sector banks due to mounting bad debt, and that has resulted in cautious lending. Read more: www.techinasia.com
Ingenico expands Indian presence with TechProcess acquisition
Payments network Ingenico is acquiring Indian electronic payments provider Tech Process. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
India’s MoneyOnMobile enters B2B payments
India-based mobile payments company MoneyOnMobile is expanding into the B2B payments realm. Read more: www.pymnts.com
There’s a major push to make this Indian city a FinTech...
Digital banking, data analytics, blockchain and cybersecurity investments are being launched to make the Indian city of Visakhapatnam an attractive location for businesses. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Paytm to invest further into QR-based payments
Scoring big due to government’s demonetisation move, the digital payments major Paytm is now planning to bulk up its technological payment solutions. Read more: thetechportal.com
Startupbootcamp selects startups for Mumbai FinTech accelerator
Startupbootcamp FinTech has announced the top 10 startups which will be heading for the inaugural accelerator program in Mumbai. Read more: thetechportal.com
Loan Frame picks up $2.25m for SME lending
SME lender Loan Frame has picked up $2.25m in a seed round led by Vedanta Capital. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com