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PhonePe, NITI Aayog partner up to launch fintech open hackathon

The hackathon will provide an opportunity for innovators, digital creators and developers from all over India to think, ideate and code.

Now, you can use Paytm payments options to tip creators on Twitter in India

The payment feature will be available in multiple Indian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil

Loan fraud hits Indiabulls' fintech arm, fraudsters use PAN numbers

On Tuesday, many users took to social media to complain that their credit reports reflected loans taken by them from IVL Finance Ltd which later became Indiabulls Consumer Finance.

Zerodha was offered blank cheques last year: Founder-CEO Nithin Kamath

Kamath says the right way to value online brokerage is 15-20 times earnings which would peg the bootstrapped start-up's valuation at over $3 billion

Paytm logs new record in lending business, strengthens payments leadership

Over 2.3 million devices deployed across the country as of the end of January 2022, a measure of offline payments leadership.

Slice, a fintech unicorn, completes ESOP buybacks worth Rs 65 crore

Slice had in November last year raised $220 million in a Series-B round that valued the fintech company at over $1 billion

Review of 'serious allegations' on, trust the Board: New BharatPe CEO

Meanwhile, reports have claimed that several BharatPe employees are looking for job change amid the saga.

Razorpay acquires Malaysian fintech start-up at over $19 mn valuation

Curlec deal is Razorpay's fourth acquisition overall and its first in a foreign country.

Fintech GoalTeller raises $500,000 Pre-Series A from slew of investors

The company plans to focus on further building its team, especially on the sales development and some senior tech hires

SBI-backed Cashfree Payments records 48% growth in net profit to in FY21

Last year, banking giant SBI was reported to have invested an undisclosed sum in the fintech start-up at a valuation of $200 million

For Revolut, payments to be gateway to digital banking licence in India

In the first phase, it plans to launch an offering in the payments segments such as remittances, which has been the flagship offering of the company globally

TMS Ep101: Fintech, selling in IT stocks, disinvestment, markets, crypto

Will RBI's digital currency give a fillip to fintechs? What's the government's disinvestment roadmap? Why are investors dumping IT stocks? What is cryptocurrency? Find all answers here

Will RBI's digital currency give a fillip to fintech sector?

Cryptocurrency has unsettled the govt and the central bank. Apart from taxing it heavily, the govt announced RBI's digital currency - a crypto competitor. How can it give fillip to the fintech sector?

Fintech meets sustainability as new-age entrepreneurs bet on green energy

Entrepreneurs are trying to lure investors to such platforms with monthly returns, carbon credits and even discounts on electricity bills

Have not terminated services of any employee, says BharatPe Board

The Board said it remains committed to an independent and thorough audit process. It said no action has been taken or will be taken till the audit has been completed

BharatPe's PoS business grows to $4 bn annualised transaction value

Fintech firm says it has ramped up the reach of this business by 25x to over 250 cities in the past 12 months

Venture Catalyst launches Beams Fintech Fund with $100 mn target size

Founding team is already in advanced stages of its first close and is even making a few investments

Embedded finance start-up Falcon eyes $30 million revenue by March 2023

Full-stack issuance platform backed by a syndicate of global marquee investors

Is all well with fintech giant Paytm?

Paytm's debut on Dalal Street was disappointing. Last Friday, it announced shutting down its operations in Canada. What is happening inside the country's fintech giant - our next report offers a peek

Mobikwik expects to double revenue this fiscal, stays cautious on IPO

IPO-bound fintech firm Mobikwik is expecting to close the current financial year with 100 per cent revenue growth, a top company official said.