IDFC First Bank hit by Rs 590-crore fraud

A routine account-closure request from a Haryana government department has triggered one of the most serious fraud investigations ever reported by IDFC First Bank. The case relates to a single bank branch in Chandigarh. The alert came when a Haryana department asked the bank to shut its account and transfer the funds elsewhere. While processing … Read more

Peak XV raises $1.3 billion to invest in India, APAC, other regions

As of this year, Peak XV manages over $10 billion in assets under management with over 450 companies across financial services and fintech, software and AI, and consumer internet, spanning early to growth-stage investments. The firm has also begun investing globally, entering Singapore, the US, Australia, Middle East, Indonesia, Turkey, Japan, Taiwan, and Europe. Source … Read more

Inside JSW’s ‘Chaebol-style’ strategy to disrupt the auto market

The declaration came about nine months after the JSW Group had entered the automobile business after forming a joint venture with China-based SAIC Motor, which now owns the British-origin MG brand of vehicles. Jindal’s intention of doubling down on the automobile business will culminate in India getting its first new homegrown carmaker this millennium. But … Read more