Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the financial technology, or fintech, sector should organise itself under a self-regulatory organisation that can monitor the conduct of member fintech entities. Addressing an international research conference on fintechs on Friday, co-organised by IIM-Ahmedabad, RBI deputy governor MK Jain said that a self-regulatory approach could also help … Read more
London-based fintech Revolut posted its first annual profit for the year ending 2021. The neo-bank almost tripled its revenue in 2021 amid a boom in cryptocurrency trading. Despite repeatedly missing reporting deadlines, Revolut could soon cinch a UK banking license. Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has posted its first annual profit after missing multiple deadlines … Read more
The modified guidelines on digital lending by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will come into effect from Thursday, 1 December. The digital lending modified guidelines aim to protect customers from exorbitant interest rates and keep a check on unethical loan recovery practices. As per the new norms, all loan disbursals and repayments are to … Read more
Sachin Bansal-led Navi Technologies has filed draft papers for an initial public offering (IPO) with Sebi. The IPO comprises of fresh equity issue of up to ₹3,350 crore, according to the draft offer document. Sachin Bansal’s Navi Technologies is a technology-driven financial products and services company in India focusing on the digitally connected young middle-class … Read more
Bolt, a San Francisco fintech startup that provides an online checkout solution for other companies, is still in talks to raise new money at a valuation of $14 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. The deal comes only weeks after Bolt closed $355 million in a Series E round, valuing it at … Read more
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is open to looking at solutions that can enable ‘partial authentication’ where needed, and is keen to get feedback from the industry about the demand for such solutions, its CEO Saurabh Garg said on Tuesday. The Aadhaar-issuing body is also exploring possibilities for the usage of blockchain and … Read more
Government think-tank Niti Aayog on Wednesday proposed setting up of full-stack ‘digital banks‘, which would principally rely on the internet and other proximate channels to offer their services and not physical branches, to mitigate the financial deepening challenges being faced in the country. The Aayog, in a discussion paper titled ‘Digital Banks: A Proposal for … Read more
Fintech unicorn start-up Groww’s valuation has reached $3 billion after a fundraise of $251 million, led by ICONIQ Growth, including participation from investors like Alkeon, Lone Pine Capital, Steadfast, and existing investors. The platform, which can be used to invest in direct mutual funds, stocks, ETFs and IPOs, currently has more than 20 million … Read more
Pine Labs, a leading merchant commerce platform, launched Plural on Thursday, marking its entry into the online payments space. Backed by years of strong technological capabilities, the company said it now aims to reinvent the space through a suite of online payment products focused on speed, security, and user experience. The firm said Plural is … Read more