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IDFC First Bank and a lesson for fintech startups
Bank partnerships are falling apart, raising concerns over many fintech business models in India, while regulatory scrutiny and conflicting product lines heighten the pressure.
Arti Singh
30 July 2021
Internet
How Pine Labs went from card machine operator to hot fintech
The PoS terminal company built a strong, profitable business over more than a decade, and has now remade itself in search of a public listing.
Advait Palepu
28 July 2021
Internet
The big message in the Supreme Court’s Facebook judgement
Away from the public glare, India’s top court has rebuked Facebook and, by extension, sent out a message to all of big tech.
Harveen Ahluwalia
26 July 2021
Internet
What does Paytm actually do?
One97 Communications has seen so many twists and turns that it can be easy to miss how the company actually makes its money in 2021.
Internet
The great Indian edtech refunds scam
Social media is littered with instances of parents and students running from pillar to post to get their money back once they realize the courses they signed up for are worthless. The absence of regulatory oversight has only made matters worse.
Pradip K. Saha
19 July 2021
Internet
BigBasket is one of Dunzo’s quiet dark stores
A look inside Dunzo's little-discussed transition to becoming a grocery app, with new branding, fulfilment centres and a tie-up with the Tata-owned e-grocer.
Internet
It’s in the cards: Visa and Mastercard are on a slippery slope
After a brief high in the wake of demonetization, the card networks have faced intense competition in India. To stay relevant, they’ve adopted a collaborative approach. Will it work?
Advait Palepu
15 July 2021
Internet
MobiKwik’s public defiance
MobiKwik has lived through a painful existence marred by challenges that would have sunk a lesser startup. In its desire to go public, it continues on the path of pain.
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