mobikwik
12 ARTICLES
MobiKwik, Lendbox and RBI leave P2P investors stranded in a blame game
High returns, RBI-regulated comfort, and easy withdrawals drew investors in. Now, with repayments drying up, the fintech platform, its NBFC partner, and the regulator are pointing fingers—leaving customers to chase their own money.
26 May 2026
Can MobiKwik finally catch up?
An NBFC licence and a string of approvals give the fintech firm a fresh shot at relevance. But patchy execution, intense competition and a stagnant core cast doubt on whether it can capitalize on the opportunity.
18 May 2026
India Inc reports bleak Q2 results on Tuesday
Losses widen for IndiGo and MobiKwik. Adani Enterprises and Indian Hotels Company see their profit dips.
04 Nov 2025
MobiKwik can see light at the end of the tunnel
A crash in lending saw the fintech end the financial year in the red. But its payments business is going strong, and the worst may be over in the loans business.
20 May 2025
Five big developments that we tracked closely this year
From the Byju’s flameout to the fresh Adani tempest, The Morning Context helped cut through the clutter around the big developments in Indian business.
28 Dec 2024
In Mobikwik’s IPO, the public investor is taking a VC-style risk
The fintech company is looking to rebuild its financial services business from scratch amid strong regulatory headwinds and will use the IPO’s proceeds to do so.
12 Dec 2024
RBI’s crackdown on P2P lending casts a cloud over MobiKwik’s IPO plans
As investors in MobiKwik’s P2P lending scheme cry foul over the handling of an RBI rule change, uncertainty looms over the fintech company’s lending business—its strongest growth driver.
22 Oct 2024
Why MobiKwik’s IPO is equally important for Peak XV Partners
Behind the fintech firm’s much-reduced second offer is an insistence ‘to do things the right way’ driven by its oldest and largest institutional investor.
15 Jan 2024
MobiKwik and buy now pay later’s consent crisis in India
Complaints abound of the startup’s digital wallet users claiming they were assigned a credit line without signing up for it. Who’s to blame?
13 Apr 2022
MobiKwik’s IPO runs into trouble
Two large investors have pulled their commitment on investing in MobiKwik’s public issue, putting a spanner in the company’s listing plans.
15 Nov 2021
