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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Traditional financiers and fintech upstarts alike are witnessing a surge in demand for gold loans, especially digitally.
“Indians love gold” is a line that is repeated ad nauseam in financial circles. The reasons for this are well documented, from tradition to perceived investment value to security. Over the decades, Indian households have built up gold worth $1-$1.5 trillion, or over Rs 100 lakh crore, worth of gold holdings, largely in the form of jewellery.
More recently, gold has in different ways become a hot topic. We wrote just last month about the new buzz in fintech circles around digital gold. At the same time, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, another gold product has surged—the …
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
