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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
A public listing could be the payment firm’s only option of bouncing back from the failed buyout in a challenging market.
After the Prosus deal fell through last month, BillDesk is weighing an initial public offering, according to three industry executives aware of the matter.
While an IPO is unlikely before 2024, a challenging funding environment, coupled with the founders’ aspirations to eventually step down from BillDesk’s day-to-day operations, makes a stock exchange listing the most likely next step as the 22-year-old payment gateway looks to put a failed buyout behind it, they said, on condition of anonymity.
On 3 October, the Amsterdam-based investment group called off a $4.7 billion deal to acquire BillDesk and merge it with its payments arm, …
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
The kingdom is moving to tighten the rules around public listings, algorithmic trading, trading in foreign securities and company disclosures—all in an effort to chase transparency.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
