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The Kunal Shah-helmed fintech needs both growth and profitability to raise capital. But the two goals are contradictory and CRED will soon have to decide between raising at a reduced valuation or delaying the fundraise.

The financial services major is being weighed down by its digital arm’s lacklustre performance.
Its biggest banking customer, Unity Small Finance Bank, has decided to part ways. The departure comes at a time when the fintech infrastructure startup has been trying to become a full-stack banking software provider.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s fintech has reported its first operationally profitable quarter. However, he will need to wait to win back the regulator’s trust for Paytm to scale further.