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.
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Vijay Shekhar Sharma has focused on improving compliance, cutting costs and recovering market share after the RBI shut down his payments bank last year. The fintech major is yet to recover to its earlier highs, but its turnaround is gathering momentum.
It reported losses in Q2 and Q3, its financial services business is reeling and its payments business is growing but earning less. The Gurugram-based fintech needs a turnaround.
Anything that an average user can achieve with the e-rupee, they can already do with UPI. But there is a different purpose altogether for the digital currency.