fintech
222 ARTICLES
Fintech Hala’s new millions
One of the largest-ever funding rounds among the Middle East startups, Carrefour’s latest exits and other updates from the week.
17 Sept 2025
Fintech firm Pine Labs receives SEBI nod for IPO
Proceeds to be used for loan repayment, overseas expansion and tech infrastructure
15 Sept 2025
Who should solve the UPI Autopay menace?
The feature has attracted a whole host of startups taking people for a ride. The problem is now large enough for an efficient regulator to step in.
13 Sept 2025
BharatPe to raise funds, puts off public listing
The fintech company is planning a pre-IPO fundraise while waiting for better market conditions.
10 Aug 2025
Alaan investment signals Peak XV’s Middle East fintech ambition
A big Series A funding round in the Gulf, real estate’s luxury updates and other headlines from the week.
06 Aug 2025
M2P Fintech’s road to rediscovery has hit a bump
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.
03 Aug 2025
India’s Titan comes for the Gulf
The prominent Indian jewellery maker is buying Dubai’s Damas, Mubadala is backing qlub and Saudi Arabia picks the players for a new low-cost airline.
23 Jul 2025
Paytm has steadied the ship
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.
22 Jul 2025
MBAs must jump aboard the wealth tech gravy train
India’s wealth management industry has come into its own in the last five years. As newer companies hope to serve newly minted millionaires, it promises to be an exciting new field for MBAs.
14 Jul 2025
Out to list, Pine Labs is a hardware business pretending to be a fintech
Its core POS machine business is small and growing slowly, and the company has done little else to justify its high valuation.
10 Jul 2025