fintech
The Delhi-based group lender has been struggling with mounting losses, driven by the shifting priorities of borrowers and the growing pressure on field staff to meet targets.
22 Oct 2026
The UAE is looking at its first public listing of the year while Egypt just delivered a big one; OpenAI’s bugging accused has ties to Saudi Arabia; and other updates from the week.
21 Oct 2026
The loan aggregator keeps sending updates on WhatsApp even to users who haven’t applied for a loan. The company is exploiting a grey area in India’s telecom regulatory framework and WhatsApp’s policies.
12 Oct 2026
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
07 Oct 2026
The fintech is gearing up to go public at a $5-6 billion valuation. Much like beauty, value lies in the eyes of the beholder, but public markets are rightly cross at obscene startup valuations.
30 Sept 2026
Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar goes for the Indian Ocean archipelago, India’s PhonePe gets UAE approval, and other updates from the week.
23 Sept 2026
Its Rs 1,050 crore bet on the five-year-old company—valued at an implied 11.2x revenue multiple and a promoter with baggage—raises serious questions around due diligence.
21 Sept 2026
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
16 Sept 2026
The most valuable Mideast fintech is expanding beyond buy-now, pay-later into financial services across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
16 Sept 2026
The fintech’s NBFC has seen its loan book decline by 92% in just two years and its global ambition has come undone. The company, though, keeps borrowing, restructuring and diversifying.
14 Sept 2026
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