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Debt settled, can Vijay Mallya return to India?
The finance minister has stated that banks have recovered Rs 14,131 crore by selling Mallya’s assets. However, the businessman has a number of other hurdles to cross before he can come back to India.
19 Dec 2024
Why Atlys needs a closer look
The visa service provider is under fire for its vaguely worded charges, fake reviews and poor customer support.
24 Oct 2024
The Rs 500-crore HiBox investment app scam reveals many loopholes
The investment app fraud is a classic ‘pig butchering’ scam, where victims are ‘fattened’ by encouraging small investments with steady payouts. Sadly, this one could be just one of many.
08 Oct 2024
With Hedonova, Minance’s Anurag Bhatia takes his con game global
Investors seem to be having a hard time getting their money back from the US-headquartered ‘alternative investment fund’. Several government agencies are taking note.
09 Sept 2024
Indian quick commerce’s uphill battle against fraudsters
Well-funded internet startups have become a soft target for fraudsters. They are being taken for a ride in the most innovative of ways in a constant cat-and-mouse game.
09 Jul 2024
Did Byju’s give itself a clean chit?
On Wednesday morning, several news agencies cited MCA probe findings to say that Byju’s had been cleared of committing fraud. Come evening, and the narrative had changed completely.
26 Jun 2024
Double whammy leaves Axis Bank credit card users reeling
A spree of unauthorized international transactions add to the woes of credit card customers impacted by the withdrawal of promised benefits. Will the private lender contain the fallout?
27 Mar 2024
Abhinay Maths founder accuses Classplus of cheating and forgery
In his police complaint, the star tutor says the Tiger Global-backed edtech firm gypped him out of his own venture after entering into a partnership.
07 Dec 2023
Who is steering BharatPe?
The fintech company hasn’t had a full-time CEO since January and a number of its top executives have left recently. Filling the leadership vacuum will be crucial to retaining investor interest.
27 Sept 2023
Investors open a can of worms at Mojocare
Chiratae Ventures, Surge and others have found “financial irregularities” at the health tech startup, which laid off the majority of its staff on Friday last week.
19 Jun 2023