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Europe’s largest fintech firm has its sights set on the Emirates. What can we expect?
24 Jun 2026
While the payments company saw its first full year of profitability in FY26, the real progress will depend on whether it can continue to prove that it’s more than a POS company.
03 Jun 2026
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
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
A crash in lending saw the fintech end the financial year in the red. But its payments business is going strong, and the worst may be over in the loans business.
20 May 2025
The payments orchestrator raised the funding even as it is locked in a battle with payment aggregators.
07 Apr 2025
The battle between four of India’s major fintechs and the payments orchestration leader is being fought on the issues of interoperability and fair competition. Ultimately, though, commercial factors will trump all else.
31 Mar 2025
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.
19 Feb 2025
Amazon’s payments service is somewhat of a laggard. To boost visibility and traction, a separate presence—distinct from the e-commerce app—could help.
19 Aug 2024
The fintech giant and its founder are not new to crises, but the latest debacle dwarfs anything the company has faced in the past. The road to revival will be a tough one.
04 Feb 2024