payments
27 ARTICLES
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
MobiKwik can see light at the end of the tunnel
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
Juspay raises $60 million in round led by Kedaara Capital
The payments orchestrator raised the funding even as it is locked in a battle with payment aggregators.
07 Apr 2025
In Juspay vs fintechs, economics will decide the winner
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
Post-IPO MobiKwik is walking on a knife’s edge
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 Pay could be a standalone app in India
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
What next for Paytm and Vijay Shekhar Sharma?
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
Meta announces new WhatsApp features for businesses; the renewed net neutrality debate
The tech giant is looking to strengthen its e-commerce push in India by introducing several business-focused features on WhatsApp + India’s telecom majors are fighting to bring online service under a regulatory framework, and they are losing.
21 Sept 2023
What’s driving Paytm’s turnaround?
The fintech’s focus on financial discipline and profitable lines of business, combined with a change in who drives operations, has put it on a revival journey.
24 Jul 2023
Despite Modi’s push, PSUs avoid TReDS
The platform, meant to revolutionize credit for small and medium-sized businesses, has failed to take off.
20 Oct 2022