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Razorpay invests $30 million in consumer UPI startup POP
The investment signals Razorpay’s expansion from core payment infrastructure into consumer payments.
17 Jun 2025
Flipkart secures NBFC licence
It is the first e-commerce company that the RBI has given permission to directly give loans.
05 Jun 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
Is the worst over for Paytm?
Vijay Shekhar Sharma has focused on improving compliance, cutting costs and recovering market share after the RBI shut down his payments bank last year. The fintech major is yet to recover to its earlier highs, but its turnaround is gathering momentum.
27 Feb 2025
PhonePe begins preparations for IPO
This comes a little over two years after the Walmart-backed digital payments company shifted its domicile back to India from Singapore.
20 Feb 2025
Can WhatsApp fix its payments business in India?
The messaging giant is a minnow when it comes to payments. Relief from NPCI could be just the fillip it needs to finally take on leaders PhonePe and Google Pay.
13 Jan 2025
Google wants to export India’s digital public infrastructure. Why that could be a problem
With the DPI export, India gets to extend its soft power and create new opportunities for companies. But what if this technology, already marred with safety and privacy issues, falls into the wrong hands?
09 Oct 2024
What is the Unified Lending Interface and will it open a new can of worms?
While digitization of information and maintaining a single repository of financial and non-financial data will allow greater ease of access and cut loan processing time, it will also make sensitive data that much more vulnerable.
01 Sept 2024
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
With NIPL, India looks to fast-track remittance growth
The success of UPI is what is inspiring the government to explore internationalization of the instant payment system, mainly with the aim of swelling its kitty.
05 Jul 2024