India’s first Fixed-Return Investment Platform, Stable Money, raised $5 Million in a seed round led by Matrix Partners India and Lightspeed, with participation from Titan Capital, Mar Shot Ventures, and prominent angel investors. The funds will be used to bolster senior leadership hiring, forge financial partnerships, build technology, and develop a user-friendly mobile app for … Read more
Moneyboxx Finance Limited (Moneyboxx), a BSE-listed NBFC, which drives financial inclusion by providing business loans to micro entrepreneurs in Tier-III towns & below places, crossed milestones of INR 400 crores AUM#in July 2023. The Company added 11 branches in the current financial year so far, expanding its branch network to 72 branches across six states as of 31st July 2023. With the addition of 4 new lenders in … Read more
PayU has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and financial inclusion in India by procuring Distributed Renewable Energy Certificates (D-RECs) from impactful solar projects that provide electricity to rural banks. This move aligns with the growing momentum for corporate climate action and a just transition. D-RECs are an innovative climate finance tool that accelerates the energy … Read more
Volt Money, a leading platform for instant secured loans against mutual funds, has successfully completed a pre-seed fundraising round of $1.5 million. The platform enables mutual fund investors to access cash within 10 minutes, offering favorable terms such as low interest rates, interest-only EMIs, and no pre-payment charges. With the aim of serving 10 crore … Read more
TankhaPay, India’s pioneering social security app developed by Akal Information Systems Ltd., secures a substantial $2.7 million funding from prominent Japanese investors. This app addresses the crucial need for social security among informal, gig, and temporary workers by facilitating their inclusion in government schemes such as PF and ESI. TankhaPay formalizes payroll processes, ensuring the … Read more
Mumbai-based fintech startup, TransBnk, has successfully raised $1 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by 8i Ventures, a prominent early-stage venture capital fund known for its successful investments in the fintech sector, including M2P, Slice, and Easebuzz. Other contributors to the funding round include Growthcap Ventures, Leadway Ventures LLP, Growth Sense, as … Read more
Gynoveda, a women’s healthcare firm supported by Ayurveda, has raised $10M in Series A funding, with India Alternatives Fund as the lead investor. Reputable family offices and organisations including Wipro Enterprises, RPG Ventures, Dharampal Satyapal Limited, and Alteria Capital also participated in the round. As a sign of its sustained support for Gynoveda’s mission, previous … Read more
Finsire, a Fintech company specialising in lending infrastructure and asset collateralization API, reported that it has received $1.3M in seed funding from strategic investors. Finsire builds lending enablement services by permitting digital assets to be taken as collateral. The solution allows Banks, NBFCs, fintechs, credit requirement distribution, and depositaries to maximise their lending capabilities. The … Read more
Electronic Payment and Services Pvt. Ltd. (EPS), a leading provider of payment technology services in India, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ram Rastogi as an Additional Director in its wholly owned subsidiary, Finiverse Aggregator Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Rastogi, who has over four decades of experience in building payment systems, including IMPS, UPI, and AePS, … Read more
LenDenClub Aplha, the corporate venture capital arm of the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform, has welcomed six fintech startups to its Bharat FinTech Program startup incubator. Only six firms were chosen out of more than 150 applicants; these are Finswealth, FlashPay, P2P Bazaar, FinPlay, Upmarket India, and Filit. After the incubation programme is through, the chosen … Read more
Enigmatic Smile is a Reward Technology Provider, focussed on linking high value rewards to consumers’ payment cards. It works seamlessly, and invisibly, in the background of existing reward programmes, re-directing billions of consumers spend to retailers in its network. On the flip side, Enigmatic Smile acts as a technology bridge for retailers to reach the consolidated … Read more
BharatPe, India’s leading fintech company, today announced three key appointments in line with its commitment towards building an organization with high levels of corporate governance, compliance and data security. The company announced the appointment of Ambuj Bhalla as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). A respected name in the information security and cyber security domain, Ambuj … Read more
Launched in 2016, India’s youngest and fastest-growing lending platform, completes its 7 years of operation. Since its inception, within a very short period of time, the lending platform has disbursed loans amounting to INR 7000 crore to date. The company disbursed INR 3500 crore in 2022 and plans to double its originations in 2023. The business has … Read more
Innoviti Technologies (formerly, Innoviti Payment Solutions), India’s largest collaborative commerce platform, has appointed Himanshu Sharma as Sr. Vice President of Issuing Bank Relationship. Sharma will be reporting to the CBO, Amrita Malik and will be based out of Mumbai. He will enhance Innoviti’s existing relationship with banks and contribute to new business initiatives. Sharma brings 17 years of experience in … Read more
Branch International, a San Francisco-head based fintech with operations across Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and India, has announced the appointment of Sharath Pareddy as the Head of Credit and Analytics – India effective immediately. A graduate from IIT Kharagpur, Sharath has been working in the analytics and data science space across industries for over 12 years … Read more
Bangalore based social commerce platform BankSathi has raised $4M USD in funding from Kotak Securities, Lets Venture, We Founder Circle, Hem Securities and IPV (Inflection Point Ventures). The company has also received funding from Recur Club, Liquiloans, Sunil Singhania (Abakkus), Kunal Shah (CRED), Dr. Ritesh Malik (Innov8), Kailash Biyani (Asian Markets), Mukul Rastogi & Bhaswat Agarwal (ClassPlus), … Read more
