ETtech Exclusive: RBI orders BNPL firm Simpl to halt payment servicesThe banking regulator, through its internal investigation, found Simpl to be in violation of the Payments and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.”
25 Sep, 2025, 08.48 PM IST
Dhan’s funding nears close; BNPL gets regulated outHappy Thursday! Stock broking startup Dhan is poised to finalise its long-awaited funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
29 May, 2025, 07.46 AM IST
Buy-now-pay-later offerings wane as fintechs pivot to EMI loans, consumer creditBuy now, pay later services in India are losing traction due to stricter regulations and credit quality concerns. Fintech companies like Pa...
29 May, 2025, 06.56 AM IST
IPO-bound cos wary after poll results; NBFCs’ balancing actHappy Friday! New-age firms planning to go public are moving cautiously as stock market volatility remains a concern after the 2024 general...
07 Jun, 2024, 07.32 AM IST
BNPL startup Simpl undertakes another round of layoffs, rejigs senior leadershipSimpl, a Bengaluru-based consumer credit startup, laid off 30 employees after firing 160 executives. Senior executives Vatsal Jain, Ashwini...
06 Jun, 2024, 09.07 PM IST
RBI cracks down on payment frauds; layoffs at SimplThe central bank is setting up a panel headed by former NPCI chief Abhaya Hota to take on payment frauds. This and more in today’s ETtech T...
06 Jun, 2024, 08.17 PM IST
National Company Law Tribunal dismisses fintech firm Simpl co-founder’s pleaThe NCLT has dismissed an application filed by Simpl's co-founder, Nityanand Sharma, seeking the dismissal of an Oppression and Mismanageme...
09 Oct, 2023, 10.13 AM IST
ETtech Exclusive: PhonePe calls off deal to acquire ZestMoney amid due diligence concernsAccording to sources privy to the developments, lapses in due diligence, disagreements over valuation, sustainability of the business and s...
31 Mar, 2023, 07.37 AM IST
Scoop: PhonePe may buy BNPL startup ZestMoney in big consolidation moveThis comes amid a global reset in the BNPL sector, fuelled by interest rate hikes and an overall squeeze in consumer spending. ZestMoney ha...
25 Nov, 2022, 01.01 PM IST
Why India is no fan of buy now, pay later planThe RBI doesn’t have a problem with 90-second credit. The regulator was even willing to let nonbank finance companies, or NBFCs, retain the...
28 Jun, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
RBI rejects idea of digital-only banks; VPNs banned for govt employeesEarlier today, the RBI governor said the central bank has not accepted proposals for digital-only banks as such entities would pose risks t...
17 Jun, 2022, 07.38 PM IST
Salary-on-demand startup Refyne raises $82 million in funding from Tiger Global, othersThe startup looks to use the fresh capital for scaling, expanding into different geographies, developing more products, spreading awareness...
12 Jan, 2022, 03.36 PM IST
Visa, Mastercard hop on for 'Buy Now Pay Later' ride, plan launch in India by end of FY22BNPL is a credit option that gives customers at storefronts and on ecommerce pages the option to defer payments free of cost or to convert ...
22 Oct, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
‘Buy now, pay later’ loans help fuel India’s festive recoveryBuy-now, pay-later (BNPL) payments have been growing at least 20%-30% over the past three months. They are expected to increase by about 66...
11 Oct, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
The rise of BNPL amid regulatory ambiguityWith the growing number of 'buy now, pay later' transactions comes the regulatory scrutiny from the Reserve Bank of India.
10 Aug, 2021, 09.46 AM IST
Buy Now Pay Later is the flavour of festive season for top Internet firmsFintech companies too are discovering the potential of this nascent yet fast growing segment in India
10 Aug, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Pine Labs launches AllTap app for contactless paymentsFintech startup Pine Labs aims to onboard a million new merchants this year through the AllTap app, which uses NFC technology for contactle...
27 Jan, 2021, 07.24 PM IST