Billdesk cofounder MN Srinivasu appointed IAMAI chairman for two yearsSrinivasu replaces Harsh Jain, cofounder and chief executive of Dream Sports, who assumed the post in May 2023. Before Jain, Sanjay Gupta, ...
13 May, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
Harsh Jain, Aakrit Vaish to chair TEAM governing councilDream Sports cofounder and CEO Harsh Jain and Haptik CEO Aakrit Vaish to chair its eight-member governing council in its inaugural election...
25 Mar, 2024, 08.20 AM IST
Prosus may have saved $50-$100 million in BillDesk deal breakup feeA breakup fee is a predetermined penalty that a buyer typically pays if it walks away from a transaction. A long stop date is the date by w...
04 Oct, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
Transaction declined: why Prosus dropped $4.7B BillDesk buy; deal had $50-100M breakup feeThe merger was expected to create an online payments gateway juggernaut that would process $147 billion in annualised total payments value ...
04 Oct, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
Payments Council of India re-elects Vishwas Patel as chairmanSrinivasu founded BillDesk twenty years ago along with Ajay Kaushal and Karthik Ganapathy, his colleagues at Arthur Andersen. He led the co...
25 Mar, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
CCI seeks more info to clear mega PayU-BillDesk deal“CCI has not questioned the merits of the proposed transaction, but requested for additional information, as of now,” said a one person dir...
22 Feb, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
BillDesk cofounder on Prosus deal; pre-IPO boost for PaytmBillDesk, the Indian fintech firm that predates the word 'fintech', will soon be acquired by global tech investor Prosus in a $4.7 billion ...
01 Sep, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
Razorpay-Mastercard's Mandate HQ to aid banksPlatform to help banks with recurring payments
07 Jul, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
J.P. Morgan ties up with BillDesk for online payments partnershipThrough this partnership, J.P. Morgan’s clients in India will be able to independently initiate statutory and utility payments online with ...
05 Apr, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
ICICI Bank enables customers to break high-value transactions into EMIsCustomers can purchase gadgets or pay for their insurance premium or school fees in easy EMIs from their savings account using the internet...
24 Mar, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
Visa takes minority stake in Billdesk, valuation hits $1.8 billionVisa’s investment and collaboration will help BillDesk develop new product lines for its payments and loyalty businesses.
16 Nov, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
Fintech companies get ready to cash in this festive season"We expect the total ecommerce industry sales during the festive season to grow by up to 50% over last year. The top two players will conti...
18 Sep, 2017, 08.08 AM IST
BharatQR launched by Visa, Billdesk across 50 utility service providersThis partnership would enable a major shift towards pushing of bill payments into digital mode especially through QR codes and also give a ...
06 Sep, 2017, 03.01 PM IST
New digital payments rules may empty wallets for payments businessesRecent interventions done on merchant discount rate (MDR) are bound to have an impact on margins for payments businesses.
28 Feb, 2017, 08.49 AM IST
MobiKwik users can soon pay utility bills through walletOther players who have received in-principle approval for a BBPS licence include Paytm, Oxigen Services, BillDesk, and PayU.
28 Dec, 2016, 07.07 PM IST
BillDesk to raise $200 million at $1 billion valueillDesk plans to explore inorganic growth as consolidation is likely to play out in the emerging online payment gateway sector.
30 Oct, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Private equity fund TA Associates to grow holding in BillDesk with Rs 450 crore infusionIn 2012, TA Associates purchased a minority stake from State Bank of India and Clearstone Venture Partners for an undisclosed sum.
30 Mar, 2015, 10.50 AM IST