Startups help you tide over cash crunch with quick 'payday loans'The payday loan market in India is estimated at $10.27 billion (Rs 70,000 crore), with projections that it will touch $14 billion by year-e...
How online trolling or stalking can crimp your chances of getting a personal loanWhile online marketplaces act as facilitators for consumers to access bank loans at competitive rates, app-based lenders tie up with an NBF...
Campus placement: Banned startups still plan to hire IITiansIn August, 30 companies, mostly startups, were blacklisted by the All IIT Placement Committee (AIPC) and barred from taking part in the cam...
Truecaller to open up TrueSDK for third party app authenticationIf a user is trying to start using the mobile wallet app MobiKwik, they will see Truecaller as an option as a sign-up button.
How fintech firms like LoanTap, CashCare use innovations to go one up on banksWhile a few are plugging into ecommerce sites directly to provide consumers with easy EMI options, others are trying to refill the customer...
Blacklisted firms term IITs decision harsh, some say they are not at fault"The blacklisting has put the companies in a bad light, as even investors have been calling us seeking an explanation," the founder of a ba...
Portea among 9 companies blacklisted by IIT-Bombay for going back on job offers"These 9 are companies that had created issues at IIT Bombay," said Shreyash Gupta, placement manager at IIT Bombay.
Entrepreneurs tighten purse strings as cash runs dryVenture Investment firm FAO Ventures has tightened the leash on the kind of investments they are dabbling in.
Mobikwik offers loans to wallet users to push digital paymentsThe company, which competes with Alibaba-backed Paytm, started pilot on the project a few weeks back and has already given loans to about 2...
Mobikwik wants to add financial services and offline food companies to its walletThe company’s move comes at a time when its larger competitor Paytm is readying to launch its payments bank services by second quarter of t...
Financial technology startup CashCare Technology looks to raise up to $7 millionHaving partnered with 10 ecommerce firms and two non-banking financial companies, CashCare offers easy EMI options for goods in the price r...
How ShopClues founder Sandeep Aggarwal survived a run-in with Preet Bharara and kept his dreams afloat in adversitySandeep says his arrest in San Jose was a blessing in disguise, rid of his executive responsibilities, he kept thinking strategy for ShopCl...