The Gold Standard: How a Bootstrapped Company Outlasted Every Funded Rival in India’s Goldtech BoomAugmont Enterprises has quietly established India's most comprehensive gold platform. Unlike well-funded rivals that faltered, Augmont focu...
07 May, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Paytm rules out NBFC licence plansPaytm, the fintech major, has decided against seeking a Non-Banking Financial Company license. The company prefers a partnership model for ...
07 May, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
Paytm Payments Bank licence cancellation: Jefferies, Bernstein and Goldman decode impactPaytm shares fell 8% after RBI cancelled Paytm Payments Bank’s licence but recovered sharply as brokerages stayed bullish. Analysts see lim...
27 Apr, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
MobiKwik gets RBI nod for NBFC licence, to launch in-house lending armFintech firm MobiKwik has secured a crucial Reserve Bank of India approval for a non-banking financial company license. This paves the way ...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Paytm shares crash 8% as RBI cancels Paytm Payments Bank's banking license. What lies ahead?Shares of One 97 Communications, the driving force behind Paytm, have taken a hit following the Reserve Bank of India's unexpected move to ...
27 Apr, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
Gold loan startups find new shine; Infy Q4 profit jumpsHappy Friday! Gold loan fintechs are moving towards building their own loan books. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
24 Apr, 2026, 07.38 AM IST
Gold loan fintech companies build own loan books as RBI tightens normsGold loan fintech startups are pivoting from loan sourcing to building their own loan books due to tightened RBI regulations. Companies lik...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
As regulatory curbs seem to ease fintechs bet on festive spark in unsecured lending playAfter a period of slowdown due to regulatory measures, the digital lending sector anticipates a turnaround in FY26, fueled by the upcoming ...
16 Aug, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Flipkart secures NBFC licence from RBI, to begin lending from own booksWalmart-owned Flipkart has received a non-bank finance company (NBFC) licence from India’s central bank, allowing it to lend directly to cu...
05 Jun, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
RBI tightens default loss guarantee rule; NBFCs to exclude cover on fintech-sourced loansThe Reserve Bank of India has instructed finance companies to exclude default loss guarantees (DLGs) from fintech firms when provisioning f...
27 May, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
Supply chain finance startup Vayana bags NBFC licence, set to raise $20 millionVayana secured an NBFC licence from RBI, enabling co-lending partnerships. Backed by PayU, it seeks $20 million funding. Founded in 2017, V...
14 Mar, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Fintech startups crowd NBFC queue to enter credit laneA growing number of fintechs are hoping to play the credit game to keep users sticky and expand revenue opportunities
18 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
BharatPe acquires 51% in NBFC Trillion Loans to bolster lending playBharatPe’s investment in an NBFC comes at a time when several fintechs are looking at bolstering their presence in the segment.
02 May, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
Kunal Shah’s Newtap Technologies in talks to raise $50-70 million to push lending businessShah has discussed shoring up the funds from Cred’s existing investors including Sequoia Capital and Singapore’s sovereign fund GIC, which ...
01 May, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Ola to shutter Avail Finance app, integrate it with Ola MoneyRide-hailing firm Ola acquired Avail Finance, founded by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal's brother Ankush Aggarwal, for about $50 million in A...
11 Jan, 2023, 06.11 AM IST
RBI rules may force fintech firms to leverage NBFC operationsThis is a shift for the digital lending industry, which has largely focused on growing the lending-distribution platform to show scale and ...
12 Aug, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Niyogin Fintech to raise Rs 235 croreNiyogin Fintech is a new age technology led NBFC which is engaged in loan disbursement and investments. The current promoters had acquired ...
02 Jun, 2017, 10.08 PM IST