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The next big money game is here. Everyone wants a seat at the tableIndia's wealth management scene is experiencing a remarkable transformation. With the rapid rise of affluent households, there’s a surge in...- The safe keepers: Inside India's booming locker economyIndia’s locker economy is booming amid rising gold prices and household wealth. While banks remain the preferred repository, private vault ...
- Rupee slide pushes overseas students back to lenders for top-up loansA significant rupee depreciation has forced Indian students studying abroad to seek top-up loans from lenders, as initial loan amounts fall...
- China out, India in? The Japanese begin a quiet but powerful pivotJapanese banks are increasingly shifting their Asia strategy from China to India and Southeast Asia as slowing growth, rising costs and geo...
- Fuelled by lending boom, DPDzero bets big on AI-led debt recoveryAs India’s unsecured lending boom accelerates, collections are emerging as the next major battleground for fintechs and lenders.
- Skyroot Aerospace, KreditBee among latest startups to enter unicorn clubIndia's startup scene is experiencing significant growth. Several new companies have achieved unicorn status, valued at over $1 billion. Sk...
- 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...
- ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raised $660 million in April, up 3.2% on-yearIndian startups secured $660 million in April 2026, a slight uptick from last year, with late-stage deals dominating. Despite a dip from Ma...
- ETtech Deals Digest: Startups raise $370 million this week, up 80% on-yearThe number of deals during the week was down to 22 transactions, compared to 42 in the corresponding week last year.
- Co-branded cards squeeze; Slice’s valuation resetHappy Wednesday! Global economic challenges are casting dark clouds over the Indian consumer lending business. This and more in today’s ETt...
- Digital lender Kreditbee in unicorn club with $280 million at $1.5 billion valuationDigital lending firm Kreditbee has raised $280 million, becoming a unicorn with a $1.5 billion valuation. This funding marks their last pri...
- As borrowing habits change, loan startups hit paydayInvestors are writing big cheques for startups that lend as little as Rs 50,000 to small businesses; funding to alternative lending this ye...
- Alternative lending startup OptaCredit raises $4 million credit facilityOptaCredit has a hybrid approach, wherein it retains a certain percentage of loan assets generated via its platform on its balance sheet as...
- No Flipkart or Amazon for EzCred; this startup wants to pursue offline shoppersLaunched in January 2017, EzCred is an alternate lending startup which offers loans to consumers who walk into shop at offline stores.
- How alternative lending startups are rewriting traditional lending habits in IndiaA dozen of alternative lending startups have begun to scratch opportunity in small-ticket financing with diverse business models and financ...
- Digital lending startups feel the heat after demonetisationThey are seeing a slowdown in borrowings, but industry executives and experts say this is only temporary and the segment will see a boom ne...
- Alternative lenders power into loans overlooked by BanksIndia's alternative lending market is rapidly expanding, with a rush of startups facilitating loans to small businesses and individuals as ...
- With 84 companies for consumer loans, India ranks 3rdIndia has the fourth highest number of startups in business loan space with 40 companies
- Meet the alternative lending startupsA new crop of online lenders needs to prove that their businesses are more than an online flash-in-the-pan.
- Biggest VC funding deals in global startups in 2015Total funding in the global startup space was over $180 billion. The most popular categories were marketplaces, biotech and alternate lendi...
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