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Till debt do us part: will startups go the PharmEasy way, and other top tech & startup stories this weekThis week’s ETtech newsbreak on PharmEasy going for a rights issue at a price 90% lower than its peak valuation of $5.6 billion to repay de...
Rajeev Misra’s $7 billion fund eyes more India play; SRK may say bye to Byju’sIt's been exactly a year since Rajeev Misra stepped back as the top boss of Japanese multi-billion dollar conglomerate SoftBank’s tech-focu...
Byju’s sighs, in relief; Prosus writes off ZestMoney investment; and BGMI’s India returnAfter a long time, it was Christmas at Byju’s as a US court rejected a plea by its Term Loan B (TLB) lenders to probe a $500-million transf...
Building entry barriers in fintech; and other top tech & startup stories this weekThe free run that Indian fintech founders had is a thing of the past. Not only has the regulator stepped in to check the speed of innovatio...
Lending taps starting to dry up for crisis-hit ZestMoneyWith the company in turmoil, its lending partners have turned cautious, given the loans extended through ZestMoney will eventually be sitti...
ZestMoney founders to exit troubled fintech; Amazon hikes seller fee, lays off staff in IndiaCapping months of twists and turns at the troubled fintech startup ZestMoney, its founders Lizzie Chapman, Priya Sharma and Ashish Ananthar...
ZestMoney founders leaving troubled fintech firm post PhonePe deal collapse“There was a town hall held on Monday by the management where the founders informed the rest of the team that they are leaving the company,...
ETtech Exclusive: PhonePe may waive off ZestMoney’s $18 million debt after failed acquisitionThe Walmart-owned digital payments major is looking to strike a commercial agreement and may pay $8 million to ZestMoney for the licensing ...
ZestMoney to lay off 100 employees after PhonePe acquisition falls throughZestMoney’s founders and leadership informed employees about the layoff at a town hall meeting on April 6, they said. The impact is expecte...
Why PhonePe-ZestMoney deal fell through; top leadership changes at Swiggy InstamartPhonePe has walked away from buying cash-strapped buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup ZestMoney amid due diligence concerns, per multiple peop...
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...
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...
Scoop: PhonePe may acquire ZestMoney; Aditya Birla Fashion close to buying Bewakoof; and Koo's new funding roundIf the transaction goes through, it will be the biggest consolidation in the new-age lending sector, which has of late faced major regulato...
BNPL startup ZestMoney raises $50 million from Australia’s Zip CoZestMoney will use the funding to expand its product suite, deepen its network, strengthen its balance sheet and launch new business lines....
It’s hard for women, but many are building fascinating venturesWomen still form a small proportion of the startup ecosystem, but there are signs that the environment is improving for them.
ZestMoney raises $13.4 million in a round led by XiaomiZestMoney will strengthen its technology and data science capabilities as well as expand use cases for the core ZestMoney Affordability Pro...
Ecommerce is passé. Moonshot ideas will grab attention of startups in 2017Moonshot ideas will grab the eyeballs - unique fintech models, an open source programming language, media and traditional businesses with a...