Real-money gaming ban may hit payment, regtech businesses hardIndia's ban on real-money gaming is poised to significantly impact the fintech sector, potentially causing a monthly loss of Rs 20,000-30,0...
22 Aug, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
PoS devices still not (s)wiped out in UPI waveRapid technology innovation that has enabled these devices to process all forms of payments from cards and buy-now-pay-later to UPI, as wel...
10 Apr, 2025, 03.42 PM IST
BharatPe secures RBI nod to operate as online payment aggregatorThe final nod to Resilient Payments comes more than two years after it received an in-principle approval from the RBI, in January 2023. A P...
09 Apr, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
UPI’s growth pangs, Japan eyes Indian chipsHappy Monday! Yearly growth for UPI is slowing as its user base expands. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Apr, 2025, 07.20 AM IST
Fintech sees early green shoots as growth-stage deals pick upThe fintech investment landscape is reviving, with growth-stage deals attracting over $550 million in 2025. Regulatory clarity, emerging we...
20 Mar, 2025, 08.51 AM IST
Top tech and startup stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
08 Mar, 2025, 07.15 AM IST
Lenskart’s Peyush Bansal on global expansion; Easebuzz hits home runHappy Wednesday! Lenskart CEO Peyush Bansal spoke to ET about building a global brand, IPO plans and more. This and other top stories in to...
05 Mar, 2025, 07.25 AM IST
How digital payments company Easebuzz quietly broke into the big leaguePune-based fintech Easebuzz is set to close FY25 with a Rs 25 crore net profit, doubling revenue to Rs 650 crore. Amid regulatory shifts, i...
05 Mar, 2025, 07.06 AM IST
Easebuzz secures RBI nod to operate as online payment aggregatorThe payment solutions provider had received the in-principle nod for the PA licence in 2022. Per the company, its payments platform is proc...
11 Feb, 2025, 06.53 PM IST
Paytm shares nosedive 9% amid reports of ED probe in crypto scamPaytm Share Price: One97 Communications shares fell by up to 9% due to ED investigations into cryptocurrency scams involving several paymen...
24 Jan, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
8i Ventures exits M2P Fintech with 12 times returnThe Mumbai-based VC firm had initially invested Rs 9.7 crore in M2P Fintech through its debut fund. That investment grew to Rs 115.9 crore,...
18 Oct, 2024, 04.22 PM IST
8i Ventures launches seed funding initiative 'Origami' to back early-stage startupsEarly-stage venture capital fund 8i Ventures has introduced Origami, a seed funding initiative offering investments of $250,000 to $2 milli...
13 Mar, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
Rural-focused fintech startup Navadhan raises $1.5 million in fundingNavadhan has raised $1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Varanium NexGen, a fintech-focused fund. Existing investor Anicut Capital c...
21 Jun, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
ED attaches ₹106cr assets in Chinese loan app caseThe agency, in a statement released on Wednesday, said that its probe has revealed the modus operandi of these entities, wherein these enti...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
Infibeam Avenues receives RBI in-principle nod for payment aggregator licenceIn March this year, the RBI issued a framework under which payment aggregators are mandated to obtain a license for acquiring merchants and...
27 Oct, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
ED freezes Rs 46.67 crore in Paytm, Razorpay, Cashfree accountsHPZ Token & other dubious cos, some with China links, may have misused weak KYC compliance at gateways
17 Sep, 2022, 08.55 AM IST
Fintech startup Easebuzz raises $4 million in first funding roundEasebuzz, which was bootstrapped yet profitable so far, will use the funding to strengthen its product team, enhance sales and marketing ef...
01 Apr, 2021, 01.34 PM IST