Axis Bank acquires FreeCharge for Rs 385 croreThe nearly $60 million deal is a significant drop from the $400 million that Snapdeal had acquired FreeCharge for in 2015.
27 Jul, 2017, 04.02 PM IST
Axis Bank emerges the frontrunner to acquire FreeChargeFreeCharge was acquired by Jasper in 2015 in a deal estimated at $400-450 mn in what was then the largest acquisition in the Indian startup...
08 Jul, 2017, 09.48 AM IST
FreeCharge gets Rs 390cr top-up from Snapdeal's parent companyThe latest capital infusion received by FreeCharge Payment Technologies was declared by the company in a filing submitted to the Registrar ...
09 Jan, 2017, 07.52 AM IST
FreeCharge launches insurance policy for mobile wallet users"At FreeCharge, we are constantly innovating and experimenting to further the consumer interest in the best possible way," said Govind Raja...
20 Dec, 2016, 02.41 PM IST
Freecharge appoints Anand Sinha to head its Startegic Initiatives departmentIn his new role, Anand will be leveraging his experience in leading both the online and offline partnerships to help FreeCharge scale up it...
19 Dec, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
Freecharge plans to acquire 1 million merchants for digital payments over the next 12 monthsThe new feature that FreeCharge has rolled out nationally is "on the go pin", which allows a user to complete a transaction even if there i...
22 Nov, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
Freecharge crosses 1 lakh wallet on delivery transactionsAn added benefit of payments made through the FreeCharge wallet is that in case a customer returns a product, the refund is credited back t...
17 Nov, 2016, 03.07 PM IST
Freecharge partners with Meru Cabs"Commuters now don't need to tender exact cash as the exact fare will be auto-debited from their wallet," said Sudeep Tandon, Chief Busines...
17 Oct, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
About 100 FreeCharge clients lose money after cyber attackFreeCharge, which has 37 million customer accounts, said in an emailed response that it started reversing transactions of up to Rs 2.9 lakh...
15 Sep, 2016, 03.09 PM IST
Freecharge to make 1 lakh taxis go cashless by 2016-endFreecharge has reached over 15,000 taxi drivers in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru to accept payment using their phone in an easy and secure ma...
04 Jul, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Freecharge partners with Mexico-based movie theatre chain CinepolisWith the partnership going live in the second week of March, customers can pay for movie tickets and Food& Beverages (F&B) across 38 Cinepo...
02 Mar, 2016, 07.26 PM IST
Freecharge virtual Go card crosses half a million markSnapdeal owned digital payments firm FreeCharge, which launched its 'Go' virtual card ten days ago claims to have crossed the 'half a milli...
05 Feb, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
FreeCharge names Airtel Money finance head Anshul Kheterpal as its CFO“I am excited to join FreeCharge at a time when the payments industry is abuzz with new ways of creating digital transaction processes for ...
10 Dec, 2015, 02.53 PM IST
FreeCharge is the new on ground official partner of IPLThe Indian cricket board has signed up digital payments platform FreeCharge as the on-ground official partner of the VIVO Indian Premier Le...
10 Nov, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
FreeCharge to invest Rs 1,000 crore on marketing, promotions this yearFreeCharge, which had launched its mobile wallet last month in partnership with private sector lender Yes Bank, has two million users of th...
11 Oct, 2015, 10.59 AM IST
FreeCharge launches digital walletIn April, e-commerce major Snapdeal had acquired FreeCharge in a 'cash and stock' deal, marking "one of the largest acquisitions" in the In...
15 Sep, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
Alok Goyal steps down as FreeCharge CEO, founder Kunal Shah to take overSnapdeal bought FreeCharge for $450 million (over Rs 2,800 crore) in India’s largest startup acquisition deal yet.
10 Apr, 2015, 08.03 AM IST