Chill sets in for consumer lending apps; what’s cooking at food delivery platforms?Consumer lending firms are set for difficult days ahead as a central bank diktat on reining in unsecured loans has choked off much-needed c...
08 Dec, 2023, 07.41 AM IST
Byju’s CEO says will tide over crisis in 45-60 days; BNPL startup ZestMoney to shut downAmid the ongoing cash crunch at Byju’s, founder and CEO Byju Raveendran told senior executives that he is aiming to address the crisis over...
07 Dec, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Byju’s term loan gets more expensive; MPL lays off 350 post GST hitByju's quest to settle the $1.2 billion TLB feud might come at a steeper price. The embattled edtech firm might have to pony up an addition...
09 Aug, 2023, 07.41 AM IST
Tata Cliq continues to bleed; Ola’s valuation trimmed to $3.5 billionSmoke is billowing as the Tata Group continues to burn cash on its first ecommerce platform — Tata Cliq. Tata UniStore Ltd, which owns and ...
02 Aug, 2023, 11.38 AM IST
PayU’s sharp focus on India could soon culminate in domestic public listingAs PayU exits other markets, it will focus on India, Turkey and South East Asia. For India, PayU wants to double down on the credit busines...
02 Aug, 2023, 12.52 AM IST
The unbooming of crypto boom and other top tech & startup stories this weekBy calling out the widespread adoption of private crypto currencies as a risk to monetary stability, the RBI has indicated to the market th...
03 Jul, 2023, 09.16 AM IST
Expect further corrections in startup valuations: Prosus CEO Bob van DijkThe froth of the low-interest rate regime hasn’t fully been washed away and the startup ecosystem is likely to see valuations drop further,...
28 Jun, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
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...
28 Jun, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
Prosus cuts Byju’s valuation to $5.1 billion, writes off ZestMoney investmentProsus, earlier Naspers, owns little over 9% in Byju’s and readjusted the fair value of its investment in the firm to $493 million as of Ma...
27 Jun, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
PhonePe goes live with merchant loans; Government probing Byju’sAfter its failed ZestMoney acquisition, PhonePe is kickstarting its credit journey with merchant lending.
23 Jun, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Indian fintech faces tough 2023; PayU India lays off 6% of employeesThe operating environment is expected to get tougher for Indian fintech startups next year amid a worsening funding winter and regulatory c...
26 Dec, 2022, 07.34 AM IST
China’s iPhone City on edgeThe Zhengzhou factory – which reportedly had 120,000 workers in 2012 and more than 200,000 as of this month – is sometimes referred to as i...
26 Nov, 2022, 08.40 AM IST
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...
25 Nov, 2022, 01.01 PM IST
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...
25 Nov, 2022, 07.45 AM IST
Prosus may have saved $50-$100 million in BillDesk deal breakup feeA breakup fee is a predetermined penalty that a buyer typically pays if it walks away from a transaction. A long stop date is the date by w...
04 Oct, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
PayU's LazyPay launches credit product 'LazyCard' amid growing competition in BNPL spacePayU’s ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) solution, LazyPay has partnered with SBM Bank India for the prepaid instrument, as the company looks to u...
11 Jan, 2022, 03.41 PM IST
India continues to be a big growth driver for NaspersTerming FY19 as “transformational”, the company said almost all its revenue came from online activities.
22 Jun, 2019, 03.02 PM IST