SoftBank’s Sumer Juneja on IPO gains; Tendulkar’s new inningsSoftBank’s Sumer Juneja spoke to us on listing gains snagged by their portfolio firms, fresh deals and more. Details on this in today’s ETt...
14 Aug, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
Vayana raises $20 million in funding round led by SMBC AsiaTrade finance platform Vayana raised $20.5 million in Series D funding, led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund. Existing investors including IFC and ...
13 Aug, 2024, 04.31 PM IST
RBI-backed TReDS logs quick growth after slow takeoffThe Trade Receivables electronic Discounting, meant for easy access to credit for small bushinesses, has seen increased usage in the past y...
29 Jan, 2024, 07.53 AM IST
MSMEs should be made more aware of the risks associated with frictionless credit: Vayana Network’s Ram IyerRam Iyer, Founder and CEO of trade finance platform Vayana Network, explains why MSMEs must also recognise the long-term consequences while...
29 Nov, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
Olea, Vayana Network join hands to offer cross border trade finance solutions in IndiaOver the past few years, there has been growing interest in India as a manufacturing hub, as large multi-national corporations seek to dive...
19 May, 2022, 01.16 PM IST
IFC, PayU invest Rs 114 crore in Vayana Network to increase formal trade credit to MSMEsSCF in India is a $100 billion per month opportunity for financial institutions and 53% of organisations are underserved in terms of credit...
20 Apr, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
A ‘digital’ budget is opaque on details, says fintech communityFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed the Digital Rupee — the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — dubbing it as a big boost t...
02 Feb, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
Industry wants Budget to bring better credit schemes, GST rationalisation and lower cost of capital for MSMEsFinancial woes and resource crunch continue to plague small businesses, and the pandemic has only aggravated these concerns. The Budget nee...
31 Jan, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
The Account Aggregator framework can be SME’s UPI. Or is it too early to give credit?The RBI’s decision to have an Account Aggregator framework to narrow the credit gap in the MSME sector is praiseworthy. But banks have to p...
05 Dec, 2021, 09.20 AM IST
Vayana Network raises Rs 283 crore in Series C funding roundVayana creates supply chain finance programs that help in lowering the credit costs by over 50% .
11 Nov, 2021, 01.05 PM IST
To strengthen TReDS, Factoring Amendment Bill passed by Lok SabhaFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government had also accepted the recommendations by the Standing Committee which had look...
27 Jul, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
India has created ‘perverse incentives’ for firms to stay small. Here's how to fix itIncentives meant to help Indian SMEs have an unintended and undesirable result. Most small businesses start small and stay small throughout...
20 Jul, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
Vayana Network brings on board Aneish Kumar as senior business advisorKumar comes with more than 38 years of commercial and international banking experience.
07 Jul, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
Bank of Maharashtra partners with Vayana Network to offer help MSMEsVayana Network connects corporates and their trade ecosystems to provide digital, convenient and affordable access to credit for their paya...
18 Feb, 2021, 12.40 PM IST
Vayana Network founder spent 15% more screen time in the past 6 monthsRam Iyer uses AirPods Pro for their noise cancellation ability during work meetings.
04 Dec, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
Vayana Network eyes to double disbursements to USD 10 billion by March 2022The country's trade finance market is worth around USD 100 billion a month, of which only USD 45 billion is coming from the formal route, w...
05 Nov, 2020, 06.44 PM IST
Vayana Network CEO says he's always believed that coming to office every day not an obligationAt Vayana, the processes, procedures, infrastructure are all geared for work from home.
11 Jun, 2020, 05.53 PM IST