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Zestmoney cofounder Lizzie Chapman quits Reliance-backed Swiffy LabsLizzie Chapman founded Berkeley Square Finance Group (BSFG) late last year, assuming the role of a partner at the firm. As per the company’...
DMI Group acquires ZestMoney in a fire saleThe deal will give DMI the exclusive right to use all brands of ZestMoney, with its non-banking finance company (NBFC) arm DMI Finance beco...
DMI, Aditya Birla Finance in race to scoop up ZestMoney in firesaleZestMoney, which was offering buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) loans to customers at ecommerce and offline checkout points, had around December 5 i...
ZestMoney to shut down by December-end, lay off 150 employeesZestMoney employees were informed by CBO Mandar Satpute to start looking for new jobs. Two major NBFCs who were supporting ZestMoney via cr...
ZestMoney raises fresh capital from existing investorsAfter a proposed acquisition deal with PhonePe fell through and its founders moved on, this round could be a lifeline for the pay-later sta...
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...
Walmart shareholding in PhonePe reduces to 85%Since January, PhonePe has raised $850 million via five deals, including with private equity firms General Atlantic, Ribbit Capital and Tig...
PhonePe gets another $100 million from General Atlantic; total funding rises to $850 millionWalmart Inc-owned Indian payments firm PhonePe on Monday said that it has secured an additional $100 million from private equity firm Gener...
Lending taps drying up for crisis-hit ZestMoney; Payments Council pings FM for RuPay MDRTroubles seem to be mounting for beleaguered ZestMoney as lenders pull back credit lines, a day after its founders left the company after a...
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 top leadership to form new management after founders leaveIn a town hall held on Monday, ZestMoney’s founders— Chapman, Priya Sharma and Ashish Ananthataman— informed employees that they would be s...
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,...
Fresh twist in PhonePe-ZestMoney deal; neobank Jupiter secures NBFC licenceDigital payments major PhonePe is looking to close a commercial arrangement with ZestMoney after deal talks between the two companies fell ...
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...
PhonePe calls off deal to acquire ZestMoney; Unacademy to slash 12% of workforceIn the end, it was much ado about nothing. After months of back and forth and oohs and aahs, PhonePe, one of India’s leading fintechs and t...
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...