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Logistics start-up Delhivery grabs a hefty $100mn investment
Logistics start-up Delhivery has raised $100 million capital in a latest round, led by Carlyle Asia Partners Fund IV. Along with Carlyle, Tiger Global Management has also participated in this round. As per the reports, US-based investment fund Carlyle Asia Partners IV has picked up a significant …
Capital Float partners with Amazon India to disburse loans to e-sellers
Bangalore: Digital lending platform Capital Float has announced its partnership with Amazon India to disburse thousands of loans to e-sellers. The company – the only fintech startup to partner with the e-commerce giant – has also partnered with other leading online platforms including…
Gujarat-based CouponClue.com emerges as India’s top coupons site
New Delhi: CouponClue is a new Gujarati start-up that has recently emerged as one of the leading coupons site in India. India’s online coupons market is one of the most competitive niches in the country’s ecommerce sector. Like other companies in this space, CouponClue competes for th…
Venture Catalysts joins hands with TiECON 2017 as the investment partner for ‘The Pitch Room’
Giving wings to the entrepreneurial vision of innovators and business leaders of the future, Venture Catalysts, Indian seed investment and innovation platform, has tied up with the upcoming TiECON 2017 as its investment partner. Under the association, angel investors from VCats will participate i…
Thrillophilia | Thrilling the way the world experiences the world
The wilderness of mountains, the endlessness of sea, and the quiet of deserts – the wanderlust is never-ending. Stop lusting and start exploring! The more you travel, the more you know of what is unexplored. And Thrillophila, online booking platform for tours, activities and experiences, is here …
Broader market: Small is the new big
At a time when most sectors involved with the digital economy — including e-commerce, ride sharing, food technology — are trying to find stable ground, the booster shot provided by demonetisation to financial technology sector has allowed companies in this area to indulge in expenditure for expan…
Look forward to become anchor for several fintech start-ups: Barclays India COO Ram Gopal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation push has suddenly thrown the spotlight on India’s growing fintech sector and startups in that space including Paytm. Barclays Bank has created ‘Rise Accelerator‘ in Mumbai to focus on the sector and solve their problems. Excerp…
Indian banks misread the Fintech threat
A payment system is to an economy what plumbing is to houses: The only time people talk about it is when it’s not working. That’s been the case in India since the government’s demonetization decision on Nov. 8. While that shock gutted commerce, it also upended the payment metho…
Paytm will invest Rs 600cr to expand its QR code based payment network
New Delhi: Paytm has announced that it will invest over Rs. 600Cr to enable merchants across India for acceptance of digital payments using its QR code based payment solution. The company is investing in scaling up manpower, technology, and merchant education so they can transact digitally for th…