The Southeast Asian Triad Transforming Inclusive Finance
Across much of the world, “inclusive innovation” remains an ideal. In Asia’s leading emerging markets, it’s a live strategy. India, Indonesia, and Singapore are leveraging fintech to close access gaps, not widen them. As the West builds incrementally for existing customers, these nations are innovating from the ground up, creating financial models with global relevance…
ABHYUDAYA MITTAL
Crypto Is No Longer Fringe—Is Your CFO Ready?
In an era where digital transformation is redefining the contours of business, the ascent of cryptocurrencies stands out as a pivotal development. Once relegated to the fringes of finance, digital assets have now permeated mainstream consciousness, compelling organisations to reconsider their financial strategies. At the heart of this evolution lies the Chief Financial Officer (CFO),…
Sumit
Data Centres To Attract $100 Billion Investment By 2027
The real estate advisory firm CBRE reported that investments in Indian data centres might surpass the $100 billion mark by the end of 2027. Between 2019 and 2024, the country attracted investment commitments of a whooping $60.3 billion from international and domestic investors. In the same report, CBRE shared that India’s data centre capacity is…
Shipra Prajapati
NCLT Gives Green Signal To Merger Of Slice And NESFB
The Guwahati bench of the National Company Law Tribunal on August 19 gave the green flag to the amalgamation involving Garagepreneurs Internet Pvt Ltd, Quadrillion Finance Pvt Ltd, Intergalactory Foundry Pvt Ltd, North East Small Finance Bank Ltd (NESFB), RGVN (North East) Microfinance Ltd, and Tiger Global-backed Slice. The news came one year after the…
abhinav singh
Jio Finance Beta App Launched: All You Need To Know
Jio Financial Services launched a beta version of the Jio Finance app on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. With this app, Jio plans to offer UPI, digital banking, and loans on mutual funds. The app’s key features are instant digital account opening and streamlined bank management with the Jio payments bank account. This app also provides…
Paytm’s COO And President Resigns: What Next?
Bhavesh Gupta, Paytm’s COO and President, resigned along with the key leaders of different business verticals. With a wave of resignations at the top, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the CEO and founder, has stepped into the forefront. It is anticipated that he will collaborate with the incoming leadership as the current heads of various verticals make…
Nalin Negi Becomes The New CEO Of Fintech BharatPe
One of India’s biggest fintech companies, BharatPe, has finally appointed its new CEO after a stint of around 15 months. The CFO and the interim CEO of the company, Nalin Negi, has finally been appointed as the CEO of the company. Nalin Negi has proved to be an asset to the company. In his short…
Himanshu
First ‘Startup Mahakumbh’: All The Highlights Of The Event
The Indian economy is the fastest-growing in the world, and startups have played a huge role in its growth. As many as 100,000 startups were started in 2023 alone. For this reason, the government of India introduced a three-day event in Delhi called the ‘Startup Mahakumbh’. The event’s sole purpose was to bolster the Indian…
Flipkart Valuation Drops By $5 Billion In Past 2 Years
According to the equity transactions of its parent company, Walmart, one of India’s biggest e-commerce platforms, Flipkart, has lost around $5 billion in the last 2 years. The company’s valuation fell from $40 billion in 2022 to $35 billion in 2024. Experts say the decline can be attributed to the demerger of fintech PhonePe, which…
Will Paytm Be Able To Survive The Recent Crisis?
Paytm has been going through a tough time after RBI instructed Fintech to seize its Paytm payment bank services indefinitely. Paytm’s market value has dropped a whopping $2.5 billion in the last few days. Now, there are talks that the Central Bank of India might cancel the licence of Paytm Payment Bank after the March…
Aman Goyal