Fintech News
A Beloved Tokyo Penguin’s End Presages a Payments Giant
Japan is a country where everything has a recognizable mascot, from tourist sites to the Tokyo police force.
4 min read14 Nov 2025A Square Capital to launch $40 mn VC fund, targets healthcare, tech, consumer sectors
The fund will be sector-agnostic, but plans to place a strong emphasis on healthcare, technology, deep tech, artificial intelligence, fintech, and consumer brands, aiming to offer extensive end-to-end support to founders beyond just capital.
3 min read10 Nov 2025Dhoni-backed Finance Buddha bets on agents amid digital push
The fintech's SME IPO was subscribed 1.21 times on the first two days; subscription closes on 10 November
3 min read9 Nov 2025Trust your customer: India's financial system should give us what we need to protect our money
In the digital age, financial literacy goes beyond just knowing how to manage money. We must know how to protect it from cyber attacks. As these threats rise, the financial system’s resilience will depend on giving people real visibility, control and the means to defend their own savings.
4 min read6 Nov 2025Pine Labs’ early investors set to bag stellar gains from IPO
The selling shareholders include Peak XV Partners, Actis, Temasek’s MacRitchie Investments, PayPal, Mastercard, Madison India, Lone Cascade, and Sofina Ventures. Founder Lokvir Kapoor will also offload part of his stake.
3 min read3 Nov 2025Policybazaar parent's sequential growth eases even as Q2 revenue rises 20%
The revenue growth was aided by sale of new insurance plans and renewals, and credit disbursals. Profit after tax stood at ₹135 crore, up 58% sequentially and 165% year-on-year.
3 min read29 Oct 2025How a homegrown card payment network went on to grab volumes from Visa, Mastercard and Amex
Homegrown card payment network RuPay is coming of age, being the only such service provider in India with credit cards on UPI. However, while the volumes have touched 38%, the value of transactions trails card giants such as Visa, Mastercard and Amex. That may change in the future, though
5 min read29 Oct 2025India has robust digital public infrastructure: Let stablecoins press home that advantage
Rupee-backed stablecoins could act as a bridge between traditional banking and global blockchain-based innovation. The UPI platform, RBI’s e-rupee and regulated stablecoin issuances could be made interoperable, granting India a chance to lead the evolution of digital money.
4 min read27 Oct 2025Zoho Enters India’s Fintech Battle With New ‘Zoho Pay’ App to Challenge Gpay, Phonepe, Paytm
India’s fintech war just got its newest challenger. Home-grown tech giant Zoho has officially launched ‘Zoho Pay’, its new payments app built to rival Google Pay, PhonePe, and Paytm. The app promises a seamless UPI experience while integrating directly with Zoho’s chat app Arattai and its business software suite , giving users and enterprises an all-in-one digital payments ecosystem. Founder Sridhar Vembu says Zoho Pay is about “home-grown tech powering home-grown payments”, as India pushes for tech sovereignty and reduced reliance on foreign fintech.
24 Oct 2025Pine Labs sets sights on mid-November listing
Pine Labs is seeking a valuation of around $6 billion in the IPO and counts Temasek, Peak XV, Sofina, and Alpha Wave among its investors.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared