Ajay Ramanathan

Ajay writes on the banking, financial services, and insurance segment. He is keen on analysing the multi-fold impact of any news development, and putting it across in the long-form.

Bertelsmann India leads BASIC Home Loan's Series B funding round

Finance

30 September, 2024

Bertelsmann India leads BASIC Home Loan's Series B funding round

Fintech platform BASIC Home Loan has raised $10.6 million in a Series B funding round, led by Bertelsmann India ......

Premium

Finance

27 September, 2024

IIFL Home's CEO Ratra on growth drivers, high cost of funds, IPO plans and more

IIFL Finance’s home loan subsidiary IIFL Home Finance has seen an uptick of 50% year-on-year in terms of assets under ......

TMT

26 September, 2024

Zaggle on M&A spree, acquires one firm, invests in another

Software as a service firm Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Thursday said it has acquired a 98.3% stake in Span Across ......

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Finance

26 September, 2024

Bottomline: InCred Finance's profit zooms as loan book jumps above $1 bn

Non-bank lender InCred Financial Services Ltd more than doubled its profit and grew its assets under management at a ......

Premium

Finance

24 September, 2024

Bottomline: Finova Capital's asset quality worsens even as profit rises

Non-bank lender Finova Capital continued to be troubled by asset quality risks in FY24 even as the company sustained an......

Finance

23 September, 2024

MobiKwik gets go-ahead from SEBI for $84 mn IPO in second attempt

One Mobikwik Systems has received the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) approval to raise Rs 700 crore......

People

23 September, 2024

Former Kotak Bank exec KVS Manian joins Federal Bank as MD, CEO

Former Kotak Mahindra Bank executive KVS Manian has taken over as the managing director and chief executive officer of ......

Finance

20 September, 2024

EQT to acquire Brookfield-controlled IndoStar's housing finance unit

Private equity firm EQT has inked a deal to acquire a 100% stake in affordable housing finance company IndoStar Home ......

Finance

20 September, 2024

Aye Finance pockets Series G cheque from Temasek-backed impact investor

Aye Finance, a non-bank lender to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), has raised Rs 250 crore (about $30 ......

Finance

18 September, 2024

Financial services startup Kaleidofin bags $14 mn in fresh round

Chennai-based financial services company Kaleidofin has raised $13.8 million in an equity round from various investors, ......