fin-tech
Startups
Fin-tech startup Telr raises $3 mn in Series B round
Dubai-based fin-tech startup Telr, which operates in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and India, has raised $3 million (about Rs ......
Finance
PE investments in payments space fall to 5-yr low; M&As hold out hope
Private equity investments in the payments sector in India fell to a five-year low in 2016 but mergers and acquisitions ......
Finance
Warburg Pincus-backed Capital First buys into fin-tech startup Sienna
Non-banking financial company (NBFC) Capital First Ltd, majority-owned by US private equity firm Warburg Pincus, said on Thursday it will ......
TMT
Nomura to back fin-tech startups in India
Global investment bank Nomura is looking to invest in fin-tech startups in India, among other countries, using its newly-set up ......
Finance
Finova Capital: Ensuring credit reaches where it's due
Things weren't looking very bright for Mahaveer Prasad, a small-time tea-seller in Jaipur. Let alone his earlier plans of expanding ......
TMT
Fin-tech firm Perfios raises $6.1 mn from Bessemer Venture Partners
Bangalore-based fin-tech firm Perfios Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd has raised $6.1 million (Rs 40 crore) in its Series A round ......
TMT
Unicorn India Ventures backs micro-lending startup SmartCoin
Bangalore-based SmartCoin Financials Pvt. Ltd, which operates micro-lending startup SmartCoin, has raised an undisclosed amount in a funding round led ......
General
VC deals to rise but consumer Internet faces tough times in 2017: VCCircle survey
Startups looking for institutional funding can expect better months ahead with venture capital investors likely to make a cautious comeback ......
TMT
Fin-tech sees sharp funding slowdown, but there's a silver lining: KPMG
Venture capital (VC) investments in India's fin-tech sector nosedived to a mere $216 million in 2016, a far cry from ......
General
Why investment bankers are quitting jobs to start fin-tech companies
Blame it on the tough investment climate for deal closures or the high growth opportunity that entrepreneurship presents, the number ......
