india

India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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FinTechs Ask Indian Central Bank For More Time to Adopt Payments Rule
FinTechs Ask Indian Central Bank For More Time to Adopt Payments Rule
June 24, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Representatives from the FinTech industry are asking India’s central bank for more time to adhere to its new prepaid payment instruments (PPI) rule. The Reserve...

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Today in FinTech: Singapore Questions Crypto’s Utility; Klarna Challenges BNPL Research
Today in FinTech: Singapore Questions Crypto’s Utility; Klarna Challenges BNPL Research
June 23, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Pine Labs in Noida, India, is acquiring Setu in Bengaluru, India, to grow Pine Labs’ offering of digital payments and lending...

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Indian Neobank Freo, Equitas Small Finance Bank Debut Digital Savings App FreoSave
Indian Neobank Freo, Equitas Small Finance Bank Debut Digital Savings App FreoSave
June 21, 2022  |  Banking

Neobank Freo has rolled out a digital savings account, a report from Economic Times of India said Tuesday (June 21). Called FreoSave, the new service...

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Indian Cross-Border Payments Platform PayGlocal Raises $12M
Indian Cross-Border Payments Platform PayGlocal Raises $12M
June 19, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

PayGlocal, a payment solutions startup, has raised $12 million in a funding round, according to the Economic Times of India. PayGlocal works on the allowance...

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B2B InsurTech Platform Pazcare Raises $8.2M for Expanded Insurance Products
B2B InsurTech Platform Pazcare Raises $8.2M for Expanded Insurance Products
June 17, 2022  |  Investments

Employee benefits and B2B InsurTech company Pazcare has announced it has raised $8.2 million in Series A funding round, The Economic Times reported. The company...

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India’s 8i Ventures Sells Part of M2P Fintech Stake at 36x+ Return
India’s 8i Ventures Sells Part of M2P Fintech Stake at 36x+ Return
June 13, 2022  |  Investments

Early-stage venture capital firm 8i Ventures said Monday (June 13) that it had sold part of its seed stake in Banking as a Service (BaaS)...

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After Postponed IPO, India’s Mobikwik Seeks $100M in Funding
After Postponed IPO, India’s Mobikwik Seeks $100M in Funding
June 08, 2022  |  Investments

Indian digital wallet and payments startup Mobikwik is in talks to raise up to $100 million in equity to help it expand following the postponement...

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RuPay Card Granted First UPI Connection by India’s Central Bank
RuPay Card Granted First UPI Connection by India’s Central Bank
June 08, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted permission to RuPay, the first FinTech with such authorization, to connect their cards with the unified payments interface...

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Today in FinTech: P2P Payments; Ant in Singapore; Health Payments by Text 
Today in FinTech: P2P Payments; Ant in Singapore; Health Payments by Text 
June 06, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, university students in India will have a new way to make payments for classes abroad via a collaboration with Cashfree and...

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