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Flipkart Minutes pulls ahead of Instamart in quick-commerce race: report

Bengaluru, Aug. 26 -- Bengaluru: Flipkart Minutes has expanded faster than expected across India's top 10 quick-commerce markets, overtaking Swiggy Instamart in dark-store count, according to a CLSA r... Read More


ToneTag wants to make India's ubiquitous soundbox more than a payment alert

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- A soundbox has become a fixture at India's small shops. Now ToneTag, a 13-year-old Bengaluru company, wants to turn the humble payment-alert device into a banking interface-and e... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why RBI's draft rules could change how fintechs offer small loans

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently floated two draft rules that could change how fintech firms offer small loans. One sets a common loan-pricing framework, while the ot... Read More


For AI startups, venture capital shifts focus from growth to durable margins

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Venture capital firm Accel, which has backed Flipkart, Swiggy and Freshworks, says generative artificial intelligence (AI) has fundamentally changed the metrics Indian investors ... Read More


Accel returns to India market with $550 million fund, betting on AI-led startup wave

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Venture capital firm Accel on Wednesday announced its ninth India-focused early-stage fund, with $550 million in commitments, less than 18 months after closing its previous $650 ... Read More


super.money eyes commerce push with pay-in-three credit product

Bengaluru, Aug. 6 -- E-commerce giant Flipkart-backed fintech platform super.money is seeking to expand its revenue pool by adding a commerce-linked credit product to its Unified Payments Interface (U... Read More


River Mobility raises $120 mn to scale manufacturing, expand retail reach

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- River Mobility said on Wednesday it has raised $120 million in an oversubscribed Series C round as it prepares to ramp up manufacturing, broaden its product range and expand its r... Read More


Instant-help apps want to expand, but economics don't add up

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- Instant-help providers such as Snabbit, Pronto and Urban Company's InstaHelp may have to nearly double prices to achieve profitability as they expand into lower- and medium-densit... Read More


PayU gears up for the next payments battle with UPI credit, Mindgate

Bengaluru, July 28 -- Prosus-owned fintech firm PayU is preparing to broaden its consumer-credit business beyond checkout financing by exploring credit lines on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), i... Read More


RuPay-on-UPI boosts card usage, but profits remain elusive

Mumbai, July 27 -- RuPay credit cards on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) have cracked one of digital payments' trickiest challenges-turning credit cards into an everyday payment tool. But their use f... Read More