New Delhi, July 7 -- SMBC Asia Rising Fund has recently announced follow-on investments of around USD 12-15 million across three of its existing fintech portfolio companies: Easy Home Finance, Vayana and DPDzero. The fresh capital reflects the fund's continued focus on India's financial services ecosystem, particularly businesses building infrastructure around credit, lending and financial access.

The investments come at a time when India's fintech story is moving beyond digitization alone. As financial services mature, the opportunity is increasingly shifting toward platforms that can improve credit access, strengthen lending infrastructure, support capital efficiency and build scalable rails for institutions as well as borrowers.

The ...