PayU buys PaySense at a valuation of $185 million
Nexus Venture Partners-backed PaySense will be merged with PayU’s consumer lending business LazyPay.
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Paytm Mall: Course correction
Paytm Mall, recovering from the cashback-cash burn syndrome, is hoping its hyperlocal plan will help it carve a niche in India’s e-commerce market.
‘Financial institutions will buy payment startups’
The report by fintech consulting firm The Digital Fifth also says that unified payments interface will continue to scale and remain the default payment gateway for India.
HDFC Bank’s digital outage continues
Customers face disruption in digital banking services. The bank tweeted that it is fixing the technical glitch.
‘We leverage sound energy for digital payments’
The startup, backed by Amazon and Mastercard, says it uses sound waves to enable contactless digital payments with or without the Internet.
Will banks seize the $32-bn payments opportunity?
Banks that adopt innovative business models, use the latest technology, and focus on providing value-added services stand a chance, says a survey by Accenture.
Fintech is key to financial inclusion: Mastercard
Mastercard believes the fintech revolution can take financial inclusion to the next level in India, where digital payments have already seen a significant jump.
Regulation in the fintech era
Allowing fintechs some runway with the eventual goal of bringing parity between them and traditional financial service providers is a tight balancing act.
How to keep cards relevant in times of new payment modes
Card issuers who want to lead will have to determine new and creative strategies based on the customer’s existing buying behaviours.
Sanjiv Bajaj’s next big move
As e-commerce and fintech firms snap at their heels, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance are working to up their digital play in the consumer finance business.
