During 2023-24, India’s fintech startups raised a total of US$ 1.5 billion, compared to US$ 4.5 billion the previous year. The number of funding rounds dropped drastically too, from 395 to 157 rounds in the same period. However, experts predict that India’s fintech market is expected to continue its growth...
In our inaugural interview under the Tech Trailblazers series, Jay Ranjeet Bhatt, founder of Airrchip, discusses the company’s evolution from a mobile e-commerce startup to a leader in cloud-native applications for the financial services sector. Bhatt discusses Airrchip’s journey, emphasizing its pivot to cloud-first and AI-driven strategies. Specializing in end-to-end...
CA Himanshu Kumar and CA Praveen Sharma are the brains behind TaxbotGPT, a newly launched game-changing app in the tech world. In a nutshell, this venture has been started with a vision to leverage AI technology to provide accurate and instant responses to tax-related inquiries, disrupting traditional methods of tax...
Indian fintech ecosystem is the third largest in the world, with over 7,000 registered startups, and the market size expected to reach US$ 150 billion by 2025. RBI has continued to consistently frame regulations in an attempt to balance concerns relating to customer protection, grievance handling, internal governance, data protection,...
SaaS-based businesses with a focus on loan recovery are essential for tackling the particular difficulties faced by the Indian market. By reducing defaults and maximising resource use, their technologically advanced solutions not only increase the effectiveness of loan recovery procedures but also strengthen the financial stability of lending institutions. India...
Profound technological transformations in the past decade, particularly in fintech, have been driven by innovations such as IoT, blockchain, AI, and machine learning. This further highlights the diverse scope of fintech, spanning categories like payments, lending, insurance, and digital identity. Fintech startups may act as catalysts reshaping the financial landscape...
Within a decade, India has created a conducive, competitive environment amongst fintech companies. But tough competition in the market has driven companies to give innovative, customised digital payment solutions for every business segment; whether B2B, B2C and/or D2C. Speaking with IBT exclusively, Rahul Tandon, Chief Product Officer, Safexpay, said that...
The startup ecosystem in India has been developing rapidly, leading to an increase in investments directed towards new startups. This indicates that founding teams with innovative ideas are capable of attracting investments, even during the ongoing funding winter. Despite this challenging time, investment in early-stage startups has been witnessed in...
Mayank Goyal, the founder & CEO of moneyHOP, India’s first cross-border bank, explains that while neobanks are typically associated with fintech organizations, they would look at the more traditional problems and would propose a technological way of solving it. IBT: What is the story behind the germination of moneyHOP, India’s...
Google has come face to face with its fourth regulatory challenge in India, this time in the smart TV market. Meanwhile, numerous startup developers led by Paytm are planning to join forces to combat its ‘anticompetitive practices’ vis-a-vis its app store. It’s time for Google to play a facilitative role...
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