Veritas Finance, a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) based in Chennai received Rs 23 Crore as in debt financing from Incofin Investment Management which is a fund manager company based in Belgium. The NBFC first allotted 230 Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 10 lakhs each on March 26, 2018. So far, Veritas Finance raised over Rs […]
Aye Finance, a Fintech company providing loan to micro, small and medium enterprises has raised $3.8 Mn (INR 25 Cr) from three investors including including Hinduja Leyland Finance and IntelleGrow. The investment took place through a securitisation deal, facilitated by Vivriti Capital. Aye Finance, which was founded by bankers Sanjay Sharma and Vikram Jetley in 2014, have previously secured $6.28 […]
Tesla Inc may have to ask creditors and shareholders for more capital to fund development of an electric semi truck, a new roadster and accelerated production of a high-volume electric sedan, analysts said on Friday. Musk unveiled one flashy strategy for generating cash during the launch event Thursday for the Semi truck, surprising the audience […]
Digital payments platform, Mobikwik has recently raised Rs 225 crore from Bajaj Finance Ltd.
Uber said its head of finance is leaving, and the privately held ride-hailing company also said that its first-quarter loss narrowed substantially from the prior quarter, putting it on a path toward profitability. Head of finance Gautam Gupta is leaving in July to join another startup in San Francisco, the company said, making Gupta the […]
The email address launched by the Finance Ministry for getting tips about black money received over 38,000 emails, but only 16 per cent of them were forwarded for further inquiry, CBDT said in a reply to an RTI query earlier this month. Jitendra Ghadge, a city-based Right To Information activist, had asked for information about […]
In order to encourage digital transactions, the Finance Ministry today asked PSU banks to restrict fees on payments through IMPS and UPI to the extent that is applicable for NEFT fund transfer of over Rs 1,000. As per RBI norms, NEFT transfers of up to Rs 10,000 attract Rs 2.5 fee. From Rs 10,000-1 lakh […]
Investors gearing up for the initial public offering of Ant Financial, the $60 billion online finance arm spun off by e-commerce giant Alibaba, will have to wait until at least late 2017 as the business puts growth first, sources say. Sources with knowledge of the plans said Ant Financial, whose anchor business is Alipay, China’s […]
A recent High Court verdict directing the central revenue authorities to refund service tax collected from three travel portals including MakeMyTrip may be challenged in Supreme Court by the government. Officials sources today said legal experts are going through the High Court order and an appeal challenging the verdict is likely to be filed in […]
Taxi aggregator Ola today said it has appointed former Infosys Chief Financial Officer Rajiv Bansal to head finance operations as part of its expansion drive in the country. Bansal, who announced his resignation from the country’s second largest software services firm in October this year, will join the Softbank-backed Ola in January 2016. “Rajiv […]
India’s financial landscape is witnessing a remarkable transformation as the number of demat accounts has surpassed the 17 crore mark in August 2024. This milestone comes as monthly additions continue to exceed 40 lakh for the sixth consecutive month, reflecting a sustained surge in investor participation. Key Drivers Behind the Demat Boom Several factors are […]
A significant majority of middle-income Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to manage their finances due to persistent high inflation in the U.S. According to a recent survey by Primerica’s Financial Security Monitor (FSM) for the second quarter of 2024, two-thirds of respondents feel they are falling behind financially because of the rising cost of […]