Kishore Biyani-led Future Group has launched FuturePay, which is a digital loyalty wallet that helps consumers shop without card or cash across formats such as Big Bazaar, Ezone and Home Town. The app is directly linked with all existing loyalty programs and cards bringing all kinds of transactions under one roof. “We are providing a […]
India’s fifth largest private sector bank Yes Bank has announced the launch of ‘Yes Pay’, a digital wallet across Android and iOS mobile platforms. As a new development in the realm of digital payments, Yes Pay is also built as a Facebook app. The fact that the wallet can be accessed through Facebook without any […]
Citrus Pay, founded by Jitendra Gupta and Satyen Kothari in 2011 set to acquire by South African media and internet conglomerate Naspers for around $150-180 million, in an all-cash transaction deal. Japan’s internet major Rakuten was also one of the contender to acquire Citrus Pay. However, the deal fell through. This acquisition deal is one of the largest deals in […]
Online loan platform Lendingkart Group today said it has raised Rs 205 crore (USD 32 million) in second round of funding led by Bertelsmann India Investments. The fresh round of funding also saw participation from Darrin Capital Management and existing investors – Mayfield India, Saama Capital and India Quotient, it added. With this, the company has raised […]
Mobile wallet company Mobikwik today said it has raised USD 50 million (about Rs 330 crore) in funding, led by Japanese payments firm Gateway and Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek. Its existing investors such as Sequoia Capital and Treeline Asia also participated in the current round of funding. The company said it will use the proceeds […]