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Xiaomi Launches Micro-lending Product in India
BUSINESS

Xiaomi Launches Micro-lending Product in India

Xiaomi, the leading Chinese smartphone company, has announced the launching of its first lending product in India similar to the Mi Credit, a microlending product it already offers in China. The credit product, which was launched in collaboration with lending platform KrazyBee, is already available and will be officially announced in the coming few weeks, according to someone close to the matter. The credit product will be called CreditBee, and will offer loans starting from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1 lakh for a duration of 90 days, according to the above-mentioned person. The initiative is set to target salaried professionals and will be provided for an interest rate of 3% per month. The individual cited above was quoted saying, “Xiaomi has lending products across segments in China, and it wi...
KrazyBee Raised $8 Mn Series A Funding
FUNDING

KrazyBee Raised $8 Mn Series A Funding

City based micro-lending platform KrazyBee, primarily focused towards purchase finance, today said it has raised $8 million in a Series A financing, led by Xiaomi Technologies and Shunwei Capital. Others who participated in the investment are E-city Ventures and RK Group and the Series A funding is a mix of equity and debt (majorly equity), the company said in a release. Total composite funding received by KrazyBee till date is USD 13 million that includes a Seed Fund of USD two million and Pre-Series A funding of USD three million. The latest round of funding will be used to strengthen the risk model and algorithm, catering to new market segments and focusing on product diversification and geographical expansion in existing segments, KrazyBee said. "We are actively working towa...