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PayU Recieved Licence from RBI to open its own NBFC
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PayU Recieved Licence from RBI to open its own NBFC

PayU India has received a license from the Reserve Bank of India to operate its own non-banking financial company, a development that will provide a big boost to the fintech firm in growing its consumer credit business. PayU India managing director Jitendra Gupta will head the new initiative. The NBFC, PayU Credit, which will be a subsidiary of PayU, is the latest offering from the company that looks to expand its suite of credit-focused offerings. “With payments, we have access to data, and we generate data… For us, when we look at the market, the new aspirational class coming in, they need access to financing. We give financing to the consumer, which, in turn, reinforces business with merchants… This is not a market where one company can dominate,” le Moal said. PayU India processes...
Lending Platform Happy Loans Acquires Non-Banking Financial Company
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Lending Platform Happy Loans Acquires Non-Banking Financial Company

Happy Loans, the platform that connects borrowers from the MSME sector to lenders announced on Thursday that it made the acquisition of Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) IFMR Mezzanine Finance Private Limited in order to use the funds of the firm to provide loans to its customers. Consequently to the deal, the NBFC company’s name will change to Arthimpact Digital Loans Private Limited. The acquisition is also a profitable way for Happy Loans to provide more capital and resources to micro-entrepreneurs than they could previously while reducing the cost of providing capital to its customers. Additionally, this purchase allows Happy Loans to benefit from a bigger share of the online loan market place. Indeed, Happy Loans looks forward to use Arthimpact Digital Loans Private Limite...
Sequoia Refuels Finova Capital with $6 Mn Investment
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Sequoia Refuels Finova Capital with $6 Mn Investment

Finova Capital Pvt. Ltd, a non-banking financial company based in Jaipur has obtained a $6 million (Rs 6.5 crore) investment by existing investor Sequoia Capital. “They have scaled fast while maintaining high portfolio quality and delivered profits. This has encouraged Sequoia to double down on its investment in Finova and support its next leg of growth,” stated GV Ravi Shankar, Managing Director, Sequoia India Capital Advisors. Finova Capital already obtained a prior investment in a Series A round from Sequoia Capital in September 2017. The amount of the investment was however unrevealed. Mohit Sahney, CEO of Finova Capital explained that the company is trying to invest in technology and expansion, hence the funds will be use for this purpose and to increase their operations. ...