PhonePe is tightening lending and underwriting ahead of its IPO as the segment drives growth

PhonePe, which has built its scale on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with over 657 million registered users, uses payments as a distribution layer rather than a primary source of revenue. | Photo credit: SAMYUKTA LAKSHMI Walmart-backed fintech giant PhonePe is sharpening its financial services operations ahead of its proposed stock market listing as loan […]

Religare Broking appoints Vijay Kumar Goel as Managing Director

Religare Broking on Monday said it has appointed Vijay Kumar Goel as managing director as the brokerage firm focuses on scaling its core business and expanding its wealth product offering.Before joining Religare Broking, Goel was self-employed as an Executive Coach and Business Growth Consultant, mentoring senior leaders and advising financial services firms on growth and […]

India’s financial services industry is seeing record inflows of foreign direct investment

On December 19, Shriram Finance, India’s second-largest NBFC, said it has entered into a definitive agreement with Japan’s largest lender MUFG Bank, under which the latter will acquire a 20 percent stake in the NBFC for ₹39,618 crore | Photo credit: iStockphoto India’s financial services industry, including banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), has seen […]

Chase, Union Bank is expanding to meet Lincoln’s growth and reach new parts of the city

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Groww’s margins near 60% as new businesses drive diversification; Three segments that will drive the next phase of growth: Ishan Bansal

Groww posted strong revenue growth and sharp margin expansion last quarter, with operating margins reaching nearly 60%, thanks to its predominantly fixed-cost model, said Ishan Bansal, co-founder and CFO of Groww, in an interview with ET Now. 90% of the costs are fixed: turnover growth flows directly to the operating result Bansal explained that roughly […]

ETMarkets Smart Talk| Aditya Sood sees multi-year upward trend in financial sector and domestic manufacturing themes

In this edition of ETMarkets Smart Talk, Aditya Sood, fund manager at InCred Asset Management, shares his optimistic view on India’s evolving market landscape. Speaking to ETMarkets’ Kshitij Anand, Sood said he believes the next step in wealth creation will be led by financial and domestic manufacturing themes, supported by strong balance sheets, government-led capital […]

TFCIL To acquire Cosmea Investments, extend to wealth and financial services

The acquisition includes the complete and step-down subsidiaries of Cosmea, as well as her trusts. | Photocredit: Tourism Finance Corporation of India said on Monday that its council approved a proposal to acquire Cosmea Investment, which has business interests in stock broking and asset management. The Board of Directors, during its meeting on October 6, […]