Amazon and Flipkart are targeting Indian banks with new consumer loan offerings

Amazon’s Axio to offer tailor-made loans for small businesses; Flipkart awaits RBI approval for pay-later offers and consumer loans | Photo credit: Dado Ruvic Amazon is preparing to offer loans to small businesses in India, while Walmart-owned Flipkart is looking at buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) products as the e-commerce giants take on the country’s banks with […]

More Trick, Less Treat: Expect Smaller Candy This Halloween as Prices Rise – MoneySense

Trick-or-treaters hoping the trend is temporary are likely to be disappointed, as climate change and other factors are expected to make higher cocoa prices a new long-term reality. Companies trying to control sky-high ingredient prices can only pass so much of the cost on to consumers, so they’ve also turned to portion sizes, alternative ingredients […]