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The Series D round, led by Helios Investment Partners, will fuel the company’s inorganic growth, capability building, and international expansion, particularly in Africa.

India is in discussions with African and South American countries to help them develop digital payment systems based on its Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The National Payments Corporation of India expects two launches by early 2027. Talks are ongoing with several countries, including Rwanda, to replicate UPI’s success overseas.

UPI’s transaction value has soared to Rs 101 lakh crore, reflecting its role as a primary enabler of real-time and secure payments.

Fintech major MobiKwik has received the green light from market regulator SEBI to launch its Rs 700-crore initial public offering (IPO), comprising fresh equity shares. The IPO, filed on January 4, 2024, aims to raise funds for expanding financial services, payment services, and investing in data analytics and technology.

Market caps will not only enhance competition but also encourage different players in the ecosystem to invest in innovative solutions and services that cater specifically to the needs of Indian consumers. Empowering the ecosystem through market caps will not only enhance competition, but it will also reinforce the autonomy and resilience of India’s digital payments …

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The Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing has arrested Deepak Gupta, brother-in-law of BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover, over alleged fund misappropriation. His arrest is the second in this case following Amit Kumar Bansal’s detention in August. The FIR implicates Grover and his family in a Rs 81-crore fraud involving fictitious vendors and fraudulent transactions.

M2P Fintech is seeking a valuation of $600 million in the funding talks with Insight Partners. That’s nearly twice the valuation at which it raised funds from Tiger Global. Both the VC funds are seen in direct competition, as far as pace of dealmaking is concerned.

Rough estimates place private credit assets under management at around US$ 15 billion, said RBI Bulletin.

This job creation initiative comes on the heels of mPokket’s recent Rs 500 crore debt capital raise, which is meant to increase product development in career acceleration and insurance verticals. The company currently has 2,300 full-time employees.

M2P Fintech is set to close a $80 million funding round with Helios Investment Partners leading the round and Bank Muscat participating. Some of its existing investors are participating in the round too. After the round, M2P Fintech could be valued at between $850 million and $900 million.