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While regulatory scrutiny has increased, the industry continues to grapple with issues of speculation and insufficient safeguards.

The report emphasises the evolving preferences of borrowers and lenders, signalling a shift towards digital financial services.

Razorpay will seek clearance from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in the next two months to merge its American holding company with its India unit. It would then also officially appoint an auditor for the valuation discussions.

The Singapore FinTech Festival, hosted by MAS, will bring together global financial sector leaders amid geopolitical tensions, including Kristalina Georgieva, Ajay Banga, Ravi Menon, Mairead McGuinness, Balaji Srinivasan and Eric Jing.

Starting next year, fintech firms can only charge a maximum of 0.3% interest per day for a loan intended for consumption which will fall to 0.1% in 2026, the country’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) said. Currently the maximum is 0.4% interest per day.

At a panel discussion at the ETBFSI Converge Summit, fintech leaders said co-creation, smaller partnerships, and strategic collaborations reflect a dynamic ecosystem eager to leverage collective expertise for sustained growth.

At a panel discussion at ETBFSI Converge Summit 2023, fintech honchos offered a compelling narrative of innovation and adaptability in the ever-changing business and regulatory landscape.

While there has been a funding winter in startups over the past year, funding has seen an uprise in early stage deal funding and decline in late stage deals funding. FinTechs across the globe raised about USD 2 billion in October, while the top 20 deals summed up to about USD 1.28 billion.

InCred Holdings, the parent company of InCred Financial Services, has become a unicorn, valued at over $1 billion, after successfully raising Rs 500 crore from a group of investors that includes a global private equity fund, corporate treasuries, family offices, and ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNIs). Incred is the second startup to enter the Indian …

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