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RBI, ASEAN countries to create instant cross-border retail payments platform
The Reserve Bank of India and ASEAN nations are collaborating on "Project Nexus," aimed at establishing a platform for instant cross-border retail payments by linking fast payment systems. India joins Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand as founding members, with plans to expand globally by 2026, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs in international transactions.
Supermoney bags $3.4 million in funding round led by Capital 2B, Capria Ventures
The SME-focused digital lending platform will use the funds to expand its loan disbursement and operational efficiencies.
Herd on PE Street: TPG outruns everyone in race for Altimetrik
Last month, its Asia-focused fund TPG Asia VIII secured $5.3 billion in aggregate capital commitments. That made it the firm’s largest Asia fund in 30 years of investing in the region. Since inception, TPG Asia has ploughed more than $13 billion into core sectors including consumer, healthcare, financial services and TMT/new economy and the fund has realised more than $16 billion, according to its website.
AI app evaluation platform Maxim AI raises $3 million
Maxim AI serves clients in sectors such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), banking, healthcare, and edtech. The company will use fresh capital to expand team and scale operations to partner with more enterprises developing AI products. In fiscal year 2025, the company is focusing on its go-to-market strategy and expanding its platform, which includes proprietary evaluators and a robust data engine.
India can achieve a growth rate of 8-9% by 2031: KV Kamath
Today, capital growth happens through cash accruals, through equity raising as required, and access to capital markets, so that part is probably going to be so in the future also, except for infrastructure. So, where will financial services then, as we understand, go? Basically, it will need to drive the aspirations of the people. The retail at large and this is so everywhere in the world.
GreyLabs AI mops up $1.5 million in funding round led by Matrix Partners India
Ofbusiness founder Vasant Sridhar, MoEngage founder Narasimha Reddy, Uni Cards founder Nitin Gupta, and Scapia founder Anil Goteti, among others who participated in the funding round for the speech analytics platform for financial institutions.
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Asian stocks build on Wall St records after US inflation data
Asian traders extended a rally across world markets Thursday as they welcomed figures showing US inflation slowed further last month, tempering concerns about the Federal Reserve's forecast of just one interest rate cut this year. However, the Fed later in the day released its keenly awaited "dot plot" outlook for interest rates, which showed that decision-makers saw just one cut this year -- down from three predicted in its previous guidance in March.
Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif meets China's Xi in Beijing ahead of IMF talks
China's President Xi Jinping met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing, affirming China's support for Pakistan's sovereignty and economic development. The meeting occurred ahead of Pakistan's annual budget and anticipated IMF loan application. Pakistan's strategic location on the Arabian Sea is vital for China's trade routes. Pakistan owes China $27 billion, nearly 13% of its total debt, mainly for infrastructure projects. Xi emphasized the importance of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and called for enhanced security for Chinese projects, following a recent attack on Chinese engineers.
How a small crack in a pipeline gave a big jolt to Europe’s gas market
Repair efforts are ongoing for a pipeline on a Norwegian gas platform, highlighting the potential for even minor outages to impact European prices. The Sleipner platform, crucial to Europe’s gas network, faces repairs for a small pipeline crack. The incident underscores Norway’s significant role in European energy security.
Election outcomes won't disrupt India's economic stability: Saurabh Mukherjea
There will probably be governance continuity as well, but almost certainly there will be policy continuity and hence, my point of view to the foreign investors is, beyond a point, you should not overemphasise the elections.
EQT raises $1.6 bn mid-market growth fund; India to be one of the focus markets
Swedish investment group EQT has raised $1.6 billion for its latest fund - BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership (MMG Fund), focusing on high-growth mid-market companies across Asia, led by Jean Salata, Chairman of EQT Asia.
Government rescues 360 Indians forced into committing cyber fraud
Union home ministry and MEA rescued 360 Indians from Cambodia involved in cyber scams, with I4C CEO Rajesh Kumar noting a rise in cybercrime incidents originating from Southeast Asia.
China’s $8.5 billion in steel spurs Latin America toward tariffs
Mexico, Chile, and Brazil have increased duties on steel products from China. In some cases, the duties have more than doubled over the past few weeks. Colombia may also be planning to do the same.
Biden's China tariffs are the end of an era for cheap Chinese goods
Biden's decision this past week to codify and escalate tariffs imposed by Trump made clear that the United States has closed out a decades-long era that embraced trade with China and prized the gains of lower-cost products over the loss of geographically concentrated manufacturing jobs. A single tariff rate embodies that closure: a 100% tax on Chinese electric vehicles, which start at less than $10,000 each and have surged into showrooms around the world but have struggled to crack government barriers to the U.S. market.
Japan's Mizuho hires Sanjay Nayar as advisor for Mizuho Bank India
An active player in the Indian financial services space, Mizuho has already infused about $500 million (₹4,100 crore) into its India bank branches. Mizuho made an investment of $145 million for a 15% equity stake in credit card issuer Credit Saison’s Indian subsidiary, Kisetsu Saison Finance (India) recently.
Combating dark patterns; declining VC funds for female founders
Happy Thursday! The government will soon release a tool to help consumers fight manipulative ‘dark patterns’ used by websites. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Deeptech startup Myelin Foundry raises $4 million led by Sidbi Venture Capital
Myelin Foundry secured $4 million with participation from existing investors. The funds will fuel platform development, global expansion, and solidify their edge AI leadership.
Sensex falls 250 pts tracking negative cues from Asian markets; Nifty below 22,250
Indian indices fell today tracking Asian market decline and due to election uncertainties. Sensex losers incl. L&T, HUL; JSW Energy rises. Voltas shares fall.
India urges ADB not to overlook its focus on growth and shared prosperity
In Tbilisi, Georgia, at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), India emphasized the importance of focusing on poverty reduction alongside sustainable growth. India's Vikas Sheel, speaking on behalf of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urged ADB not to overlook its mandate on growth and shared prosperity. Despite Sitharaman's absence due to India's ongoing elections, India affirmed its support for inclusive and sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific.
HDFC Capital exits with Rs 298 crore return from Total Environment project in Bangalore
HDFC Capital, a subsidiary of HDFC Bank Ltd, exited a Total Environment project in Bangalore, yielding a return of close to Rs 300 crore. The investment of Rs 229 crore was for a residential apartment project in Whitefield called "Pursuit of a Radical Rhapsody". Total Environment, founded in 1996, boasts a track record of delivering 5.5 million sft of residential and commercial space, with 14 million sft currently under construction. The successful exit reflects HDFC Capital's strategy of partnering with reputable developers to focus on high-quality homes in India.
Premji Invest eyes Nainital Bank stake; Ranjan Pai may back Rupeek
Happy Friday! Azim Premji’s family office is eyeing a majority stake in Bank of Baroda-owned Nainital Bank. This and more in today’s packed edition of ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Cross-border payments platform BriskPe raises $5 million seed funding from PayU
Fintech Briskpe will use the capital to strengthen its product and service offerings, build up its team, and scale its reach to enable more Indian businesses to set off on their global journey with seamless cross-border payments.
AAHOA is definition of 'American dream', says its youngest ever chairman
Miraj S Patel, AAHOA's youngest chairman, champions the American dream, aiming to enhance India investments and strategic partnerships in the travel and tourism sector. Patel emphasizes leveraging data and combating discrimination.
Xcelerate acquires stakeholder communications consultancy Stirrup Communication
Stirrup Communication, boasting a current clientele of more than 250, ranging from the Tata Group to the Birla Group, specializes in ESG communications and corporate reporting.
Fintech company Appreciate launches low-cost, fractional global investing platform for domestic investors
Through the Appreciate app, Indian investors can now access global stocks or fractions of leading global companies such as Microsoft, Tesla, Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon, with investments starting from as little as Re. 1 at an affordable rate.
Digital banking platform Freo raises debt funding from Sidbi
Freo said it would utilise the funds for growth into newer categories and segments as well as to expand into new pan-India geographies. It would also launch newer product segments such as ‘credit on UPI’.
Hillhouse Investment plans to set up IT-enabled BPM platform
The proposed investment will be in the range of $300-400 million. Novarete plans to expand its IT-enabled BPM platform in the healthcare, insurance and select banking and financial services (BFSI) sectors through organic growth and acquisitions. With the significant capital commitment from Hillhouse, Novarete plans to expand its team within a couple of months, said sources.
Sebi orders Growpital to stop accepting investments from public
The market regulator says the agriculture-focused startup has been operating collective investment schemes without licence or registration.
SoftBank sheds Paytm stake; NFT investors decry Rario shutdown
SVF Holdings (Cayman) Ltd, a SoftBank entity, sold 12.7 million equity shares of Paytm between December 19, 2023 and January 24, according to a stock exchange filing by SoftBank.
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