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In Juspay vs fintechs, economics will decide the winner

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A narrative war is unfolding in India’s fintech ecosystem. On one side is Juspay, a payments orchestrator. On the other are four of the largest payment aggregators (PAs): PhonePe, Razorpay, Cashfree, and Paytm. The PAs have told merchants that their payment gateways will no longer work with Juspay’s orchestrator. Juspay is now accusing the PAs of engaging in anti-competitive tactics. The PAs are demanding neutrality and fair play. This is a big matter involving four of the largest PAs. The fight is being waged on economics that will decide the winner.

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Indian fintech’s gold rush is yet to take off

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India’s fintech sector has finally been bitten by the gold bug. Fintechs are exploring gold-linked products like digital gold savings, gold loans (credit), and gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs). However, there are two problems for fintechs looking to sell gold products: regulatory hurdles and the small revenue pool. The total revenue pool for Indian fintechs from all major gold-linked products is estimated at about Rs 1,500-2,000 crore annually. The Finance Ministry is preparing a regulatory framework for digital gold, and the RBI is considering rules for gold leasing, following a crackdown on peer-to-peer lending.

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CRED is facing a catch-22 situation

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CRED is facing a catch-22 situation. The platform, founded by Kunal Shah, spent heavily on growth and acquiring affluent users. Despite substantial revenue growth in FY25 (₹1,473 crore), the company is yet to turn a profit. Its main revenue driver is the loans business (about 85% of FY25 revenue), but the growth rate of loan distribution has suffered a downturn. Analysts suggest CRED may not have enough cash left to build another vertical or sustain its current high valuation without significant fundraising.

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Is the worst over for Paytm?

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The year after the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) action against Paytm Payments Bank started hard for the company, threatening its operational existence. However, Paytm is showing signs of recovery. In the December quarter, its revenue came in at ₹1,901 crore. The company bagged the National Payments Corporation of India’s approval for a Third-Party Application Provider (TPAP) license, marking a key regulatory milestone. CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma has emphasized compliance.

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The Good Glamm Grp sells ScoopWhoop to WLDD for Rs 20 crore

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In the week gone by, this is the second such sale by the content-to-commerce company as it struggles for funds. The Good Glamm Group has signed an agreement to sell its media property ScoopWhoop to marketing company Wubba Lubba Dub Dub (WLDD) in an all-cash deal of Rs 20 crore. The deal, signed on February 15, is an all-asset sale, meaning WLDD acquired the intellectual property assets but not any of ScoopWhoop’s liabilities. This follows the sale of Sirona back to its original founders.

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Post-IPO Mobikwik is walking on a knife’s edge

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It reported losses in Q2 and Q3, its financial services business is reeling and its payments business is growing but earning less. The Gurugram-based fintech needs a turnaround. Since its mid-December initial public offering (IPO), MobiKwik’s shares have fallen by just under 40%. The company’s losses are largely due to its financial services business being severely impacted, despite healthy growth in its payments business. This financial trouble is attributed to sectoral headwinds and a debacle in its P2P lending product with partner Lendbox, which virtually shut down after an RBI circular.

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Women are being sidelined at Microsoft India, say insiders

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In September last year, a group of senior women executives at Microsoft India sought a meeting with the country head, Puneet Chandok, and the HR head, Rikatkar. The matter was far from routine. They were concerned about the treatment of women executives under the current leadership of the tech giant’s India arm. The trigger was the recent exit of a senior woman executive in the leadership team. Those seeking the meeting were of the view that the executive had been unfairly forced out of her job and that Chandok and Rikatkar had not stood up for her.

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