M2P Fintech’s road to rediscovery has hit a bump. The partnership with Unity was one such setback. Unity has formally exited the company. Unity was by far the bigger customer. The setback hits M2P hard as one of the top fintech players in India, after raising capital from venture capital firms at improved valuations last year.
Over the past week, restaurateurs have been talking about being subjected to advertising campaigns and unauthorized promotions by the food delivery platforms, often without prior consent or even knowledge. Restaurant owners confirm the practices, noting that often only major incidents get caught. The systemic squeeze on restaurants is a byproduct of the food delivery market’s state. Growth for the platforms has nearly stopped, and in this saturated market, the only way to grow is to take a bigger share from existing stakeholders: restaurants and customers.
It is the first e-commerce company that the RBI has given permission to directly give loans. E-commerce giant Flipkart has secured an NBFC (non-banking financial company) licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Its group entity, Flipkart Finance Private Limited, was granted the approval and registered as an NBFC on March 13. This allows Flipkart to directly disburse loans, a higher margin play than just distributing loans for other lenders. Flipkart is also in the process of shifting its holding company from Singapore to India as a precursor to an IPO.
The Zerodha cofounder attributes reduced market activity for the stockbroking business witnessing a 10-20% decline this year. Nithin Kamath expects the stockbroking business to see a 10-20% decline this year following lower market activity in the first quarter. Despite the slowdown, he expects Zerodha to cross Rs 10,000 crore in revenue in FY26. Zerodha reported a revenue of Rs 8,320 crore and a profit of Rs 4,700 crore in FY24, a 21% increase on the previous year. Kamath also reiterated that Zerodha is not considering listing on stock exchanges.
Digio, founded by Nithin Kamath and Abhimanyu Pandian, has “slowly and silently become the back-end infrastructure provider to several industries”. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) company offers a suite of tools built around reducing paperwork, including Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, document management, compliance monitoring, and financial information aggregation. It was an early player in the space and quickly onboarded most of the stockbrokers and e-signing players. What sets Digio apart is its all-round product, focusing on the “forefront of India’s paperless digital transformation”.
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday temporarily stopped the liquidation of Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL). This halts proceedings at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) until at least June 2, which is JSW Steel’s deadline to file a review petition on the apex court’s May 2 verdict. The apex court had scrapped JSW Steel’s 2021 acquisition of the then-insolvent steelmaker under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and ordered BPSL’s liquidation. JSW argued that liquidation would jeopardize its intended review petition.
Lathika Pai, a veteran executive in the Indian startup ecosystem, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer Microsoft India. The civil suit seeks that the tech giant pay approximately Rs 35 crore in damages for allegedly coercing Pai to resign by intimidating her and creating a hostile work environment. The lawsuit names Microsoft India president Puneet Chandok and human resources head Arum Kakatkar as defendants.
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.
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.
