Vinayak Ganapuram

What happens when two digital payment innovators come together? In a recent chat, Amrish Rau, CEO of Pine Labs, reflected on the partnership with Amazon Pay and how this collaboration has supported Pine Labs' vision, transforming the digital checkout experience and elevating gifting in India. What began as a collaboration on a gift card solution has grown into a cornerstone for a variety of rewarding payment experiences. This journey highlights how ecosystems coming together can deliver real impact at scale. Watch the video below to see innovation in action. #amazon #amazonpay #fintech #digitalpayments #pinelabs #paymentsinnovation #cashlessindia

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At #GFF2025, Perfios CEO Sabyasachi Goswami spoke with Ankur Mishra from ET NOW about India’s evolving lending landscape from policy-led stability and inclusivity to the steady demand driving fintech innovation. He further noted how financial inclusivity has evolved to bridge geographical barriers and bring marginalized communities into the formal credit fold. With financial institutions across India and 18+ countries, Perfios continues to power smarter lending, stronger monitoring, and sustainable growth. As demand stays strong across key product lines especially in unsecured and secured lending, the focus remains on scaling innovation with trust and intelligence at the core. Watch the full ET NOW feature in the attached video! #Perfios #GFF2025 #ETNow #AIforBFSI #FintechIndia #FinancialInnovation #Leadership

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Fintech major BharatPe’s chief technology officer (CTO) Pankaj Goel has resigned from the company due to “personal reasons”. Sources told Inc42 that Goel tendered his resignation earlier this week after a near two year stint. While the outgoing CTO cited “personal reasons” for his departure, a person familiar with the development said that Goel quit to pursue other opportunities. Goel, an alumnus of NIT Warangal and IIM Bangalore, joined BharatPe as CTO in 2023. He oversaw the technology team and led the innovation strategy across BharatPe group of companies. Before this, he worked in various senior roles at fintech major Razorpay, financial services company Intuit and Sun Microsystems. Read the full article here - https://4-2.co/3GWj8xa #finetch #news #Inc42 #BharatPe #CTO #Resignation #finance #tech #India #tech #startupnews #startup

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Kicking off the evening at Unlocking the Future of Finance with Agentic AI, Sugandh Saxena, CEO of FACE, framed the discussion with a clear call: AI must serve the end user. FinTechs have already played a defining role in scaling digital lending and financial services across India. Now, AI is poised to take that further — breaking down barriers of language, geography, and information asymmetry. But it’s not just about access. It’s also about trust. AI can help reduce cyber fraud, flag suspicious activity in real time, and strengthen consumer protection. As we embrace these technologies, the goal must remain clear: making finance more inclusive, transparent, and secure. #Fintech #AIinFinance #DigitalLending #ConsumerProtection #CyberSecurity #FinancialInclusion #ResponsibleAI #FaceOfIndia #FutureOfFinance #SROFT

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Interoperability is in our DNA. That’s the message Ani Sane, Co-founder & CBO, TerraPay, conveyed in his conversation with FinTech BoostUP. He also shared that the G20 roadmap is accelerating the push toward faster, cheaper and more inclusive cross-border payments. TerraPay x Swift partnership is a major step in that direction, giving 11,000+ banks access to 3.7Bn+ wallets globally and moving the industry closer to interoperability. Future trends: 1. By 2032, there will be more wallets than bank accounts, powering financial access for consumers, SMEs and micro-merchants 2. A wallet used for a QR or NFC payment at home should work abroad just as easily 3. Interoperable POS acceptance will fuel the next wave of global retail and travel spending Watch the full conversation: https://hubs.la/Q03QmLCK0 #TerraPay #FintechBoostUp #Swift

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💳 #Payments #Growth Story Alert! 🚀 While most payment gateways posted flat growth in FY25, Razorpay achieved an impressive 65% YoY growth, and Easebuzz more than doubled its scale, posting revenue of ₹656 Cr (up from ₹289 Cr)! 💡 Easebuzz is a B2B payment gateway for #SMEs, providing plug-and-play APIs for payments, disbursements, and financial operations — helping businesses simplify and scale their payment operations. 📈 In FY25, Easebuzz earned ₹655.67 Cr from transaction fees, with additional IT and support fees of ₹36.4 lakh. Non-operating income added ₹2.9 Cr, bringing total income to ₹659 Cr. 💰 Costs & Profit: Payment processing charges were the largest expense at 86% (₹545.5 Cr), with employee benefits at ₹51.94 Cr and IT expenses ₹20.6 Cr. Total expenses rose to ₹634.3 Cr, but revenue growth outpaced costs, leading to a profit of ₹18.77 Cr vs ₹37.7 lakh in FY24! 📊 Efficiency & Performance: ROCE improved to 18% and EBITDA margin reached 4.27%. At the unit level, Easebuzz spent Re 0.97 to earn a rupee. 💵 Funding & Expansion: The Pune-based startup raised ₹240 Cr ($28.2M) in Series A, including ₹200 Cr primary and ₹40 Cr secondary. Major investors include 8i Ventures, Varanium Capital, and Bessemer Venture Partners. 🌍 Regulatory & Global Moves: Easebuzz received RBI authorization as a payment aggregator and is now applying for a cross-border license to expand internationally. ⚡ Takeaway: Easebuzz’s journey highlights nimbleness, strategic niche focus, and execution excellence in India’s competitive payments space. A startup to watch as it drives the next wave of digital payments#ipoready 💻Visit Our Website🌐 for More Details: https://scoopearth.in/👇 🎯To publish startup news, stories, funding updates, and business news, reach us at: 👉[email protected] 👉[email protected] #FinTech #Payments #StartupGrowth #Easebuzz #DigitalPayments #Razorpay #SMEs #Innovation #TechForBusiness #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp #FinancialInclusion #IPOReady #IndianStartups #startupUpdates #Startups #Innovation #IndiaEconomy #viralpost #scoopearth #scoopearth.in #scoopearthmagazine

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BFSI-focused B2B SaaS startup Data Sutram has raised $9 million (approx. INR 77 crore) in its Series A funding round, co-led by Lightspeed India and B Capital . The fresh capital will be used to strengthen its AI-driven fraud detection and data intelligence offerings tailored for banks, NBFCs, and fintech players. Founded by Rajit Bhattacharya, Aisik Paul, and Ankit Das, Data Sutram aims to redefine how financial institutions assess risk, detect fraud, and enhance credit underwriting using real-time alternate data sources. With increasing pressure on financial institutions to combat rising fraud and meet regulatory compliance, the startup’s data intelligence platform provides deep, actionable insights to enable better decision-making. The founders expressed excitement over the new phase of growth, emphasizing the grind behind fundraising and the importance of building trust with partners who align with their vision. Mayank Khurana #fundingnews #seriesa #bfsi #frauddetection #saasstartup #datasutram #fintech #indianstartups #startupfunding #b2bsaas #riskintelligence

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🚨🚨 IPO-bound Groww completes acquisition of Fisdom after Sebi nod 📌📌 Fisdom's founders, Subramanya SV and Anand Dalmia, along with their core team, will continue with Groww to lead the wealth business. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gJ_sJXXb

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Mintoak, a Mumbai-based merchant SaaS platform that supports banks and merchant acquirers, has raised Rs 71 crore (about $8.2 million) in a secondary funding round led by Z3Partners. Read the full story here:👇 https://lnkd.in/dhqfMzK6 #saas #merchant #bankmerchant #funding #investors #mumbai #startup #indianstartupnews

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