RBI Restricts Paytm Payments Bank From Taking New Deposits, Credit Transactions

RBI Restricts Paytm Payments Bank From Taking New Deposits, Credit Transactions

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday restricted Paytm Payments Bank Ltd from taking fresh deposits and credit transactions across its services, due to non-compliance of regulations and supervisory concerns. An audit report revealed “persistent non-compliances and continued material supervisory concerns in the bank, warranting further supervisory action,” the central…

World Fintech Day: Blockchain Is Here to Stay, Existing Fintech Players Must Welcome Web3, Say Experts

World Fintech Day: Blockchain Is Here to Stay, Existing Fintech Players Must Welcome Web3, Say Experts

Indian Web3 experts and industry insiders believe that blockchain and cryptocurrencies are here because they were needed to finetune existing financial systems and benefit global fintech setup. Crypto experts echoed the sentiment on World Fintech Day, observed each year on August 1. The date marks the death anniversary of Cosimo…

Paytm Expects to Generate Free Cash Flow by Year-End: CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Paytm Expects to Generate Free Cash Flow by Year-End: CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Fintech firm One97 Communications, which operates under the Paytm brand, expects to generate free cash flow by the end of this year, a top company official said on Saturday.  Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, in an earnings call, said that growth for the company in the June 2023…

Jack Dorsey’s Block Shakes Off Short Seller Hindenburg’s Report to Post a Rise in Quarterly Revenue

Jack Dorsey’s Block Shakes Off Short Seller Hindenburg’s Report to Post a Rise in Quarterly Revenue

Block posted a rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday as its popular payments platform Cash App continued to drive growth, a metric investors will watch closely following U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research’s disclosure in March of short positions in the firm. Shares of Block, formerly called Square, were up more than…

ED Files Charge Sheet Against Razorpay, Fintech Firms in Money Laundering Probe Linked to Chinese Loan Apps

ED Files Charge Sheet Against Razorpay, Fintech Firms in Money Laundering Probe Linked to Chinese Loan Apps

The Enforcement Directorate Friday said it has filed a charge sheet against payment gateway Razorpay, three fintech companies controlled by Chinese nationals and as many NBFCs and some others in a money laundering probe linked to Chinese loan apps which allegedly cheated numerous people. The federal probe agency said in…