P2P lending

TMT

20 December, 2017

P2P lending platform Faircent bags $4 mn in Series B round

Delhi-based Fairassets Technologies India Pvt Ltd, which operates peer-to-peer lending platform Faircent, has raised Rs 25 crore ($4 million) in ......

TMT

18 October, 2017

P2P lending startup LenDen Club raises $500K to meet RBI norms

Online peer-to-peer lending platform LenDen Club has raised $500,000 from an undisclosed Mumbai-based venture capital fund, a company statement said.Existing ......

Opinion

16 October, 2017

Why RBI should ease regulations for P2P lenders

On 4 October 2017, the Reserve Bank of India issued directions to regulate the definition and operations of non-banking finance ......

TMT

07 October, 2017

VCC Startups weekly wrap: Ola gets $400 mn; Flipkart, Amazon put funds in payment biz

The much-talked-about $400 million investment by Tencent in Ola concluded this week. Thus, the Chinese tech major has picked up ......

TMT

06 October, 2017

P2P lending norms will bring order to industry, but speed bumps ahead

After over a year of discussions, the Reserve Bank of India has finally released master directions for non-banking financial companies ......

TMT

04 October, 2017

RBI issues norms for P2P lending platforms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued directions that will govern the workings of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) engaged ......

Finance

04 October, 2017

RBI directive on treating P2P lenders as NBFCs needs clarity

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently notified that non-banking institutions operating as peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms are to be ......

TMT

18 September, 2017

Here's why RBI wants to regulate online P2P lending

Last week, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it is set to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders under its ambit.P2P ......

Others

24 March, 2017

Regulation is the need of the hour for P2P startups

A major issue affecting any nascent industry is regulation. There are pros and cons: Though regulation seems to stifle innovation, ......

General

14 July, 2016

RBI panel to examine fintech, digital banking issues

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday set up a panel to study various issues concerning digital banking and ......