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Indian Digital Payments Startup BharatPe Raises $350M
Investments // August 04, 2021

Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe has obtained $350 million in new funding, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 4) report from the Economic Times. The most recent funding round has pushed the three-year-old company’s value to $2.85 billion. As PYMNTS reported previously, the latest...

Today In Payments Around The World: Britain Reveals Fund To Assist SMEs; Indian Digital Grocer...
News // February 11, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, the U.K. government has created a fund to help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) navigate Brexit, while Indian grocery company Grofers is looking at going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Plus, Indian...

India’s BharatPe Notches $108 Million In Funding, Valued At $900 Million
Investments // February 11, 2021

Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe raised $108 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $900 million led by Coatue Management, according to a Thursday (Feb. 11) press release. Returning investors Ribbit Capital, Insight Partners, Steadview Capital, Beenext, Amplo and...

Southeast Asia Tips The B2B FinTech Funding Scales
B2B Payments // February 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. Southeast Asia led the way thanks to ridesharing firm Grab, which continues to expand its B2B financial services offering with its...

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BharatPe Founder Accused of ‘Extensive Misappropriation’

March 02, 2022
The co-founder of Indian FinTech BharatPe resigned from his post this week after his wife, Madhuri Jain Grover, head of controls at the company, was fired and he was accused of stealing from the payments startup. As The Hindustan Times reported Wednesday (March 2), Ashneer Grover blamed “male chauvinism” for his wife’s firing. “In the […]

Indian Digital Payments Startup BharatPe Raises $350M

August 04, 2021
Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe has obtained $350 million in new funding, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 4) report from the Economic Times. The most recent funding round...

India’s BharatPe Notches $108 Million In Funding, Valued At $900 Million

February 11, 2021
Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe raised $108 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $900 million led by Coatue Management, according to a Thursday...