The financial services (Finserv) landscape in India has shifted dramatically in only the last few months. Following the dramatic implementation of demonetization efforts, the nation is now underway with a Goods and Services Tax reform (GST). Both of these events are disrupting the typical way...
A new company is launching in India to support accounts receivable and invoice management for businesses. Announcing its rollout on Tuesday (July 25), PayBee said it is looking to digitize the B2B payments process to help companies enhance cash flow management. The company said it...
Google confirmed Wednesday (July 12) its acquisition of Halli Labs, a startup in India that is centered on building smart technology systems to take on existing problems in the world. In a blog post announcing the news, Halli Labs confirmed the acquisition for an undisclosed sum,...
Over the last 18 months, India has moved full-speed ahead from a nearly entirely cash-based society to one with ambitions of being totally cashless. The most public — and most famous — step in that direction is demonetization in India, when last November the central government suddenly...
July 13, 2017
Over the last 18 months, India has moved full-speed ahead from a nearly entirely cash-based society to one with ambitions of being totally cashless. The most public — and most famous — step in that direction is demonetization in India, when last November the central government suddenly and rapidly banned 500- and 1,000-rupee Indian notes. Thus, in […]
July 13, 2017
Google confirmed Wednesday (July 12) its acquisition of Halli Labs, a startup in India that is centered on building smart technology systems to take on existing problems in the world. In a blog post announcing the news, Halli Labs confirmed the acquisition for an undisclosed sum, saying it is “thrilled” to be teaming up with Google. […]
June 14, 2017
So far it’s just a rumor, but inside sources are saying that Amazon may be in preliminary talks to buy BigBasket, India’s largest online grocer. BigBasket is growing fast. Last...
May 31, 2017
Naspers has invested in yet another food delivery startup, committing to lead an $80 million investment in the Indian online ordering and food delivery startup Swiggy. According to Tech Crunch, the global...
