| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.10.2025 | Snapmint Raises USD 125 Mn in Series B Round Led by General Atlantic The company plans to use the fresh funds to expand its EMI-on-UPI offering and strengthen its merchant network across India. | Mumbai-based buy now pay later platform Snapmint has secured USD 125 million in its Series B funding round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Prudent Investment Managers, Kae Capital, Elev8 Venture Partners, and existing angel... |
| 04.09.2025 | Amazon completes $200 million cash acquisition of Axio, adds an NBFC licence via deal | Synopsis
While the company did not disclose the deal size, sources pegged it at around $200 million, with all the existing investors of Axio making an exit and the founders continuing to run the show.
ETtechAxio founders Sashank Rishyasring... |
| 13.02.2025 | ZestMoney Cofounder Lizzie Chapman Quits Jio-Backed SwiffyLabs | SUMMARY
Chapman stepped down from her position as the company’s cofounder but will continue to serve in an advisory capacity
Chapman cofounded SwiffyLabs in April 2024 in partnership with Ashish Anantharaman after both of them quit ZestMone... |
| 13.12.2024 | Fintech startup Snapmint raised $18 M debt and equity funding | Prashasta Seth, a prudent investment manager, has led the $18 million debt and equity raise for the fintech startup Snapmint. Additionally involved are Pegasus Fininvest and Perpetuity Ventures.
Snapmint had raised $21 million in debt and e... |
| 18.10.2024 | RBI Cracks Down on Non-Banking Financial Companies: A Wake-Up Call for the Industry | The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken a bold step. It has ordered four non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to halt loan sanctioning and disbursement. This directive affects Navi Finserv, DMI Finance, Asirvad Micro Finance, and Aroha... |
| 17.10.2024 | RBI bars NAVI, DMI Finance and others from loan sanctioning and disbursal | The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a directive to four non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), including DMI Finance—backed by MUFG Bank—and NAVI, led by Sachin Bansal, to cease loan sanctioning and disbursement starting October 21... |
| 11.06.2024 | 29 Fintech Leaders Make Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List This Year | - |
| 11.06.2024 | 29 Fintech Leaders From Asia That Made The Forbes 30 Under 30 List This Year | - |
| 25.04.2024 | 47% of Indian women face challenges in getting credit: Tide report | - |
| 20.01.2024 | India: DMI Group Acquires Goldman Sachs-backed BNPL Firm ZestMoney | India-based financial services platform DMI Group has announced its acquisition of the Goldman Sachs-backed ‘buy now pay later’ (BNPL) platform ZestMoney.
This comes after the Bengaluru-based ZestMoney ceased operations following unsuccessf... |
| 18.01.2024 | Deals in brief: EDBI invests in AlphaSense, Blue Earth Capital secures USD 378 million for climate impact strategy, multiple China and India deals, and more | Singapore’s EDBI invests in AlphaSense’s Series E round
AlphaSense, a market intelligence and search platform, has secured an undisclosed amount of strategic funding from Singapore-based investor EDBI.
This investment is part of AlphaSense’... |
| 17.01.2024 | Goldman Sachs-backed ZestMoney, once valued at $450M, sold to DMI in fire sale | ZestMoney, the Goldman Sachs-backed Indian fintech startup once valued at $450 million, has sold itself to financial services firm DMI Group, the two said late Wednesday, in a fire sale that caps 12 tumultuous months for the once-hot new-ag... |
| 05.12.2023 | ZestMoney, Once Valued at $445M, Announces Shutdown Amid Investor Woes | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 05 December 2023, 03:12 pm
ZestMoney, an Indian buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup, has decided to cease operations after extensive efforts to secure a buyer ended up in vain.
The Bengaluru-based fintech, recognized fo... |
| 04.11.2022 | Digital EMI Pioneer ZestMoney Adds SHIELD's Device Intelligence to Enhance its Security Stack | BANGALORE, India, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZestMoney, India's leading and fastest-growing digital EMI/checkout finance platform, today said that it is adding SHIELD's Device Intelligence to supplement its proprietary fraud detection sys... |
| 07.09.2022 | India’s Fintech Sector to Reach US$1T in AUM by 2030 | India has emerged into one of the largest fintech ecosystems in the world, owing to surging funding activity, rapid adoption of digital financial services and supportive government initiatives.
Over the next decade, the sector will continue... |
| 26.09.2021 | Bengaluru-based ZestMoney Bags USD 50 Mn In Its Series-C Round Led by Zip Co | Bengaluru-based fintech startup ZestMoney has raised $50 Mn in its Series C round. The fresh round of investment was led by an Australian stock exchange listed firm Zip Co Limited. The company is expected to raise up to $100 million as part... |
| 22.09.2021 | BNPL startup ZestMoney raises $50 million from Australia’s Zip Co | ETtechZestMoney founders (from left) Priya Sharma, Ashish Anantharaman and Lizzie Chapman.
Mumbai: ZestMoney, an Indian ‘buy now, pay later’ platform, has raised $50 million from Australian peer Zip Co Ltd. as part of its Series C funding r... |
| 22.09.2021 | ZestMoney raises $50 mn from Australia’s Zip | Zip will acquire a minority shareholding in the company and a board seat as part of the investment
ZestMoney has raised $50 million from the global Buy Now Pay Later provider Zip Co Ltd.
This is part of a larger Series C fundraise which wil... |
| 22.09.2021 | Payments firm ZestMoney raises $50 million to test out insurance business | The Series C round was raised $50 million from Australia-based Zip Co that works in the same space.
Zip Co will acquire a minor stake and a board seat in Zestmoney post this investment.
The Indian startup claims to have a customer base of 1... |
| 22.09.2021 | ZestMoney raises $50 mn from Zip Co to scale up buy now, pay later offering | Fintech startup ZestMoney has raised $50 million from the leading global buy now, pay later provider Zip Co Limited. This is part of a larger Series C fundraise which will see participation from existing investors.
Zip will acquire a minori... |
| 22.09.2021 | ZestMoney gets $50 mn from BNPL provider Zip | ZestMoney gets $50 mn from BNPL provider Zip
Premium Lizzie Chapman, Co-founder and CEO, ZestMoney. 1 min read . Updated: 22 Sep 2021, 11:19 PM IST Tarush Bhalla
ZestMoney is expected to use the funds to expand its product suite, deepen its... |
| 22.09.2021 | ZestMoney raises $50 million in Series C funding | Founded by (L-R) Priya Sharma, Ashish Anantharaman and Lizzie Chapman in 2015, ZestMoney is a digital omnichannel BNPL player with a merchant network of 10,000 online and 75,000 physical stores.
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) startup ZestMoney sa... |
| 22.09.2021 | BNPL startup ZestMoney raises $50 Mn in Series C round | Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup ZestMoney said it has raised $50 million from leading BNPL firm Zip Co Limited. This is part of a larger Series C fundraise which will see participation from existing investors.
Entrackr had exclusively repo... |
| 19.07.2021 | Top 10 Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Players in India | The global pandemic brought about a fundamental shift in the way consumers interact with businesses. As lockdowns and movement restrictions were implemented, digital adoption soared at an accelerated speed. People started shopping online fo... |
| 16.06.2020 | World Economic Forum’s 2020 Technology Pioneers highlight AI’s reach | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The World Economic Forum (WEF) today announced th... |
| 16.03.2020 | Quona Capital Closes Second Fund with $203 Million Aimed at Financial Inclusion | Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets, today announced the final close of the Accion Quona Inclusion Fund.
The Fund closed with $203 million in commitments from an array of leading investors includ... |
| 28.12.2019 | ZestMoney Raises $15M in Funding | ZestMoney, a Bangalore, India-based consumer lending fintech startup, raised $15M in funding.
The round was led by Goldman Sachs with participation from existing investors Naspers Fintech, Quona Capital and Omidyar Network.
The funding was ... |
| 19.12.2019 | [Funding alert] ZestMoney raises $15M as part of its ongoing Series B round led by Goldman Sachs | Consumer financing startup ZestMoney on Thursday said it has raised $15 million as part of its ongoing Series B equity round led by Goldman Sachs. The company’s existing investors Naspers Fintech, Quona Capital, and Flourish (Omidyar Networ... |
| 19.12.2019 | Digital lending startup ZestMoney snags $15m funding led by Goldman | Premium
Bengaluru-based digital lending startup ZestMoney has raised $15 million in an extended Series B funding round led by American investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.
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| 19.12.2019 | Goldman Sachs leads $15 Mn extended Series B round in ZestMoney | ZestMoney has raised $15 million in extended Series B round led by Goldman Sachs. Existing investors Naspers Fintech, Quona Capital, and Omidyar Network also participated in it. The point-of-sale consumer finance startup had raised $20 mill... |
| 19.12.2019 | Goldman Sachs leads $15 mn extended Series B in fintech ZestMoney | Supriya Roy 19 Dec, 2019
Camden Town Technologies, the Bengaluru-based company that owns and operates digital lending platform ZestMoney, has raised $15 million in an extended series B round led by new investor Goldman Sachs, the company to... |
| 18.12.2019 | Goldman Sachs leads $15M investment in Indian fintech startup ZestMoney | One of America’s largest banks has just poured in some money to help millions of Indians without a credit score secure loans and make purchases online for the first time in their lives.
Bangalore-based ZestMoney announced today that it has ... |
| 23.04.2019 | Lending start-up ZestMoney raises $20 mn Series B funding | Founded in 2015 by Lizzie Chapman, Priya Sharma, and Ashish Anantharaman, ZestMoney previously raised $6.5 million seed funding in 2017. Lending start-up ZestMoney raises $20 mn Series B funding 1 min read . Updated: 23 Apr 2019, 10:39 AM I... |
| 23.04.2019 | Indian lendtech ZestMoney raises $20m | ZestMoney, a start-up that helps consumers with no credit history get loans to buy online, has raised a $20 million Series B.
The firm raised $13.4 million in a Series A2 led by Xiaomi in August 2018
According to TechCrunch, the round is le... |
| 23.04.2019 | ZestMoney raises $20 Mn in Series B round led by Quona Capital | Consumer-centric digital lending startup ZestMoney has raised $20 million in Series B funding round led by US-based Quona Capital. While Australian fintech investor Reinventure cames as a new investor, existing backers Ribbit Capital, Omidy... |
| 23.04.2019 | ZestMoney raises $20 million in fresh round | BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based digital lending startup ZestMoney has raised $20 million in fresh funding led by Washington DC-headquartered fintech investor Quona Capital, as the consumer lending space in India gains traction with the imminent ... |
| 23.04.2019 | Quona Capital leads $20m funding in Indian lending startup ZestMoney | Premium
Bengaluru-based digital lending startup ZestMoney has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round, led by US-based venture capital firm Quona Capital, it announced on Tuesday.
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| 22.04.2019 | India’s ZestMoney raises $20M to grow its digital lending service | Fintech is very much still hot in Asia. ZestMoney, a startup that helps consumers with no credit history get loans to buy online, announced today it has raised a $20 million Series B.
The round is led by Quona Capital, a stealthy Washington... |
| 22.04.2019 | Daily funding roundup - April 22nd, 2019 | Novo Labs raised $2M; Driveroo secured $3.1M; Nabis landed $4M; Bridge Connector closed $20M
Novo Labs: Novo Labs is a provider of conversational artificial intelligence services for large restaurant chains. Novo Labs has raised $2 million ... |
| 14.12.2018 | 10 Hot Fintech Startups from India to Watch Closely | India’s fintech ecosystem has evolved significantly with considerable efforts from financial institutions, startups, the government, venture capitalists and regulators to create a favorable environment for fintech innovation that’s conduciv... |
| 06.11.2018 | Lizzie Chapman to talk about building a fintech startup in India at Disrupt Berlin | Fintech startups are growing rapidly in Europe. But it doesn’t mean that the fintech revolution is limited to Europe. That’s why I’m glad to announce that Lizzie Chapman from ZestMoney is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin to talk about he... |
| 28.08.2018 | Xiaomi backs Indian consumer lending startup ZestMoney in $13.4M deal | Xiaomi has continued its investment in India after it led a $13.4 million round for fintech startup ZestMoney.
The newly-public Chinese firm previously said it would invest up to $1 billion in India and Indian startups over a five-year peri... |
| 27.08.2018 | ZestMoney raises $13.4 m in second Series A round | Plans to automate the process of money collection
To strengthen its focus on new technologies like data science and in anticipation of an uptick in loan disbursals ahead of the festival season, fintech start-up ZestMoney has raised $13.4 mi... |
| 27.08.2018 | Fintech Startup ZestMoney Raises $13.4M | ZestMoney, a Bengaluru – Karnataka, India-based digital lending startup, raised $13.4m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Xiaomi with participation from existing investors PayU, Ribbit Capital and Omidyar Network.
The company intends... |
| 27.08.2018 | Xiaomi leads $13m funding round in Indian installment-payment firm ZestMoney | ZestMoney, a Bengaluru-based startup, has reportedly raised US$13.4 million in a financing round led by Chinese tech company Xiaomi, which is best known for its smartphones and other gadgets.
ZestMoney is an Indian online lending startup th... |
| 27.08.2018 | ZestMoney raises $13.4 million in series A2 funding led by Xiaomi | After months of speculation, Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has invested USD 13.4 million in an extended Series A round of funding in Bangalore-based online lending startup ZestMoney.
According to several reports published by Moneycontrol and... |
| 15.02.2017 | ZestMoney raises $6.5 million | Founded in 2015 by Lizzie Chapman, Priya Sharma and Ashish Anantharaman, ZestMoney previously raised $1.7 million seed funding in October that year. ZestMoney raises $6.5 million 1 min read . Updated: 15 Feb 2017, 01:34 AM IST Arushi Chopra... |
| 15.02.2017 | PayU leads $6.5 mn round of funding in ZestMoney | Bengaluru-based Chalk Farm Ventures Pvt. Ltd, which runs consumer lending startup ZestMoney, has raised $6.5 million (Rs 43.5 crore) in a Series A round of funding led by Naspers-owned online payments firm PayU, the company said in a statem... |
| 15.02.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, February 15 | THE BOLD AND THE DISCIPLINED
Soft-Tress: The big news in Term Sheet’s world this morning is SoftBank Group’s after-hours acquisition of Fortress Investment Group for $3.3 billion. Takes are rolling in hot and fast! (“Neither cheap nor wise!... |
| 30.01.2017 | Swiss startups discover the untapped potential in India’s fintech sector | |
| - | [Funding alert] ZestMoney raises $50M in Series C investment from Zip Co | Buy now, pay later platform ZestMoneyhas raised $50 million Series C funding from global Buy Now, Pay Later provider Zip Co Limited. This is part of a larger Series C fundraise, which will see participation from existing investors.
Zip wi... |
| - | Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [13 February – 18 February] | In one of the largest cash exits in India, SAIF partners sold its entire equity holding in travel portal MakeMyTrip. SAIF was left with around 11.8% equity in MakeMyTrip post its merger with Ibibo Group in October 2016. SAIF is estimated to... |
| - | India Fintech Forum Selects 20 Global Startups For ‘The India Fintech Awards’ Demo Day | image credit
The India Fintech Awards, an initiative of India Fintech Forum has selected 20 startups from seven countries to participate in the Demo Day. The list includes startups from countries such as the US, Israel, Portugal, Belgium, U... |
| - | Xiaomi Looks To Pick Up A Stake In ZestMoney In $20 Mn Funding Round | Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is reportedly planning to pick up a stake in Indian fintech startup ZestMoney in its latest funding round.
A report by ET quoted people familiar with the development to reveal that ZestMoney is also in... |
| - | Fintech Startup ZestMoney Bags $50 Mn In Series C Led by Zip Co | Bengaluru-based fintech startup ZestMoney has raised $50 Mn in its Series C round. The fresh round of investment was led by an Australian stock exchange listed firm Zip Co Limited. ZestMoney, in a statement, revealed that this is part of a ... |
| - | [YS Exclusive] BNPL platform ZestMoney raises Rs 20 Cr in debt | Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform ZestMoney has raised Rs 20 crore in debt by issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs) through private placement to its existing investor Alteria Capital.
The company has passed a resolution to approve th... |
| - | ZestMoney Receives INR 80 Cr Infusion From Parent | Bengaluru-headquartered consumer lending startup ZestMoney has received a fund infusion of over INR 80 Cr from its parent company Primrose Hill Ventures.
According to filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and accessed by Inc42, the... |
| - | Digital Lending Startup ZestMoney Raises $13.4 Mn From Xiaomi, Others | Bengaluru-based digital lending startup ZestMoney has raised $13.4 Mn in extended Series A round of funding led by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. Existing investors PayU, Ribbit Capital and Omidyar Network also participated in the round.
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