February 9, 2017
Ant Financial is raising US$3B in debt to fund M&A deals: Bloomberg
The news comes right on the heels of its first acquisition in a US-listed...
February 3, 2017
Alibaba investing up to US$250M in Indian m-commerce firm Paytm: Report
Aibaba and its payments unit Alipay had earlier infused US$680 million into...
December 20, 2016
Does PayTM’s logo look similar to PayPal? PayPal thinks YES!
Is this a strategy by PayPal to hamper PayTM’s efforts to cash in on...
November 25, 2016
Paytm funds TapChief to help students, startups get advice from experts
The startup currently facilitates career and business advice where users can...
November 11, 2016
Alibaba-backed Paytm acqui-hires Shopsity to strengthen O2O offerings
Shopsity is an O2O retail company that connects customers to fashion...
November 10, 2016
This is why is China so interested in investing in India despite a frosty relationship
India is growing at more than 7 per cent YoY — faster than the UK,...
November 9, 2016
As India moves to demonetise large bills, is the country shifting toward a cashless economy?
Signs of the times: Uber, Flipkart and Ola are now restricting cash-based...
October 27, 2016
Paytm continues board revamp, appoints Alibaba exec as Additional Director
Paytm also added Amit Singhal from Google and Mark Schwartz, ex-Goldman Sachs,...
October 24, 2016
Mark Schwartz who played a major role in Alibaba’s US$25 billion IPO joins Paytm’s Board
Mark Schwartz is currently Vice Chairman of the Goldman Sachs Group and Chairman...
September 29, 2016
How mobile operators are filling the e-payments gap in emerging markets
Mobile operators are well positioned to take over the role of banks in emerging...