Shares in Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) slid 6% in their market debut on Tuesday, a fresh setback for the state-owned giant after its IPO, while record-breaking, raised far less for the government than initially envisioned. India’s biggest insurer …
The collapse in the shares of Paytm following India’s largest initial public offering is proving an expensive lesson for the firm’s early backers. Paytm shares have tumbled 58% since the stock listed on Nov. 18. That’s cut the valuation of …
MUMBAI – Indian digital payments firm Paytm tumbled 25% on its maiden day of trade on Thursday, with investors questioning its lack of profits and the lofty valuations it gained in the country’s largest-ever IPO. Despite fears that Paytm’s market …
BENGALURU – Paytm’s $2.5 billion initial public offering (IPO), India’s largest, was oversubscribed at the close of bidding on Wednesday, although investors showed less enthusiasm than for some other tech firms that have ridden the country’s IPO boom. The company, …
China’s transformation from a financial-technology backwater into a $46 trillion-a-year global leader in digital payments left most international investors watching in awe from the sidelines. Now India is undergoing its own fintech revolution, and the race is on to grab …
NEW DELHI – Indian fintech firm Paytm has received approval from the capital markets regulator for its $2.2 billion stock market listing that is likely to be India’s biggest ever IPO, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on …
BENGALURU – Indian digital payments leader Paytm, which counts Ant Group and Softbank among its backers, is seeking regulatory approval to raise up to 166 billion rupees ($2.23 billion) in one of the biggest stock market listings in the country. …
India’s financial technology platform Paytm is set to acquire Mumbai-based private sector general insurer Raheja QBE General Insurance Co. Ltd. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions, including approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Financial …
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it is partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to the masses, as it aims to woo tens of millions of new internet users in the country to its digital …
Berkshire Hathaway Inc has acquired a 25 billion rupees ($356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments company Paytm, a source said, its first investment in an Indian startup as it moves into the financial payments sector. The conglomerate …
