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The Unicorn Growth Fund has been launched to support Indian tech startups, emphasizing sectors like digital marketplaces and AI, reflecting significant Asian investment in India.

Mumbai-based SafeGold claims to process 3.7 million transactions a day and about 1 tonne of gold a month across partner and direct channels, despite operating outside a dedicated regulatory framework for digital gold.

UPI's share of India's digital payments volume rose to 84% in 2025, but the global payments major believes it can stay competitive by benchmarking merchant pricing against domestic rivals and tweaking its unit economics if needed, a top Visa India executive told Mint.

Navi Ltd plans to file for an IPO in FY27, focusing on profitability and a diversified business model. The fintech aims to attract investors with its offerings in payments, lending, insurance, and investments.

Kissht parent OnEMI Tech listed on NSE at an 11% premium, becoming India's first meaningful public-market test for a pure-play app-led consumer lender.

The move signals Slice’s aim to evolve beyond banking, payments and credit into full-stack financial distribution at a time when wealth-tech remains one of the few fintech segments continuing to attract investor interest.

Venture capital investors are stepping back from IPOs as the primary exit route, turning instead to secondary transactions, founder buybacks and M&A as public market conditions worsen.

Muthoot FinCorp has approved a ₹ 4,000 crore IPO as it repositions itself from a gold-loan lender into a financial services company.

Platforms are pivoting to a single regulated stack to simplify cross-border flows as market headwinds drive a defensive shift in overseas Indians' wealth. But some caution this increased appetite may be cyclical rather than permanent.

The dispute over ownership of some Aakash Educational Services Ltd shares continues to cast a cloud over settlement talks of bankrupt edtech Byju's, even as its founder Byju Raveendran expresses optimism over settlement talks.