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2025 Paints A More Promising Outlook For Fintech Startups

In a bid to enhance regulatory alignment and spur innovation in the fintech sector, Indian Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has proposed monthly virtual meetings between federal regulators, including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and startup and fintech companies.

India’s finance minister initiates monthly RBI meetings with fintech firms to foster regulatory compliance

India’s Reserve Bank (RBI) has ramped up scrutiny of fintech companies, signalling an end to lenient regulation of this pivotal industry. Following regular inspections in the past year, it was revealed that several fintech firms exhibited leniency in areas such as customer due diligence, prompting the RBI to take decisive action.

India’s central bank intensifies oversight of fintech sector through rigorous inspections

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the visionary CEO of Paytm, is facing one of the most challenging periods in his entrepreneurial journey. This comes after the central bank of India ordered Paytm's banking arm to halt most of its operations due to "persistent non-compliances" and "supervisory concerns.

Paytm's Peril: CEO Vijay Sharma battles regulatory storm as valuation plummets

Paytm, once hailed as one of India's leading payment platforms, finds itself in a major crisis following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI’s) directive to halt fresh deposits in its banking unit from March.

Navigating Turbulent Waters: Indian fintech giant Paytm faces unprecedented crisis

As India's vibrant fintech industry gears up for another leap, the upcoming Union Budget 2024 carries immense weight. On February 1st, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's decisions will shape the trajectory of this rapidly evolving sector, impacting not just millions of financial service providers but also the broader quest for financial inclusion and economic growth.

India's fintech boom: Budget blueprint for growth and inclusion?

In yet another boost for the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised the transaction limit for payments to hospitals and educational institutions via the homegrown platform.

India: RBI hiking UPI transaction limits gets an industry thumbs up

The European Union on Wednesday proposed injecting more competition into the payments sector, giving legal backing to a digital euro, and preserving the role of cash as fewer people use coins and notes.

EU proposes payments sector shake-up, legal backing for digital euro

After revolutionising the telecommunications sector, global tech giant Apple has a new target — the global fintech sector. Its latest offering, a savings account, has already taken the finance world by storm.

Apple's latest innovation, a high-yield savings account, may disrupt fintech

Apple's latest innovation, a high-yield saving account, may disrupt fintech

In what has been labelled the largest fraud case in post-war German history, the ex-chief executive of financial services business Wirecard and two other ex-managers went on trial on Thursday.

Wirecard scandal: Ex-employees of German fintech go on trial in fraud case

African leaders have declared a ceasefire in eastern DRC starting from Friday. Declaration was issued by the leaders of Congo, Rwanda and several others.

African leaders agree on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in violence-torn eastern DRC

After announcing a policy change under which users might have been fined $2500 for spreading misinformation, PayPal on Saturday backtracked on its decision, citing clerical error.

PayPal backtracks on its decision of penalising users $2500 for misinformation after backlash

China`s former finance minister Lou Jiwei suggested that China could restrict the number of banks a single fintech platform can partner with, to prevent any platform from gaining too much market share, state media reported on Sunday.

China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests

Finance, Space, Fintech will be top focus at the India Luxembourg virtual summit that will take place on Thursday. The summit will be held between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.

Finance, Space, Fintech to be top focus at India-Luxembourg virtual summit

A company director has been charged in Singapore with falsifying letters linked to scandal-hit German payments giant Wirecard, according to court documents, as the fallout from the firm's collapse spreads further around the world.

Singapore company director charged over Wirecard scandal

The collapse of German payments firm Wirecard has become a focal point for an overhaul of how the European Union regulates the finance industry as it evolves away from traditional banks towards fintech companies, its financial services chief said.

Wirecard scandal brings overhaul of EU fintech rules into sharper focus

Zurich is emerging as a favourite city among Indians. More and more Indians are migrating to the Switzerland city, Indians are attracted by its education, system and, startup culture.

WION Wallet: Switzerland's banking, fintech centre attract Indians

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