India’s digital lending rules spark disruption, firms plan pushback
India’s stricter digital lending rules have disrupted card services of foreign-backed fin-tech firms and jeopardised loan offerings of Amazon, prompting companies to chart a lobbying pushback, according to industry sources and a document seen by Reuters.
Walmart’s Flipkart raises fresh funds for $38 billion valuation as IPO looms
Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart on Monday ushered back SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) as an investor in a $3.6 billion funding round, doubling the Indian online retailer’s valuation to $37.6 billion in less than three years and ahead of its expected market debut.
Walmart’s Flipkart in talks to raise $3 bln from SoftBank, others – Bloomberg News
Walmart Inc-owned (WMT.N) Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart is in talks to raise at least $3 billion from investors including Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) and several sovereign wealth funds, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
