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26-year-old woman founder of fintech startup and Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient charged with fraud and lying to get ‘Extraordinary Ability’ visa in US

A Turkish tech executive who launched a New York “fintech marketing” company to create rewards programs has been indicted for defrauding venture capitalists of $7 million in seed money and using the proceeds to secure an O-1A “extraordinary ability” visa. Federal prosecutors in New York announced that Kalder Inc founder and CEO Gokce Guven, a…

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Groww IPO: GMP hints at double-digit listing gains; will the fintech unicorn’s debut ride investor optimism?

Online brokerage Groww is gearing up for one of the most closely watched listings of 2025, as investors eye the Bengaluru-based fintech’s upcoming public issue amid a buoyant primary market. The company’s grey market premium (GMP) of Rs 10.5 suggests potential listing gains of around 10.5% over the upper end of its Rs 95–100 price…

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Fintech push: RBI Governor urges startups to serve the unbanked, calls for trust and inclusion

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra (Photo-PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday urged the country’s fast-growing fintech ecosystem to prioritise financial inclusion and build products for the underserved, instead of focusing only on the privileged segments that promise higher profits.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest, Malhotra acknowledged that catering to affluent consumers can…

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Global Fintech Fest: FM launches foreign currency settlement system; India accounts for ‘half of world’s real-time digital transactions’

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched the foreign currency settlement system in GIFT city on Tuesday, at the sixth Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. With this, the GIFT IFSC has joined a select group of international financial centres that can settle foreign currency transactions locally.At the event, the FM also highlighted that India…

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PhonePe plans $1.5 billion IPO: Walmart-backed fintech eyes $15 billion valuation; files DRHP with SEBI

PhonePe plans $1.5 billion IPO PhonePe Limited filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) late Tuesday night, taking the confidential route.The company confirmed the development and said the filings were made in accordance with the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, reported ET.PhonePe…

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