With its borrowing appetite improving, India might be ready for instant, short-term loans the second time around
The fixed deposit deserves a Budget break…
for parity with debt mutual funds
Amazon Pay is treading the road not taken by Google Pay
The payment laggard recently launched digital fixed deposits on its platform, which the latter had been scrutinised for
The year that was Ka-Ching!: Banks, Bills, and the Bullion
Our financial newsletter followed the money in all its moves. Here’s a roundup of the best
Rupee on a free fall. What would you take: red pill or blue pill?
Asia’s worst-performing currency has moved from headlines to homes, hitting weddings, wallets, and your portfolio
Phonepe shows why payments companies can’t keep up with the e-commerce act
It is great at instant payments, but 10-minute delivery has got it beat
Bitcoin’s ‘rat poison’ endgame…
could see it wither under its own contradictions
Digital gold in regulatory no-man’s land…
puts millions of customers at risk
The ChatGPTficiation of Indian fintech is here
Razorpay, Cred, Phonepe, Zerodha, and other fintechs’ use of AI spans five stages—from low-risk to radical
The rich can now invest abroad. The common investor is still waiting
High thresholds in international investing through GIFT city keep the average Ashok away
Bajaj Finance reveals its best-kept secret
That it loves new-to-credit borrowers
Banks love retail borrowers. Retail borrowers love loan apps
A regulatory squeeze, rising delinquencies, and Gen Z’s impatience are reshaping who lends to India
Decoding EPFO’s new withdrawal rules
A case of misplaced fear?
Are SIPs always right? Nah, says a new study
A recent India-specific research paper lays out a more nuanced reality than what the country’s mutual-fund marketing machine would have you believe
The big billion bluff?
Discount-hunting online during the festive season often feels like solving a puzzle
