Investment

Robust digital framework to be presented to the Parliament soon, says Minister Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been encouraged by the response form US companies with plans to increase hiring and to expand their research and development, technology...

Bringing automation to the billing process will improve the ability for construction companies California’s Briq says the acquisition of India-based Fintech, Swipez, will further its ability to fully automate all the major financial workflows in construction, from planning to payment,...

Tomar sees PPP model ideal for farmers Large scale Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects will be leveraging the private sector investments and bring convergence of government schemes and subsidies in the agriculture sector. This was announced after the Minister of...

Rajnath Singh wants India-Japan to enhance Defence Equipment and Technological cooperation Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has invited Japanese companies to look at investment opportunities in the Indian Defence Corridors. “I had the opportunity to propose engagements in emerging and critical...

Propulsion technologies validated in Vikram space launch vehicles, says Daka Singapore heavyweight investor GIC led the US$51 million Series-B funding round of Hyderabad-based space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace which is going for hyper-growth in the international small satellite markets. “This round...

Sankhe on mission to improve solar energy ecosystem Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has signed a US$32 million definitive agreement to acquire majority stake in SenseHawk of California, a Solar Digitization Platform (SDP) with customers throughout the solar asset lifecycle in...

CDPQ increases stake in power company Singapore’s Quebec origin CDPQ Infrastructures Asia II Pte Ltd has received approval for its acquisition of stake in Apraava Energy Private Limited, a foreign investment in the Indian power sector with an investment spread...

Amsterdam-Johannesburg listed group takes over payment aggregator The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved 100% acquisition of the equity share capital of IndiaIdeas.com Limited (IIL) by PayU Payments Private Limited (PayU India) which is indirectly held by Euronext Amsterdam-listed...

Fintechs-Banks collaboration can help build a sustainable ecosystem, says Datta Southeast Asian linked Singapore-based investors, with offices in Singapore, have participated in fintech start-up iPiD’s US$3.3 million seed funding round. The strategic investors are Rapyd Ventures, Jungle Ventures, 1982 Ventures,...

Tanna says the innovative platform delivers financial service to underserved market India’s largest consumer lending fintech from Pune, EarlySalary, has closed its series D funding round of US$110 million led by TPG’s The Rise Fund and Norwest Venture Partners as...