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Razorpay launched in Malaysia; Japan's PayPay might list in US | 15th July, 2023

Razorpay launched in Malaysia; Japan's PayPay might list in US | 15th July, 2023

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🐦🏆 Tweets of the Week


🇮🇳 India

📰 Market Updates

  1. Central Banks of India and France announced linking its real time payments networks.
  2. Total funding raised by fintech startups in June is reportedly $190mm.
  3. CredAble partnered with SuperTron to distribute financial products to small businesses.
  4. NeoGrowth crossed $46.3mm in revenue in FY23.
  5. GetVantage reportedly disbursed $37mm in loans via revenue based finance since inception.

🚀 Product Launches

  1. Arzoo, a retailer marketplace, launched Arzoo Pro Finance, a fintech arm.
  2. Flipkart partnered with Axis Bank to launched personal loans for its customers.
  3. Razorpay launched its payment gateway business in Malaysia.

💰 Financing Announcements

  1. OneStack, a SaaS platform for small banks, raised $2mm.

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🌏 Asia

📰 Market Updates

  1. PayPay, a Japanese payments company owned by SoftBank, is considering a US listing.
  2. ReePay, a Vietnamese BNPL startup, is reportedly up for sale.
  3. Data from Chinese exchanges showed it accepted 330 new applications for IPO's in the first six months of 2023, down from more than 500 in the same period last year.
  4. UnionPay International and the National Bank of Cambodia signed an MoU to collaborate on QR payments.
  5. DTCPay, a Singaporean payments processor, is launching its operations in Hong Kong.

💰 Financing Announcements

  1. OrderFaz, a social commerce fintech startup, raised an undisclosed amount.

ACQUISITION

  1. DBS sold 77.8% stake in AXS, a digital payments and collections network, to Tower Capital Asia, a PE fund.

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