
Ashwin Manikandan
Company News Correspondent at Reuters
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4 weeks ago |
insideretail.asia | Ashwin Manikandan |Rashmi Aich |Celene Ignacio |Irene Dong
Indiaโs quick commerce sector accounted for over two-thirds of all e-grocery orders last year, with its total market share growing about five times to $6-7 billion from 2022, a report by consultancy firm Bain and e-commerce giant Flipkart showed. The industry, which is dominated by the likes of Zomato-owned Blinkit, also accounted for a tenth of overall e-retail dollars spent in 2024, according to the report released on Wednesday.
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1 month ago |
kfgo.com | Ashwin Manikandan |Haripriya Suresh
By Ashwin Manikandan and Haripriya SureshNEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) โ Indian fintech firm Pine Labs is planning a domestic initial public offering in the second half of 2025 and is undeterred by the current weak market conditions, chief executive Amrish Rau said.
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1 month ago |
msn.com | Ashwin Manikandan |Haripriya Suresh
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1 month ago |
kfgo.com | Ashwin Manikandan |Haripriya Suresh
By Ashwin Manikandan and Haripriya Suresh(Reuters) โ Bessemer Venture Partners, an early backer of Swiggy, has raised $350 million for an India-focused fund to invest in AI-enabled businesses, fintechs and direct-to-consumer brands among others, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The United States-based venture capital firm said it will allocate this fund from mid-2025 to continue making fresh bets in young Indian businesses.
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1 month ago |
shorturl.at | Siddhi Nayak |Ashwin Manikandan
A customer checks gold ornaments at a jewellery shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) - India's central bank plans to ask lenders to follow stricter underwriting processes for gold loans and monitor the end-use of funds as it tries to cool growth in the fast-growing segment, seven people, including industry sources and those aware of the regulator's thinking, said.
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SCOOP: India's central bank soon set to tighten norms around gold loan underwriting, KYC and disbursals, after a year long review process uncovered a slew of unethical practices by lenders and agents. With @siddhiVnayak for @Reuters. https://t.co/fVgOAygkia