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Oct

The interminable delay of WhatsApp Pay’s launch in India

The Facebook-Jio deal appeared to pave the way for the long-awaited launch of WhatsApp Pay in India. Thanks to its US$5.7 billion investment in Reliance’s Jio Platforms, Facebook finally had a heavyweight local partner in the subcontinent. Political pressure is mounting on New Delhi to prevent foreign tech giants from…

Jul

India Payments Research

Is India picking winners among fintechs?

China and the U.S. have both invested big in Indian fintech. Google Pay is one of the most popular digital wallets in the country, along with Walmart-backed PhonePe and Alibaba-backed Paytm. Facebook recently invested in India’s Jio in a bid to build the subcontinent’s first super app. There’s just one…

May

India Payments Research

India’s tighter scrutiny of Chinese investment could hurt fintechs

Chinese investment into Indian fintechs is set to slow following New Delhi’s decision to restrict foreign investment from countries with which it shares a land border and more carefully scrutinize new portfolio investors from mainland China and Hong Kong. India’s immediate reason to target foreign investment is to forestall opportunistic…

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