The company received foreign investment for technology-related products and services but used it for financial services without the approval of the government or the regulator, the ED has alleged
The move comes less than a month after the Bengaluru-based fintech firm let go of about 160 employees, primarily in high-paying roles like engineering and product. While confirming the development, the company clarified that it is not 50 but 30 employees who are subject to the layoff.
The layoffs, which sources said are aimed at becoming profitable by FY25, have most severely impacted Simpl's D2C checkout vertical
The partnership will leverage Shell’s widespread fuel station network and TPEM’s insights from over 1.4 lakh Tata EVs on Indian roads to set up chargers at locations frequently visited by Tata EV owners
Last year, the Reserve Bank of India imposed regulatory restrictions on buy-now-pay-later fintechs, which Nityanand Sharma, CEO, Simpl, said gave a lot of clarity about the approach and principles to fintech players.
Months after the RBI hinted that it is ready to release the norms, it has only approved 12 guidelines as hygiene norms to be followed by regulated entities keeping in mind customer safety. The key issue of thwarting unregulated fake apps through norms still remains unresolved.
It’s an app focused on helping women bring intuition back to money. The three women co-founders of the app say that within three months of a customer using SALT, it will help you to configure your money system, such that your bread and butter gets taken care of.
While Simpl is eyeing 10x growth in its user base, it finds itself mired in a lawsuit filed against the company by erstwhile co-founder Chaitra Chidanand. The company will also have to wait for RBI guidelines on digital lending for further regulatory clarity.
Fintechs are hoping for a growth of anywhere between 50 and 150 percent in the usage of buy now, pay later products by customers for festive season purchases. Tier-II and III cities are driving demand across ticket sizes.
The BNPL formula offers shoppers the option of paying for purchase through a series of fixed installments, instead of all at once. It works well for those who don’t have sufficient savings and don’t have the credit record to get a zero-interest credit card
Simpl started pilot projects in December 2017 with a clutch of offline retailers in food and beverages segment and now has about 15 offline merchants on its platform.
Millennials and GenY are warming up to financial technology to take care of short-term finances. This new-age lending format is, to an extent, already disrupting traditional borrowing avenues.