Tuesday Buzz โ€” March 8, 2026

Funding & IPOs Moneyview: Accel-backed fintech unicorn files for Rs 3,000 crore IPO (Rs 1,500 crore fresh issue + Rs 1,500 crore OFS). The digital credit platform plans to allocate Rs 450 crore to its in-house NBFC and Rs 650 crore for loan disbursal under first loss default guarantee program. Founded in 2014, Moneyview has raised 13M in equity funding and was valued at .2B in 2024. The Economic Times PhonePe: India's largest UPI payment app planning to raise billion at 0.5 billion valuation in Q2 2026 IPO. Founded in 2015 by Sameer Nigam, Rahul Chari, and Burzin Engineer. Caproasia ...

March 8, 2026 ยท 2 min ยท 263 words

March 5, 2026 Indian Fintech & Banking Pulse

Daily Indian Fintech & Banking Brief โ€“ 5 March 2026 PhonePe still plans an April IPO at a $9-10.5 billion valuation while Walmart trims about 12% of its stake, Tiger Global and Microsoft look to exit, and the company hopes to raise roughly $1.05 billion even as it waits for market and geopolitical cues. Read more: Economic Times Moneyview filed a DRHP for a Rs 1,500 crore fresh issue plus an offer-for-sale, citing Rs 2,379 crore of FY25 revenue, Rs 240 crore of net profit, and stronger 9MFY26 results, and saying the proceeds will back Default Loss Guarantee loans, beef up Whizdm Finance and cover general corporate purposes. Read more: Economic Times ...

March 5, 2026 ยท 1 min ยท 153 words