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Exclusive: CRED set to raise $75 Mn at $3.5 Bn valuation led by GIC

EntrackrEntrackr · 1m ago
Exclusive: CRED set to raise $75 Mn at $3.5 Bn valuation led by GIC
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CRED set to raise $75 Mn at $3.5 Bn valuation led by GIC After a three-year pause, fintech unicorn CRED is back in the fundraising game with a $75 million investment from its existing investors, three sources familiar with the matter told Entrackr. “Existing investor GIC, through Lathe Investment, is leading the round, with participation from RTP Global and Sofina,” said one of the sources requesting anonymity. The source added that CRED founder Kunal Shah will invest around $20 million in the internal round. “The deal terms have been finalized, and the investment is expected to be announced shortly.” CRED raised $140 million in June 2022 in a mix of primary and secondary rounds led by GIC at a valuation of $6.4 billion. Following the deal, CRED's valuation is set to drop to $3.5 billion, a 45% cut from its previous valuation, according to sources cited above. CRED has raised a total of $1 billion in funding across nine rounds. According to startup data intelligence platform TheKredible, PeakXV is the largest external stakeholder with 10.4% followed by Ribbit Capital, Tiger Global, and others. Founder and CEO Shah commands a direct 22.8% stake, along with his QED Innovation Labs. The fundraise comes as CRED works to narrow its losses. A source indicated that the company turned profitable in the first two months of FY26 and is now targeting full-year profitability for the ongoing fiscal. CRED declined to comment on the story, while queries sent to GIC, Sofina and RTP Global did not elicit a response. CRED provides services such as credit card management, credit score tracking, hidden charge detection, bill payment reminders, and cashback. It also offers access to shopping, travel packages, and tools for managing vehicle insurance, FASTag, and other related features. It also used to offer P2P lending but recently discontinued it after RBI’s guidelines. During FY24, CRED reported a 22% increase in its net loss to Rs 1,644 crore. This figure includes expenses related to the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and taxes. Meanwhile, the company’s revenue surged 66% year-on-year to Rs 2,473 crore during the same period.

PhonePe widens lead over G-Pay in March; CRED’s UPI ranking slips to 7th

EntrackrEntrackr · 3m ago
PhonePe widens lead over G-Pay in March; CRED’s UPI ranking slips to 7th
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PhonePe widens lead over G-Pay in March; CRED’s UPI ranking slips to 7th While the top five UPI apps — PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm, Navi, and Super.money — maintained their positions, CRED dropped to seventh place, overtaken by Axis Bank. The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) recorded a 13.6% increase in volume in March, reaching 18.30 billion transactions. While the top five UPI apps — PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm, Navi, and Super.money — maintained their positions, CRED dropped to seventh place, overtaken by Axis Bank. This follows a similar shift in February, when Super.money replaced CRED in the top five rankings. Axis Bank moved ahead of CRED after recording 125 million B2C transactions in March. In the UPI system, B2C (business-to-customer) transactions include payments like refunds, salaries, or cashback that businesses send to customers. With a commanding 47.25% market share by transaction volume, PhonePe retained its top position by processing 8.64 billion transactions. Google Pay followed closely with 36.04%, handling 6.59 billion transactions. Together, the two giants controlled over 83% of the UPI transaction volume. Paytm, the third largest player, contributed a 6.67% share (1.22 billion transactions). In terms of transaction value, PhonePe again led with a 50.76% market share, handling over Rs 12.57 lakh crore, followed by Google Pay at 34.99% (Rs 8.66 lakh crore). CRED, despite a modest volume share of 0.79%, emerged as a high-value player and contributed Rs 55,091.22 crore, or 2.22% of the total value. This reflects the firm’s positioning among high-value users. Other apps like Amazon Pay, ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank had a relatively minor presence in terms of both volume and value but still catered to specific user segments. In a recent development, the Indian government approved a new scheme with a budget of Rs 1,500 crore to encourage small merchants to use digital payments through the BHIM-UPI platform.

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