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PB Fintech reports 7.5% dip in Q1 FY25 revenue; maintains profit

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PB Fintech reports 7.5% dip in Q1 FY25 revenue; maintains profit
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Policybazaar and Paisabazaar’s parent, PB Fintech, reported a 7.3% decline in its revenue during the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal (FY25) year. The firm, however, managed to keep its grip on the profit numbers in the same period as compared to the previous quarter (Q4 FY24). PB Fintech’s revenue slipped to Rs 1,010 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 1,090 crore during the quarter ended March 2024, as per the company’s disclosure with the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Insurance broking formed 83.6% of the collections which decreased 7.5% to Rs 845 crore during Q1 FY25. The income from other operating activities, which include marketing, advertising, consulting, and support services, plunged 5.7% to Rs 165 crore in the same period. The firm earned Rs 100 crore from non-operating activities including financial income, tallying its overall revenue to Rs 1,111 crore in Q1 FY24. For PB Fintech, employee benefits cost remained the largest cost center forming 42% of the overall expenditure. This cost saw a mere increase of 3.4% QoQ to Rs 455 crore in the past quarter (Q1 FY25). The company’s spending on finance, advertising-promotion, network, internet, and other overheads pushed its total expenditure to Rs 1,081 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 1,114 crore in Q4 FY24. Despite the decline in scale, PB Fintech has managed to maintain steady profits, which stood at Rs 60 crore in Q1 FY25. On a unit level, the Gurugram-based firm spent Rs 1.07 to earn a rupee in Q1 FY25. PB Fintech ended the day (August 6) with a share price of Rs 1,425 and its total market capitalization was Rs 64,984 crore, or $7.2 billion.

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Policybazaar parent PB Fintech enters healthcare with new subsidiary

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Policybazaar's parent company, PB Fintech Limited, has announced plans to enter the healthcare sector by setting up a subsidiary named PB Healthcare Private Limited. PB Fintech aims to address inefficiencies in the insurance ecosystem and improve trust by focusing on the lifetime value of customers. The company will invest up to $100 million in infrastructure and operational frameworks. The proposed model involves partnerships with hospitals and insurers to establish standardized procedures and reduce claims discrepancies. This move is expected to accelerate industry growth and indirectly benefit Policybazaar's market penetration. PB Fintech reported a significant increase in revenue and profits in Q2 FY25.

Infibeam Avenue reports 43% growth in PAT in Q1 FY25

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Infibeam Avenue reports 43% growth in PAT in Q1 FY25
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Fintech firm Infibeam Avenues on Friday released its financial results for the first quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (Q1 FY25). The company witnessed a 3.6% increase in gross revenue whereas its profit spiked 43% growth during the quarter ending June 2025. Infibeam Avenues’s gross revenue grew to Rs 753 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 727 crore in Q4 FY24, according to the company’s unaudited consolidated quarterly report filed with the National Stock Exchange. The payment business formed 93.6% of the total revenue which stood at Rs 705 crore in Q1 FY25 while the income from providing customized e-commerce solutions brought Rs 39.3 crore to its coffers. Infibeam claims to have over 10 million merchants, with an average daily addition of more than 2,550 merchants in Q1 FY25. At the end, its other operating and financial income pushed Infibeam Avenues’ overall revenue to Rs 781 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 743 crore in Q4 FY24. On the cost front, the operating expenses (including payment processing cost) formed 90% of the overall expenditure. This cost remained flat at Rs 634 crore in Q1 FY25. The firm’s spending on employee benefits, legal, and other overheads took its overall cost up by 3.5% to Rs 703 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 679 crore in Q4 FY24. The increase in other income and consistent growth in scale helped Infibeam to register a 42.9% spike in its profits to Rs 70 crore in Q1 FY25 from Rs 49 crore in Q4 FY24. On a unit level, The Ahmedabad-based company spent Rs 0.93 to earn rupee in Q1 FY25. The company also acquired a majority stake (54%) in Rediff.com. The acquired company will become a subsidiary of Infibeam Avenue. “With this synergy, we are poised to unlock new dimensions of growth, redefining the essence of cloud and fintech engagement,” said Vishal Mehta, Chairman and MD of Infibeam Avenues. Infibeam Avenue is currently trading at Rs 32.42 (as of 03.00 PM) and its total market capitalization stood at Rs 9,019 crore or $1.1 billion.

PB Fintech posts Rs 1,292 Cr revenue and Rs 72 Cr profits in Q3 FY25

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PB Fintech posts Rs 1,292 Cr revenue and Rs 72 Cr profits in Q3 FY25
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PB Fintech’s revenue increased to Rs 1,292 crore in Q3 FY25 as compared to Rs 871 crore during Q3 FY24, as per the firm’s unaudited consolidated financial results. PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, recorded a 48.3% year-on-year increase in revenue during the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal year (FY25). At the same time, the firm nearly doubled its profits, maintaining strong growth in earnings. Insurance broking formed 87.6% of the total collections which surged by 62.4% to Rs 1,132 crore during Q3 FY25 from Rs 697 crore in Q3 FY24. The income from other operating activities, which include marketing, advertising, consulting, and support services, plunged 8% to Rs 160 crore in the same period. The firm earned Rs 100 crore from non-operating activities including financial income, tallying its overall revenue to Rs 1,392 crore in Q3 FY25, compared to Rs 965 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year. For PB Fintech, employee benefits cost remained the largest cost center forming 37% of the overall expenditure. This cost increased by 22.4% YoY to Rs 487 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 398 crore in Q3 FY24. This includes Rs 51 crore as ESOP expense (non-cash). The company’s spending on advertising and promotional grew 34% to Rs 289 crore. Its network, internet, legal, rent, and other overheads pushed its total expenditure to Rs 1,307 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 926 crore in Q3 FY24. The significant year-on-year growth helped PB Fintech to post a 94.6% surge in profits to Rs 72 crore in Q3 FY25 from Rs 37 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year. On a unit level, the Gurugram-based firm spent Rs 1.01 to earn a rupee in Q3 FY25. PB Fintech ended the day on January 30 with a share price of Rs 1,659.7 and a total market capitalization of Rs 76,225 crore (approximately $9 billion).

PolicyBazaar’s PB Pay receives RBI approval for Payment Aggregation

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PolicyBazaar’s PB Pay receives RBI approval for Payment Aggregation
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PolicyBazaar’s PB Pay receives RBI approval for Payment Aggregation PB Pay Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of InsurTech firm PB Fintech, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment aggregator under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The approval comes nearly a year after the company submitted its application. The authorisation is subject to compliance with the RBI’s guidelines on the regulation of payment aggregators and payment gateways. Policybazaar focuses on insurance, while Paisabazaar, also under PB Fintech, handles the credit side — personal loans, business loans, credit cards, and credit scores. This move will help the company’s business to support and streamline payment across both insurance and credit verticals and reduce reliance on third-party service providers. Last month, PB Fintech also got the board approval to infuse Rs 696 crore or $80 million to its subsidiary PB Healthcare Services Pvt Ltd to strengthen its new unit’s operations in India’s health care sector. The parent company of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar reported a 48.3% year-on-year revenue growth to Rs 1,292 crore in the third quarter of the last fiscal year (Q3 FY25) from Rs 871 crore in Q3 FY24. During the same period, its net profit nearly doubled to Rs 72 crore from Rs 37 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. PB Fintech is currently trading at Rs 1,625 with a total market capitalization of Rs 74,629 crore (approximately $8.6 billion).

Visit Health raises $30 Mn in primary and secondary transaction

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Visit Health raises $30 Mn in primary and secondary transaction
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Telehealth and wellness platform Visit Health has raised Rs 250 crore ($30 million) in a combination of primary and secondary purchase of stake in the company held by Docprime Technologies, the current promoters and employees. Visit Health will use the funds to expand its business which involves a strategic partnership with health and wellness platform TatvaCare, the company said in a press release. In October 2021, DocPrime invested around $7.5 million in Visit Health. The New Delhi-based company had also scooped up $1.4 million in seed round from investors such as MapmyIndia, Snapdeal co-founders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, and Hetero Drugs Director Murali Krishna. In May, PB Fintech said that it will divest 29% of its holdings in Visit Health, which will be valued at Rs 76 crore ($9 million). The firm also added that it will make a divestment of Rs 2 crore in Visit Internet. Eight-year-old Visit Health offers customized wellness & OPD programs for SMEs and corporates’ employees and their families. It claims to serve more than 400 companies through its network of hospitals. Startup data intelligence platform TheKredible shows that DocPrime controlled 14.4% stake in Visit Health as of Series A round. For the fiscal year ending in March 2023 (FY23), Visit Health registered nearly three-fold jump in its revenue to Rs 53 crore from Rs 17.55 crore in FY22. The company managed to keep its losses below Rs 1 crore in FY23. It is yet to file FY24 numbers. On Tuesday, PB Fintech released its quarterly results. The company’s revenue slipped to Rs 1,010 crore in Q1 FY25 as compared to Rs 1,090 crore during the quarter ended March 2024. Despite the decline in scale, it managed to maintain steady profits, which stood at Rs 60 crore in Q1 FY25. Update: The headline and story have been updated to add correct information from Visit Health’s press release.

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