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Skydo receives final RBI authorisation for cross-border payments

EntrackrEntrackr · 23h ago
Skydo receives final RBI authorisation for cross-border payments
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Skydo, a cross-border payments platform for exporters, has received final authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payment Aggregator–Cross Border (PA-CB). The Bengaluru-based platform had received in-principle authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) entity back in Jan. last year. It has also secured Payment Service Provider (PSP) approval from Amazon, enabling it to process payments for exporters participating in Amazon's Global Selling program. According to Skydo, it is among the first Cross-Border fintechs to secure this license, strengthening it aims to build transparent and seamless payment infrastructure for Indian MSMEs to grow globally. With the final PA-CB authorisation in place, Skydo will continue to deepen its product offerings and expand coverage across additional trade corridors. Skydo has introduced several first-to-market offerings for India’s growing MSME export sector, including seamless local payment acceptance in difficult corridors like Africa, and a suite of value-added services like Invoicing, Analytics and Payment Reminders. Co-founded in 2022 by Srivatsan Sridhar and Movin Jain, Skydo is a cross-border payments platform that simplifies global money movement for businesses. Its unified stack spans global collections, payouts, card acceptance, compliance automation, and developer-first APIs. The platform enables exporters to collect locally from international clients, with transparent flat-fee pricing, no markup on live mid-market FX rates, and fast settlements. Skydo provides instant access to compliance documents like FIRC through deep integration with partner banks, and offers a full suite of Accounts-Receivable tools like invoicing, payment reminders and ledgering, and integration with ERP / Accounting. The platform asserts that it serves more than 30,000 Indian MSMEs, freelancers, and startups across over 50 cities, supporting collections in more than 32 currencies.

Ahead of IPO, PayU receives final Payment Aggregator license

EntrackrEntrackr · 8m ago
Ahead of IPO, PayU receives final Payment Aggregator license
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Ahead of IPO, PayU receives final Payment Aggregator license PayU has received final authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online Payment Aggregator. This allows the fintech firm to onboard new merchants onto its platform. In April 2024, PayU received in-principle approval from the RBI to operate as a payment aggregator. “As we move forward, we remain dedicated to building a resilient, compliant, inclusive, and innovation-driven institution—one that serves merchants of all sizes and contributes meaningfully to the Digital India vision of the RBI and the Government,” said a PayU spokesperson. The development comes at a time when PayU is planning for its IPO, eyeing a public listing during the second half of 2025. The company also appointed Pramod Rao as its Chief Risk Officer, who will oversee risk management, regulatory compliance, and strengthen the organization’s financial and operational risk framework. PayU has acquired a 43.5% stake in real-time payments technology firm Mindgate Solutions, enhancing its footprint in India’s real-time payments space and leveraging Mindgate’s expertise to drive digital payment innovation globally. Several other startups have secured authorization from the RBI as payment aggregators. MobiKwik’s subsidiary Zaakpay and PB Fintech’s subsidiary PB Pay received in-principle approval, and BharatPe’s Resilient Payments was granted final approval. Earlier this year, cross-border payments company Skydo received in-principle authorization from the RBI to operate as a Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) entity.

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