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Launched in 2012, FIA Global has 35,000 outlets that function as mini bank branches. Equipped with a laptop, biometric device and printer, the facilities are manned by micro entrepreneurs from the local community. These are connected with the partner banks core banking solution, enabling customers to walk in and conduct basic financial transactions in real time.

The eleven jurors, including top business leaders, startup entrepreneurs who have taken their companies public recently, marqueeinvestors and other founders, displayed a razor-sharp focus on business models built for the long term to zero in on the winners.

Business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce firm OfBusiness bagged top honours at the ninth edition of Indias most prestigious awards for entrepreneurship — The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023.

The B2B ecommerce firm OfBusiness bags top prize; Nexus Venture Partners MD Jishnu Bhattacharjee wins Midas Touch award.

After more than two hours of deliberations on the basis of an 87-page dossier, the high-powered jury for the Economic Times Startup Awards 2023 selected the eight winners from a cohort of 38 nominees.

The jury members spread across the world will come together to recognise the brightest and best entrepreneurial leaders in what has turned out to be one of the most testing years for the startup ecosystem.

An eye on profitability and balancing growth with innovation are the key traits that jurors will look for in the contenders.

Finally, its time to announce the last but most coveted category of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023: Startup of The Year. A singular focus on innovation and growth is what it will take to lay claim to this title. This and more in todays ETtech Morning Dispatch.

Byjus has begun selling its group assets as it puts Epic and Great Learning on the block to generate $800 million-$1 billion in cash.

A star-studded jury led by Kotak Mahindra Bank founder and director Uday Kotak will meet virtually on September 12 to pick the winners of The Economic Times Startup Awards 2023, marking the launch of the ninth edition of Indias most coveted recognition for entrepreneurial excellence.