Synopsis
The story of how BharatPe, a three-year-old fintech startup, partnered 44-year-old NBFC Centrum Finance to acquire a banking licence and make a play for the troubled PMC Bank has more to it than meets the eye.
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(L-R) BharatPe cofounder Ashneer Grover, Centrum Group chairman Jaspal Bindra, BharatPe group president Suhail Sameer
Mumbai | Bengaluru:BharatPe’s
proposed joint venture with non-banking financial company Centrum Finance to set up a small finance bank and acquire troubled Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank is a landmark event for fintech players harbouring banking ambitions.
The deal, however, has not been easy to stitch up.
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