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.
BharatPe is looking to grow its tech team by three times, with bundle of incentives
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