Mastercard makes a strategic investment in Tiger Worldwide-backed Razorpay

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Mastercard has made a strategic investment in Razorpay, an online payment gateway answer, these days. This is believed to be Credit card’s first and most effective funding in an Indian financial eracompany and second investment until date.
This investment is a part of the ‘Begin Direction’ programme launched by means of Mastercard. The programme goals to guide special startups which might be constructing technologies in finance andcommerce. With this affiliation, Razorpay will be receiving era upgrades and may be able to tap intoCredit card’s International danger and fraud expertise.
Razorpay has raised a total of $11.5 million from Tiger International, Matrix Partners and other angelinvestors like Naveen Tewari, Founder and CEO of InMobi; Kunal Shah, Founding father of FreeCharge; Kunal Bahl, CEO of Snapdeal; Rohit Bansal, Co-Founding father of Snapdeal, and others.
“This investment will supply us get right of entry to to Mastercard’s understanding base and know-how,accordingly bringing us newer technology and gear, which weren’t to be had. The investment will evenhelp us build deep relationships with banks, way to the Credit card call. It’s going to help us increaseacross the world inside the next six to eight months as nicely,” says Harshil Mathur, CEO and Co-Founding father of Razorpay.
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