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Branch International Appoints Sricheta Das as Head of Marketing for India

January 29th, 2026

"Branch International Appoints Sricheta Das as Head of Marketing for India"

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Budget 2026: What are the key expectations of fintech players from the Government?

January 29th, 2026

"Budget 2026: What are the key expectations of fintech players from the Government?"

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Budget Expectation

January 27th, 2026

"Budget Expectation"

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Branch International & United Way Launch Saksham to Support 63 Women Entrepreneurs

December 20th, 2025

"Branch International & United Way Launch Saksham to Support 63 Women Entrepreneurs"

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Branch International & United Way Launch Saksham to Support 63 Women Entrepreneurs

December 18th, 2025

"Branch International & United Way Launch Saksham to Support 63 Women Entrepreneurs"

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Branch International & United Way Launch Saksham to Support 63 Women Entrepreneurs

December 18th, 2025

"Branch International & United Way Launch Saksham to Support 63 Women Entrepreneurs"

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Branch International Partners with Claylab

November 25th, 2025

"Branch International Partners with Claylab"

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Branch International Partners with Claylab

November 25th, 2025

"Branch International Partners with Claylab"

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Data-driven HR: The growing role of people analytics in strategic workforce planning

October 12th, 2025

"Data-driven HR: The growing role of people analytics in strategic workforce planning"

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Prateek Pathak: How diverse marketing roles fuel a fintech strategy for India

May 13th, 2025

"Prateek Pathak: How diverse marketing roles fuel a fintech strategy for India"

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RBI Expands Co-lending To All Regulated Entities, Ends Priority-sector Restriction

April 10th, 2025

"RBI Expands Co-lending To All Regulated Entities, Ends Priority-sector Restriction"

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AI vs BI

March 26th, 2025

"AI vs BI"

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The Changing Landscape of Tech Jobs by 2030

February 2025

"The Changing Landscape of Tech Jobs by 2030"

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Industry Leader Insights: Union Budget 2025 Reactions

February 1st, 2025

"Industry Leader Insights: Union Budget 2025 Reactions"

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Scaling Smart: Payroll For A Global Workforce

February 1st, 2025

"Scaling Smart: Payroll For A Global Workforce"

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Budget 2025: Innovation push, tax sops —here's what fintech players expect from FM Sitharaman on February 1

January 27th, 2025

"Budget 2025: Innovation push, tax sops —here's what fintech players expect from FM Sitharaman on February 1"

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Fintech marketing in mobile-first world: Reaching customers on their devices

January 20th, 2025

"Fintech marketing in mobile-first world: Reaching customers on their devices"

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Branch wins the Innovation in Digital Lending Award

November 24th, 2022

"Branch International is awarded the 'Innovation in Digital Lending' at the 12th Elets Technomedia NBFC 100 Tech Summit in Mumbai, India."

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Branch International partners Foundation Capital, Visa to raise $170m financing

April 9, 2019

"Branch International in collaboration with Foundation Capital and Visa, has announced a new global partnership and investment from Visa (NYSE: V) to raise $170 million series C financing for people unreached by banks."

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Mobile Lending App Branch Partners With Visa, Announces $170 Million In Fresh Funding

April 8, 2019

"Fintech startup Branch International, which assesses creditworthiness using smartphone data, has raised $170 million in Series C financing and announced a new partnership with Visa. Foundation Capital and Visa led the round, which also included...."

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Smartphone App-based Startup Branch Set To Operate In India

March 14, 2019

"San Francisco-based startup Branch International, a mobile app-based lender with operations in Africa and Latin America, launched in India this month. Branch offers customers personal loans from Rs 500 to Rs 50,000 through its Android app and is one of the..."

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Mobile app-based lender startup, Branch International, enters India

March 13, 2019

"MUMBAI: San Francisco based startup Branch International, a mobile app-based lender with operations in Africa and Latin America, launched in India this month. Branch offers customers personal loans from Rs 500 to Rs 50,000 through its Android app and is one of the first..."

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This young lending startup just secured $70 million to lend $2 at a time

March 28, 2018

"You don't hear of many $2 loans in the United States, where $2 won't buy you more than a chocolate bar. But in cities like Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya, $2 has the buying power of roughly $40, making such 'micro' loans useful when you're running..."

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Tested By Adversity, Fintech Branch Emerges Stronger (And Better At Risk Management)

July 24, 2017

"Branch makes small personal loans to people in sub-Saharan African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria via their Android phones. Applicants download Branch's app which scours personal data on their phone such as texts, calls..."

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Meet Branch, the 'Branchless Bank' for Emerging Markets

April 22, 2016

"Matt Flannery, Branch's co-founder and chief executive officer, discusses the Branch app and the mobile banking landscape with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on 'Bloomberg West.'"

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