Articles by Ruchi Bhatia, Siddhartha Singh and Suvashree Ghosh

India Slashes Size of Mega Insurer’s IPO With Issue Opening Next Week

India slashed the size of its biggest initial public offering by about 60%, pressing ahead with the sale even as the war in Ukraine continues to weigh on investor demand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will sell 221.4 million shares …

India Pushes for $203 Billion Valuation for State-Owned Insurer in Mega IPO: Sources

India is pushing for a valuation of about 15 trillion rupees ($203 billion) for a state-owned insurer that’s soon expected to file for the nation’s biggest initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said, even as arrangers awaited a …

Life Insurance Corp. of India’s IPO Prospectus Could Be Filed in Final Week of January

Life Insurance Corporation of India could file a prospectus in the final week of January for what would be the nation’s biggest initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The state-run insurer plans to file the …

Berkshire Hathaway, Other Foreign Firms to See Payoffs From India’s Fintech Revolution

China’s transformation from a financial-technology backwater into a $46 trillion-a-year global leader in digital payments left most international investors watching in awe from the sidelines. Now India is undergoing its own fintech revolution, and the race is on to grab …

Mega IPO Planned for India’s Biggest Insurer

India approved the sale of shares in state-run insurer Life Insurance Corp. of India, a key step in moving ahead with the mega-listing. The cabinet committee on economic affairs cleared the initial public offering proposal, according to Disinvestment Secretary Tuhin …

Tech Giants’ Move into Indian Financial Services Poses Stability Risk: Central Bank

India’s central bank warned about the growing presence of technology giants in the country’s digital financial services and payment systems which could pose a financial stability risk. In its semi-annual financial stability report, the Reserve Bank of India flagged concerns …