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Ola to buy Avail Finance

The ride hailing platform said in a statement that the acquisition is a key step in its broader push into the fintech space

Our Special Correspondent Mumbai Published 26.03.22, 03:24 AM
With this acquisition, Ola Financial Services will further strengthen its play in credit underserved segments

With this acquisition, Ola Financial Services will further strengthen its play in credit underserved segments File Picture

Ola, the ride hailing platform, is acquiring Avail Finance, a neo-bank providing financial services to the blue-collared workforce.

Avail Finance, which was founded by Ankush Aggarwal, brother of Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal, has over 6 million users. While Ola did not disclose details of the transaction, a Moneycontrol report said that the share-swap deal is worth $50 million. According to its website, Avail Finance also provides instant online personal loans, even as it also targets credit-worthy individuals that are currently under-served by formal lending institutions such as banks and non-banking finance companies.

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Ola said in a statement that the acquisition is a key step in its broader push into the fintech space as it looks to build a mobility-focused financial services business under Ola Financial Services, which is a subsidiary of its parent ANI Technologies.

“With this acquisition, Ola Financial Services will further strengthen its play in the credit underserved segments that comprise blue-collar workers such as Ola’s driver-partner ecosystem. The deal is subject to shareholder approval,” Ola said.

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