Arogya Finance: Cancer Loans, Tech Acquisitions & Banking AI

Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Non-bank lender Arogya Finance on Monday announced a tie-up with Immuneel Therapeutics to give loans of up to Rs 25 lakh to cancer patients by the pharma company.

Eligible patients will be able to begin CAR=T cell therapy treatment in a timely manner without arranging the entire treatment cost upfront, as per an official statement.




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*Nikhil Kamath's WTF acquires Mumbai-based BTG



Discount brokerage Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath on Monday announced the acquisition of independent creative agency BTG for an undisclosed sum.

The acquisition has been done by WTF, the media and venture platform founded by Kamath, and comes right after a deal in which it had bought another creative agency, One Hand Clap (OHC), as per an official statement.




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*SAVE Microfinance secures Rs 40 crore debt



SAVE Microfinance on Monday announced securing a Rs 40 crore borrowing from state-run Indian Overseas Bank and the non-bank lender Northern Arc Capital.

The fresh funding will be utilised to scale the company's microfinance operations, enhance customer outreach and meet the growing demand for credit, as per an official statement.




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*Tonetag launches voice-first business assistant for banks



Deep tech startup Tonetag has launched a voice-first business assistant which will help banks offer a full range of merchant banking services at merchant counters without any new infrastructure.

The platform christened 'eKosha' is built for over 80 million small businesses in the country and converges payments, banking and AI into a single device, as per an official statement.