Spat over, BharatPe back on track for profitability and an IPO
Live MintMumbai: Fintech lender BharatPe is aiming for its first full-year profitability thisfinancial year as it puts behind the yearslong acrimony with its high-profile former chief and prepares to enter the public markets. The company is also looking to launch a cobranded credit card business with Unity Small Finance Bank and will soon launch a credit line product on UPI. Trillionloans andLiquiloans Negi also said BharatPe was looking to acquire the remaining 39% in its non-banking finance company arm Trillionloans Fintech, which is co-promoted by NDX Financial Services Pvt. The Unity Small Finance Bank stake sale Mint reported on 3 January that BharatPe was looking to sell a 10-25% stake in Unity Small Finance Bank had appointed investment bank Rothschild & Co. to help it look for buyers. Negi confirmed the plans but said BharatPe had till 2030 to complete the stake sale process involving Unity Small Finance Bank and that it would not affect its IPO plans.