Amazon has agreed to acquire Indian buy-now, pay-later startup Axio, deepening its push into financial services in one of its fastest-growing markets. The Amazon has agreed to acquire Indian buy now pay later startup Axio.

Amazon and Axio previously had a six-year equity partnership, but they did not reveal the specifics of the takeover. Axio specialises in providing credit to customers, with a focu

Axio announced in a blog post that it had signed an agreement with Amazon for a proposed acquisition in December, following the successful completion of due diligence. This development comes after Amazon SMBhav Venture Fund led a $20 million equity funding round in Axio in August last year.

Tech giant Amazon has signed an agreement to acquire Indian Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) startup axio, according to a blog post.

Although Axio started operations in 2014 by lending to the SME segment, it later pivoted to consumer finance in 2018 and acquired a 60% stake in Walnut, a personal finance app.

Amazon agrees to acquire Bengaluru-based digital lending startup Axio, formerly known as Capital Float, for an estimated enterprise value of $150-160

Amazon has been an invaluable partner in this journey, and we have more to accomplish together,” Axio wrote in a blog post. “This means reaching more under-served customers, diversifying our offerings to address more unmet needs,

Amazon Inc. is set to acquire buy-now-pay-later firm Axio, the local fintech said in a blog on its website. "In December, after successful completion of due diligence, we signed an agreement with Amazon for a proposed acquisition of Axio.

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