Top fintech trends of 2020; Edtech startup Unacademy's valuation touches $2B

From companies joining the unicorn club to UPI trumping other payment services, 2020 has seen significant trends unfold in India's fintech industry.

Unacademy has raised undisclosed funds, valuing at $2 billion. It had turned unicorn in September after raising $150 million.

B2B ecommerce startup Peel-Works' retail management platform helps improve the efficiency and profitability of mom-and-pop stores.

Latambarcem Brewers, with its brands Maka di and Borécha, is expecting a turnover of Rs 25-30 crore in the next financial year.

Cybernetyx creates novel ways of human-computer interaction using intelligent vision, enabling a direct human interface.

Launched in 2010, KariGhars provides turnkey interior designing solutions and the company has so far completed work on 5,000 homes.

HopeQure, a mental wellness startup, enables people to obtain therapy and counselling through a secure virtual platform.

Shoptimize provides SMBs and large businesses with a D2C ecommerce platform to create online stores, integrate payment gateways etc.

Serial entrepreneur Rohit Anand on the joy of building large companies