Amazon on Thursday announced that it has completed the acquisition of non-banking financial services company axio, formerly known as Capital Float, after receiving approval from the Reserve Bank of India.
Axio has been partnering with Amazon for over six years, providing buy-now-pay-later services to the e-commerce giant’s customers. “Amazon today announced the completion of its acquisition of axio (formerly Capital Float),” the e-commerce firm said in a statement.
The acquisition, one of Amazon’s largest in India, marks a milestone in Amazon’s commitment to expanding its financial services offerings in India, the statement said.
“Over the past six years, our partnership with axio has enabled us to unlock credit for more than 10 million customers. axio’s digital lending expertise combined with Amazon’s reach, technology know-how and bank relationships will help us expand responsible lending to millions more customers and small businesses in the coming years,” Mahendra Nerurkar, VP Payments, Amazon, said.
axio claims to have served over 10 million customers to date.
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