Mumbai, Sep 21 (PTI) Non-bank lender Trucap Finance and largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Thursday announced a co-lending tie-up to extend gold loans and lending to small businesses.

The partnership will aim to extend loans to underserved borrowers predominantly in non-urban locations, according to a statement.

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*** Easemyai raises Rs 3 crore * Easemyai on Thursday announced that it has raised Rs 3 crore in a seed funding round led by Inflection Point Ventures.

The funds will be utilised for product development, recruiting sales and marketing teams, and expanding our distributor network, a statement said.

*** AEGF collaborates with Mastercard to launch 'Bharat Kisan Manch' platform * The Agri Entrepreneur Growth Foundation (AEGF) on Thursday announced a collaboration with Mastercard to launch a platform for helping farmers gain access to market and financial services.

The platform christened 'Bharat Kisan Manch' will be powered by the payments company's community pass digital infrastructure, a statement said.

*** Montra Electric partners with Exponent Energy * Murugappa Group's EV brand Montra Electric and energy-tech startup Exponent Energy has formed a partnership to develop rapid charging electric vehicles in the 3-wheeler segment, according to a statement on Wednesday.

As part of this, Montra Electric will launch a rapid charging three-wheeler variant that will be equipped with Exponent's 8.8 kWh battery pack and will achieve a 0-100 per cent charge in 15 minutes at its charging facility, it said.

Montra Electric offers a three-wheeler, Super Auto in the passenger category.

*** Kunal Mundra partners with Grip to launch Electrifi Mobility * Kunal Mundra, former India CEO of CARS24, has partnered digital investment platform Grip to launch full-stack EV asset management and leasing company, Electrifi Mobility.

The company aims to offer an end-to-end asset management solution covering asset selection, leasing, maintenance, post-sales support, refurbishment and redeployment of EV assets, according to a statement.

Electrifi Mobility said its in-house engineering teams would help fleet operators choose the right OEM products for their use case. Their leasing arm will then work on creating an operating lease for fleet operators in partnership with multiple capital providers, that enables them to deploy more assets profitably.

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