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Salman SH

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Zepto's IPO filing shows the challenge of cracking quick-commerce economics

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By Salman SH, Sowmya Ramasubramanian
| HT Syndication
New Delhi, June 11 -- Zepto's updated draft red herring prospectus shows a quick-commerce business still working through a basic question: how to make speed cheaper. Its average delivery cost per order rose from Rs.42.05 in 2023-24 to Rs.45.80 in 2024-25, and then to Rs.45.74 in 2025-26. The filing, according to experts, does not show a company that has solved the quick-commerce economics, but rather one that is still spending heavily to build reach, density and speed.
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Zepto’s IPO filing shows the challenge of cracking quick-commerce economics

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By Salman SH, Sowmya Ramasubramanian
| Mint
Zepto’s updated draft red herring prospectus shows a quick-commerce business still working through a basic question: how to make speed cheaper. Its average delivery cost per order rose from ₹42.05 in 2023-24 to ₹45.80 in 2024-25, and then to ₹45.74 in 2025-26. The filing, according to experts, does not show a company that has solved the quick-commerce economics, but rather one that is still spending heavily to build reach, density and speed.
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Mint Explainer: After loans, can India’s account aggregators conquer insurance, wealth and tax?

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By Salman SH
| Mint
The RBI’s recognition of Sahamati as a self-regulatory organization (SRO) gives India’s account aggregator (AA) network a formal, industry-led governing body. While the network has already established itself as a vital credit rail for banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), Mint explains why its ultimate test lies in its ability to expand beyond loans into insurance, wealth management, taxation, and broking. What are account aggregators?
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