{"id":269391,"date":"2025-03-29T05:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T05:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/29\/financial-super-app-abound-raises-14-million-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T05:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T05:33:23","slug":"financial-super-app-abound-raises-14-million-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/29\/financial-super-app-abound-raises-14-million-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial super-app Abound raises $14 million &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-119673219,imgsize-76426,width-400,resizemode-4\/119673219.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Financial super-app Abound raises  million &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"Financial super-app Abound raises  million &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>New Delhi: <!-- -->Abound<!-- -->, the <!-- -->financial super-app<!-- --> designed for Indians in the US, has raised $14 million in <!-- -->seed funding<!-- --> to accelerate its goal of creating a seamless financial bridge between the non-resident Indians (<!-- -->NRIs<!-- -->) and India.<br \/>Led by NEAR Foundation, with participation from Circle Ventures, <!-- -->Times Internet<!-- --> and others, this round marks Abound\u2019s first external investment since its incubation at Times Internet, the digital arm of The Times of India Group.<br \/>The company has already processed over $150 million in <!-- -->remittances<!-- --> and facilitated $87 million in rewards GMV, demonstrating significant traction. 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