Results · Financial Services
Niyo income rises 78% to ₹178 crore
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Niyo
- What it does
- Travel fintech
- Kind
- Results
- Amount
- ₹178 Cr
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2015
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Niyo is a travel fintech selling forex cards, remittances, flights, hotels, eSIMs and insurance, with its own forex licence
What happened
Income grew 78% to ₹178 crore in FY26 while the loss fell 58% to ₹33 crore
Why it matters
Niyo credits AI use across support and operations, and expects over 50% yearly growth while it moves toward profit
The details
- Income rose 78% to ₹178 crore.
- Loss fell 58% to ₹33 crore.
- EBITDA loss nearly halved to ₹32 crore.
- Operating expenses rose 20% to ₹201 crore.
The bigger picture
- Better efficiency is narrowing losses.
- Selling more products to existing users lifts revenue.
About the business
- Niyo is an Indian fintech that offers digital banking, travel money and expense tools for individuals and businesses.
- It is best known for travel cards and forex (foreign currency) services for people who spend abroad.
- Its customers are mainly young travellers and everyday app users, with over 6 million users on board.
- It earns money from fees on payments, cards and forex services; its forex arm Kanji Forex has been expanding.
- Revenue grew about 78% to ₹178 crore in the year to March 2026, with the loss cut to ₹33 crore.
What happens next
- Keep growth above 50% a year.
Founders
- Vinay Bagri, Co-founder and CEO
- Virender Bisht, Co-founder and CTO
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- Niyo wins GIFT City payment licence8 September 2026 · Policy
- Niyo acquires RemitX forex business for ₹11.4 crore1 September 2026 · Acquisition · ₹11.4 Cr
- Niyo Forex gets permanent RBI dealer licence3 August 2026 · Policy
- Niyo launches zero-markup forex model17 April 2026 · Launch
- Niyo Forex opens Chennai branch1 April 2026 · Launch
- Niyo brings back Sai Sankar as forex chief9 February 2026 · People
- Niyo cuts FY25 net loss 55% to ₹78 crore23 October 2025 · Results · ₹78 Cr
- Niyo raises $30 million from Multiples12 July 2022 · Funding · $30 million
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