Lending Platforms LazyPay, Kissht Unavailable After Meity Bans 94 Mobile Apps With Links To China
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) recently banned 94 mobile apps with links to China. This affected digital lending platforms LazyPay and Kissht, causing some customers to lose access.
After an order from the IT Ministry on February 5, the websites of LazyPay, owned by PayU, and loan provider Kissht were unavailable on major telecom networks.
Kissht’s founder, Ranvir Singh, said that the app and website are still working for customers, although he did notice a Play Store notification about Kissht. A company spokesperson added that “Kissht has no Chinese stakeholders.” PayU is owned by the South African company Naspers.
Many LazyPay and Kissht users who couldn’t pay their bills because of the outages expressed their frustration on Twitter. One user...








