Fisdom forays into tax solutions with acquisition of Tax2win
Fisdom, India’s leading wealth tech company has acquired Jaipur based online income tax return filing platform, Tax2win.in for an undisclosed amount. This move marks Fisdom’s entry into tax solutions segment, as part of company’s plan to offer complete suite of financial services for its customers and partners.
Tax2win not only enables customers to plan and file
income tax returns in a hassle-free manner but is also dedicated to their
mission of educating the customers about taxes. The company offers tax filing
and post filing services for individuals as well as small businesses. It
enables the users to file taxes within 5 minutes for free, using its fastest
Do-It-Yourself platform. Users can also file with the assistance from their
eCA. Fisdom’s customers will be able to avail this service along with their
existing solutions like investments, savings and insurance.
Fisdom has been backed by marquee investors such as
PayU, Quona Capital and Saama Capital. Fisdom operates in a unique partnership
model and has partnered with Karnataka Bank, City Union Bank, Indian bank,
Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bajaj Finserv, Google Pay among others.
Speaking on the acquisition, Mr. Subramanya SV,
Co-Founder & CEO, Fisdom said, “The acquisition of Tax2win further enhances
Fisdom's position as a leading wealth tech company in India and is in is in
line with the company’s strategic goal to offer a complete suite of financial
services for its customers and partners. Topic of tax is perceived as a
complicated subject by customers at large and there is a significant awareness
gap. We welcome Tax2win’s team and clients on-board a new and exciting journey
with us. The company has a strong management team led by experienced and passionate
founders. We look forward to build on Tax2win’s foundation and marquee
partnerships.”
Much like Fisdom, Tax2win also has a large
partnership led distribution model. Tax2win has partnered with several G2C
platforms like CSC, e-mitra, Sahaj, digital platforms like Google Pay, Phonepe,
Paytm and banks like SBI to offer tax filing services to their customers and
employees. In the last fiscal itself, more than 1 Crore people have visited the
Tax2Win platform and lacs of people have already filed their income tax returns
through Tax2win.
Mr. Abhishek Soni, Co-Founder & CEO, Tax2win
said, “We are very happy to join Fisdom in the mission to provide holistic
financial services to our customers across investments, insurance, savings and
advisory services. We are also looking to bring out innovative tax solutions to
our customers in the coming months and years related to tax savings, tax saving
investments, choosing the best tax regime etc.Post the acquisition, Tax2win
will continue to operate independently. However, both the companies will work
together to provide a holistic experience to their respective customers and
partners incorporating each other’s product portfolio.
As per the data by Income Tax Department the Income
tax returns filing grew by 5% this year. With over 4% of Indian population
filing Income tax and only a little over 1% of the population paying taxes,
there is a huge untapped market that can be catered to. Due to ease in filing
the income tax, created by Tax2win and other e-filing portals, it is likely to
gain more traction.
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