InCred Money, part of InCred Group, is entering retail broking by acquiring South Asian Stocks Limited, known as Stocko.
Stocko, based in Delhi, will be rebranded as InCred Stocko post regulatory approvals, with its team joining InCred Money.
Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
This move allows InCred Group to offer equities and derivatives trading, broadening its services to include retail broking.
InCred aims to create a financial ecosystem covering lending, asset management, capital markets, and retail investing, supported by technology.
InCred's founder Bhupinder Singh sees Stocko as a platform with significant volume that can be enhanced with technology and customer-centric approach.
Stocko, established in 2013, caters to active traders and retail investors, providing trading options across various instruments with a starting order cost of INR 2.99.