TOKYO -- SoftBank Group is accelerating its investments in Indian tech startups again after a temporary lull, eyeing a stake in a mobile payment company and arranging mergers of e-commerce platforms.
The Japanese mobile and tech giant has cultivated a number of ventures in India, but lately turned to focus on other projects. Now it is coming back with the weight of its planned $100 billion tech investment fund -- with such partners as the Saudi Arabian government -- behind it.
