ETtech Deals Digest: DheyaTech, Firi lead weekly startup funding at $16 millionSeed-stage deals accounted for 71.2% of the capital raised during the week, while early-stage rounds made up the remaining 28.8%. There wer...
18 Sep, 2026, 08.30 PM IST
Artemis Medicare shares gain 26% in 3 months; analysts see 30% upsideIn a significant expansion move, Artemis Medicare Services plans to increase its hospital capacity, targeting nearly two thousand operation...
18 Sep, 2026, 07.25 AM IST
Digital gold may come under RBI, Sebi oversight; physical backing proposedDiscussions are underway to tighten digital gold rules, requiring physical bullion backing for every unit. The government is considering jo...
18 Sep, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
UPI MDR could bring transaction value into payment apps’ market-share battle, industry executives sayThe new revenue stream could also draw banks and ecommerce companies into consumer UPI. Pine Labs chairman, managing director and chief exe...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Decoding MDR’s impact; EV bikes’ policy change sparks debateHappy Thursday! The return of MDR is set to change UPI's market share game. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Sep, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
MDR on UPI does not make sense for broking and investment payments, say Nithin Kamath and Deepak ShenoyThe NPCI has unveiled a new merchant discount rate that introduces a 0.4% fee for UPI person-to-merchant transactions exceeding Rs 2000. Th...
16 Sep, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Beauty and personal care quick commerce startup Firi raises $3 million led by 360 One AssetThe company plans to use the funds to expand into makeup, fragrances and other beauty categories and add more dark stores as it plans to de...
16 Sep, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
NPCI announces MDR for UPI; merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 to attract 0.4% chargeWhile NPCI has not specified a threshold based on the size of a merchant’s turnover, it said in its announcement that vendors operating und...
15 Sep, 2026, 11.32 PM IST
Voice AI startup Arrowhead eyes fresh funding to accelerate international expansionArrowhead is betting on BFSI-led international expansion as it scales voice agents across lending, insurance, collections and customer serv...
15 Sep, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
India consults banks, payment firms on fees for large UPI payments, sources sayIndia's payments authority is discussing charges on large UPI transactions. This follows a recent change in law allowing fees on payments o...
15 Sep, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Gold ETF inflows jump 67% to Rs 2,596 crore in August. Why are investors piling in?Gold prices and Gold ETFs have delivered strong returns, but experts caution investors against chasing recent performance. While central ba...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
RBI recognises Unified Fintech Forum as second self-regulatory body for fintechThe RBI had recognised the Fintech Association for Consumer Empowerment (FACE) as the first SRO-FT in August 2024, after it laid down the f...
10 Sep, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
Adobe’s next boss joins a powerful club: Meet the Indian-origin CEOs running the world’s biggest companiesAdobe’s next CEO Anil Chakravarthy is joining a powerful club. From Microsoft and Google to Chanel, FedEx and Micron, Indian-origin executi...
05 Sep, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
From IIT Varanasi to Silicon Valley peak: Who is Adobe's newly appointed CEO Anil Chakravarthy?Adobe has appointed Anil Chakravarthy as its new CEO, succeeding Shantanu Narayen, who will become executive chair after more than 18 years...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Recent Indian executive moves at OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta & other tech majorsIndian executives have recently taken on key leadership roles at some of the world’s biggest AI and technology companies, highlighting the ...
28 Aug, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
Ringg AI raises $10 million in funding from Peak XV Partners, othersFounded in 2023 by Siddharth Tripathi, Kali Charan Vemuru and Utkarsh Shukla, the startup counts Policybazaar, CRED, Flipkart, Groww and Pr...
26 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
InCred hires Avendus wealth experts to launch new platform for ultra-high-net-worth individualsInCred recently welcomed three senior professionals from the competition, Avendus, to establish a dedicated platform aimed at ultra-high-ne...
25 Aug, 2026, 01.16 PM IST