AI can transform banking, but data, privacy, governance remain key challenges: CEOsTop bank CEOs discussed AI's beneficial use in banking operations. They highlighted generative and agentic AI for customer service and inte...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Don't worry about AI! Why PPFAS CIO Rajeev Thakkar wants Indian investors to read what tech analyst Benedict Evans saidPPFAS CIO Rajeev Thakkar says fears that AI will destroy IT jobs are exaggerated. Citing Benedict Evans and historical automation, he argue...
11 Aug, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
OpenAI buys back $7 billion of employee shares in tender offerThe ChatGPT maker bought back shares from current and former employees rather than tapping outside investors for the tender offer. The deal...
11 Aug, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
AI in this decade is what digitsation was in the last: RBI governorBanks must understand artificial intelligence deployment for future success. AI can enhance financial inclusion and improve existing public...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
Vecton AI raises Rs 6 crore in pre-seed funding led by Zeropearl VC to help financial institutions with AI transformationThe investment will strengthen Vecton's transformation model, enabling financial institutions to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and unlo...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
AI in banking must move beyond retail to farms, MSMEs: SBI Chairman SettyIn a recent statement, CS Setty, Chairman of the State Bank of India, underscored AI's transformative potential for the Indian banking sect...
11 Aug, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
India stages a comeback as AI trade gets crowded: What fund flows revealAs global investors crowd into AI-linked markets in South Korea and Taiwan, India is re-emerging as an anti-AI portfolio diversifier. Moder...
09 Aug, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Parag Parikh Flexi Cap current underperformance not noteworthy; cash at 14-15%, HDFC Bank outlook unchanged: Rajeev ThakkarPPFAS Mutual Fund CIO Rajeev Thakkar said the recent underperformance of Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund is neither unusual nor significant. He...
08 Aug, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Nazara’s new raise; PEs gravitate to startupsHappy Friday! Nazara Technologies will raise funds via a preferential issue. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
07 Aug, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
M2P raises Rs 100 crore debt from Alteria to fund AI expansionThe three-year facility — M2P’s second debt raise — will largely finance AI product development and computing capacity, cofounder and chief...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Global Market: SoftBank's AI strategy stays on course despite flat OpenAI valuation in Q1SoftBank reported an 18% decline in first-quarter net profit, though earnings exceeded expectations as strong gains from Intel and ByteDanc...
06 Aug, 2026, 03.48 PM IST
AI can turbocharge India's growth despite job disruption: World BankArtificial intelligence can significantly boost developing economies' growth before the decade ends. India leads AI adoption, benefiting fa...
05 Aug, 2026, 03.59 PM IST
Business outcomes, not AI models, will decide enterprise deals: Gnani.ai CEO Ganesh GopalanIn an interview with the Economic Times, Gnani.ai CEO Ganesh Gopalan said the biggest challenge to enterprise AI adoption was not other AI ...
05 Aug, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
AI can accelerate growth in developing economies, says World BankDeveloping economies are experiencing their weakest average growth performance in three decades. The report said AI could significantly lif...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
Household savings rise to 21.7% of GDP in FY25: GovtHousehold savings increased to 21.7 percent of GDP in 2024-25. Government and RBI measures aim to boost incomes and financial security. RBI...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.14 PM IST
Global Market: SoftBank earnings in focus as AI investment push raises funding, debt questionsSoftBank faces investor scrutiny over financing its AI expansion and managing debt. The company plans to fund significant AI commitments wh...
04 Aug, 2026, 02.06 PM IST
SoftBank's AI funding plans to face reckoning at earningsSoftBank announced record net profit in the year ended March 2026, but its share price has dropped by almost half since the start of June, ...
04 Aug, 2026, 12.11 PM IST