One soundbox soon for all payment apps as NPCI readies platformNPCI is developing a unified, interoperable soundbox system for UPI transactions, aiming to eliminate the need for merchants to use multipl...
India must leverage its digital verification architecture to evolve into a trust-based economyIndia faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...
Upwind: A US cybersecurity co shares what's in demand now as wars move to the cloudUpwind, a US cloud security firm, is expanding into India and Asia-Pacific. Demand is rising from defense and government sectors due to cyb...
Rewiring payments for the AI era: Inside PayU’s transformation playPayU is ramping up its AI-led payments push, building infrastructure for agentic commerce as UPI volumes surge and digital transactions sca...
How secured loans can open new doors to credit-based growth for MSMEsSecured loans offer MSMEs a pathway into the formal credit system, eliminating the need for years of audited financials or a long operation...
Cashfree Payments appoints former Visa executive Sameer Gandhi as CFOCashfree Payments has appointed Sameer Gandhi as its new Chief Financial Officer, bringing over two decades of experience from global finan...
Fidelity marks down conversational AI platform Gupshup's valuation by 80% to $278 millionGupshup was valued at $1.4 billion when Fidelity first invested in the company back in 2021 through a secondary transaction. The asset mana...
AI video generation startup Runway rolls out $10 million VC fund: ReportThe VC fund will back early-stage startups. The New York-based company’s Builders Programme will support startups from seed to Series C sta...
NPCI curbs unauthorised use of UPI IDs by fintech companiesNPCI has shot off a letter to banks and fintechs asking them to refrain from using the UPI system for any form of service other than paymen...
Time to recognise ‘super-fintechs’ to enable better banking services, Cashfree Payments CEO says at ET Future of Money SummitAt the ET Future of Money Summit, Akash Sinha, Co-founder and CEO of fintech startup Cashfree Payments, said it's time to recognise a ‘supe...
EnKash launches banking infra API suite for financial service providersWhat differentiates CardX from other market players is its low-code modern stack and innovative solutions around KYC and compliance, which ...
Leveraging APIs to power innovation in paymentsLeading banks are joining forces with Fintech API players to offer a more inclusive and digital payments and banking experience to their cu...
M2P Fintech raises funds from Tiger Global, others at $335 million valuationM2P Fintech, which specialises in providing digital banking infrastructure to other fintech firms as well as banks, will use the funding to...
SaaS+Fin is the next big opportunity for SaaS in ChennaiGoing forward, the creation of API infrastructure will be the next big trend, said Abhishant Pant.
API platform Yap scoops up Rs 10 crore in angel funding from top investorsAlso participating in the startup’s maiden funding round are Vikram Chachra, founding partner of early-stage venture capital firm 8i Ventur...
P2P lending company Faircent.com launches its open API platformThe move is aimed at integrating blockchain and other emerging technologies with existing tools for enhanced delivery of fintech services l...
Discount broking firm Zerodha throws open its Kite Connect to financial technology startupsThe offering is similar to what Robinhood — the tech-driven brokerage backed by Google Ventures — has done in the United States.