The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026: Nominees for Startup of the Year and Midas TouchThe 12th edition of The Economic Times Startup Awards (ETSA) is approaching. Our esteemed jury will convene in Bengaluru next week to pick ...
21 Aug, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
Presenting the jury for The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026Meet the high-powered jury that will pick the winners of the ET Startup Awards 2026.
17 Aug, 2026, 11.27 AM IST
From QR codes to fraud risks: 7 essential UPI facts every user should knowWe begin this new series with Bala, a curious young learner, as he explores money concepts. His first lesson: understanding UPI and digital...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Zepto's market position; TCS' AI verdict at AGMZepto pulls ahead of Swiggy Instamart on orders, but heavy burn continues. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
09 Jun, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
Fintechs looking to AI to unlock opportunities, cost efficienciesIndia's leading fintech firms, including Paytm, PB Fintech, and Groww, are aggressively expanding into new business areas like wealth manag...
11 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
RBI scraps Paytm Bank licence; Pronto's back-to-back fundingRBI has cancelled Paytm Payments Bank licence over compliance lapses. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
27 Apr, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
OpenAI’s ChatGPT joins hands with Pine Labs to enable agentic commerceWith this integration, Pine Labs becomes OpenAI’s first payments partner for ChatGPT in India, allowing merchants on its network to process...
19 Feb, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Indian IT's Anthropic bloodbath; Fractal CEO interviewIT stocks fall amid fears that new AI tools from Anthropic could threaten jobs. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
04 Feb, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
Voice AI firm Arrowhead raises $3 million in a round led by Stellaris Venture PartnersArrowhead has raised $3 million in a funding round led by the early-stage venture capital firm Stellaris Venture Partners. The round also s...
07 Jan, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
Wealth destroyer to multibagger! A Vijay Shekhar Sharma plot twist for Paytm that small investors are ignoringPaytm is making a strong comeback after facing regulatory challenges. The company is now focusing on its core payment business and expandin...
17 Nov, 2025, 03.26 PM IST
Mem0 raises $24 million from Basis Set Ventures, Peak XV Ventures, othersSan Francisco startup Mem0, founded in 2023, builds memory systems for AI agents, helping them recall past interactions. It raised $24 mill...
29 Oct, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
Data security startup Aurva raises $2.2 million in round led by Nexus Venture PartnersDeVC, which is backed by Z47, and angel investors including former Meta executives Chris Bream, Rahul Sood, and Karandeep Anand, Postman fo...
09 Sep, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
How Paytm is using AI for in-house opsAt its latest earnings presentation, Paytm explained multiple AI-first features integrated into both internal processes and consumer-facing...
23 Jul, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
“Beneficial for the world”—Ankur Warikoo, Vijay Shekhar Sharma laud India’s AI talentStudents are going all out and doing things for themselves in this domain. All of that will trickle back into the economy,” says serial ent...
04 May, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
Infosys layoffs escalate; Nvidia’s profit soarsThe union labour ministry has urged Karnataka’s state labour commissioner to investigate the controversial Infosys layoffs. This and more i...
27 Feb, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
Sam Altman’s Delhi blitz; APAAR's consent dilemmaHappy Tuesday! OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will visit India on February 5. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
04 Feb, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
ChatGPT meets Beckn in FIDE’s AI agent BecknGPTThe AI agent, Beckn Generative Pre-trained Transformer or BecknGPT, is an open-source demonstration app over Open AI’s ChatGPT.
28 May, 2024, 11.44 AM IST