ET World Leaders Forum 2026: AI will reshape payments, but trust will be the real battlegroundAI agents are increasingly performing purchases, which presents new payment challenges. Banks and networks must verify agent intent and tra...
21 Aug, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
H-1B visa fees back in focus as Trump administration advances new ruleThe Trump administration is moving closer to unveiling new H-1B petition fee rules after a DHS proposal cleared White House review. The det...
21 Aug, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for lessOutsourcing giants like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech and Cognizant are rejigging business models, increasingly tying ...
21 Aug, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
AI reshapes India's IT services sector contracts as clients demand more for lessIndustry executives also say they are losing some work entirely as customers use AI to shift tasks in-house, while all the uncertainty that...
21 Aug, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
India amends Foreign Trade Policy for easier rupee invoicing and payments for exportersThe government has amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ease rupee invoicing for exporters. Eligible rupee receipts now qualify for export b...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
India may lose $270 bn manufacturing GDP by 2035, $1 tn by 2047 without frontier tech: ReportIndia could miss a USD 5.1 trillion manufacturing GDP by 2047. Advanced manufacturing and frontier technologies are key to unlocking this p...
20 Aug, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Urban Company, Unicommerce expand partnership to Saudi Arabia, UAEUrban Company's Middle East division has partnered with Unicommerce to streamline its e-commerce operations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Th...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Walt Disney took a Ford factory tour in 1948. What caught his attention later helped create Disneyland's magicWalt Disney's 1948 factory visit inspired Disneyland's operational design. He witnessed industrial automation principles at Ford's River Ro...
19 Aug, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
These 7 bank stocks have an upside potential of up to 27% in one year, according to analystsConsider how things have panned out for the banking sector in Q1 FY27. The quality of loan books has improved. Though credit growth was not...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
Razorpay launches AI model trained on four billion paymentsRazorpay has launched an AI foundation model to enhance online payment success. This advanced system improves fraud detection and payment r...
18 Aug, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
BSE launches 3-day SLB contracts to boost short-term securities borrowingBSE Clearing has launched three-working-day securities lending and borrowing (SLB) contracts to give market participants greater flexibilit...
17 Aug, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Building for scale, security and privacy: Inside PhonePe’s AI playbookAs AI capabilities become more deeply embedded across products and platforms, the interface itself becomes less visible. What matters is wh...
17 Aug, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
The next frontier in finance is not a bank. It is the machinery beneath itThe financial services landscape is evolving, emphasizing the importance of software and data infrastructures. In India, digital payments a...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.48 AM IST
US Congress advances penny phaseout bill: What it means for you, the rounding rules, and how cash transactions could changeCongress is moving to end the production of one-cent coins for general circulation. The proposed Common Cents Act allows retailers to round...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.20 PM IST
UPI costs Rs 20,700 crore, government allocation just Rs 2,000 crore: Parliament PanelA parliamentary committee suggests a self-reliant revenue model for UPI's financial sustainability. Amendments to the Payment and Settlemen...
13 Aug, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Indian diaspora could be UPI’s ticket to the global payments mapNPCI plans to expand UPI internationally by targeting countries with large Indian diaspora populations, with CEO Dilip Asbe saying it could...
10 Aug, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Parliament clears taxation bill, Sitharaman says UPI transactions to remain freeParliament has passed the Taxation and other Laws (Amendment) Bill. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed UPI will remain free for ...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.53 PM IST