Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT letting AI agents shop, pay for usersIt is not OpenAI's first attempt at e-commerce. The company late last year announced Instant Checkout, which allowed ChatGPT to scour the i...
11 Jun, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Contactless card payments on the rise as Indian shoppers swipe less, tap moreIndian shoppers are increasingly opting for contactless 'tap-and-pay' card transactions, with estimates suggesting they now account for up ...
11 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India's current account deficit to remain 1.5-1.7% of GDP in FY27 but RBI measures may turn BoP surplus: SBI ReportIndia's current account deficit is projected for FY27. However, Reserve Bank of India measures are anticipated to improve the country's ext...
10 Jun, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
India, Nepal launch UPI-NPI linkage for real-time cross-border remittancesIndia and Nepal have unveiled a direct payment link between their respective UPI and NPI systems, revolutionizing cross-border remittances....
09 Jun, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
Hong Kong-based son gets tax notice after father buys insurance policy in his name with cash; he fights back and wins case in ITAT MumbaiAn NRI in Hong Kong faced an income tax dispute after withdrawing cash from his NRE account to give to his father. The father used this mon...
09 Jun, 2026, 04.57 PM IST
Vedanta readies $5.2 billion refinancing after rating upgradesAnil Agarwal's UK-based Vedanta Resources is preparing to refinance $5.2 billion of dollar-denominated bonds and loans as it seeks to lower...
09 Jun, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Paytm plans 10% staff increase in AI pivot, to lay off 400The increase would mark a roughly 10% increase in its headcount that stands at about 40,000 employees. Paytm is also laying off 1% of its s...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Avani Infratech to invest Rs 750cr on 3 new realty projects at Gurugram, Sonipat in HaryanaThe Delhi-based company has developed few projects so far, including an industrial township, and holds a land bank of more than 300-acre fo...
08 Jun, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Citi leverages AI to transform payments, boost efficiency and enhance cross-border transactionsCiti is leveraging AI to revolutionize its payments business, enhancing developer efficiency by up to 40% and streamlining complex cross-bo...
08 Jun, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
Rupee slide pushes overseas students back to lenders for top-up loansA significant rupee depreciation has forced Indian students studying abroad to seek top-up loans from lenders, as initial loan amounts fall...
07 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
ED's Parimatch heat reaches Zepto; SPC's India deeptech pushZepto has come under the ED's scanner as part of its probe into Parimatch. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
05 Jun, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
IndusInd Bank faces fresh whistleblower allegationsThe new complaint alleges insider trading by Samir Agarwal, former zonal head of eastern India at IndusInd Bank, manipulation of financial ...
03 Jun, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
Defence, power and import substitution are emerging as long-term winners: Prateek AgarwalIndian corporate earnings are meeting expectations, but market sentiment is subdued due to broader economic concerns, not company performan...
03 Jun, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
ONDC raises Rs 220 crore from Zoho, Uber, Paytm, BSE; eyes additional capitalWhile Zoho Corporation has invested Rs 70 crore as a part of this round, Uber and Paytm have invested Rs 60 crore each. BSE Technologies ha...
02 Jun, 2026, 07.12 PM IST
Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
UPI processes Rs 29.9 lakh crore in May; transaction volumes hit 23.2 billionDaily average transaction volumes rose to 748 million in May from 745 million in April, reflecting higher adoption of UPI for retail consum...
01 Jun, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
Listed digital payment majors finally turn a corner in FY26Growth in the core payments business, expansion across credit products and wider adoption of revenue-generating payment instruments like cr...
29 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST