AI at population scale: Rahul Chari’s charter for the next 300 millionAt Global Fintech Fest 2026, PhonePe co-founder and CPTO Rahul Chari laid out an AI philosophy built on intent-led experiences, engineering...
15 Sep, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
SquadStack.ai shifts voice AI pricing from minutes to sales outcomesSquadStack.ai now offers outcome-based pricing for its Voice AI sales agents. Customers will pay based on revenue generated, not call minut...
15 Sep, 2026, 01.35 PM IST
Doomers and boosters: who's who in the AI warsThe furious debate over artificial intelligence has hardened into warring camps -- and a cautious middle. Today, most of the doomers warnin...
15 Sep, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Slow the AI race? Investors weigh the potential costCalls to rein in the development of ever more powerful AI models are fuelling fears over the massive capital outlays in the sector -- and t...
14 Sep, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
SoftBank gets upsized $11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding pushThe latest borrowing would add to SoftBank’s wave of recent debt financing activities tied to its bet on OpenAI. That includes a $10 billio...
14 Sep, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
BRICS urges IMF, World Bank reforms, condemns unilateral tariffs, secondary sanctionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration, expressing serious concerns over unilateral trade measures. They called for the eliminatio...
12 Sep, 2026, 10.17 PM IST
FM Sitharaman pushes RBI to sharpen digital rupee as tokenisation takes offFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the Reserve Bank of India to advance digital rupee pilots. She highlighted tokenisation's role in...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.21 PM IST
Sitharaman calls AI a ‘double-edged sword’, urges soft-touch regulation and faster digital rupee pushFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted artificial intelligence as a double-edged sword for financial systems. She advocated for a ...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.08 PM IST
Chip startup d-Matrix to use Nvidia chip-linking tech in AI serversArtificial intelligence workloads have been shifting from training AI models to running them for everyday use, a process known as inferen...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Indian Bank launches AI-TARA voice banking, Smart Wealth and IND Cash Optima at Global Fintech Fest 2026Indian Bank launched new digital banking solutions at the Global Fintech Fest. AI-TARA, a voice-based assistant, offers banking services in...
10 Sep, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Muthoot Finance’s AI-led gold loan engagement boosts branch conversion 150%: Blue Machines AIMuthoot Finance has boosted branch visit conversions by 150 percent using conversational AI. This platform has engaged over 1.39 million go...
10 Sep, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
GFF 2026: PayU’s new AI agent store aims to change how SMBs run businessesPayU has launched Agent HQ, an AI agent store for Indian SMBs. This platform allows businesses to deploy AI agents for various operational ...
10 Sep, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
GFF 2026: Mahindra Finance scales Sarvam voice AI partnership to 1 crore calls across 12 languagesMahindra Finance and Sarvam are deploying voice AI agents across India. These agents have completed over one crore calls in twelve Indian l...
10 Sep, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
‘99% accuracy is not enough’: SBI chairman lays out three rules for trusted AIFinancial institutions must build trust into agentic AI systems from the outset. These systems require 100% accuracy and consistent perform...
10 Sep, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Fintech founders bet that the bot will become the buyerAgentic commerce refers to AI-led shopping where software can search, compare, order, and pay on a user’s behalf. The National Payments Cor...
09 Sep, 2026, 08.58 PM IST
ET Masterclass: Why AI skills and financial literacy are becoming essential for the next generationLearning is becoming less about collecting qualifications and more about building skills that can be used in real situations. The experienc...
09 Sep, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Voice AI startup Navana raises Rs 40 crore from Ronnie Screwvala, othersNavana successfully raised forty crore rupees in its recent funding round, aimed at broadening its presence in the banking and financial se...
07 Sep, 2026, 07.48 PM IST