Budget 2025

UPI in August: Debt collections, digital goods games, securities brokers see sharp value drop

UPI in August: Debt collections, digital goods games, securities brokers see sharp value drop

07 Sep 2025, 15:53 PM

Digital goods: games also saw UPI payments decline to Rs 7,441 crore in August, from Rs 10,076 crore in July.

Paytm approves investments in Paytm Money, Paytm Services, discontinues real money gaming biz

Paytm approves investments in Paytm Money, Paytm Services, discontinues real money gaming biz

26 Aug 2025, 11:27 AM

Paytm has approved investments of up to Rs 300 crore in Paytm Money and Rs 155 crore in Paytm Services through rights issues.

At a Glance: ChatGPT dominates AI web traffic, Claude captures user time

At a Glance: ChatGPT dominates AI web traffic, Claude captures user time

21 Aug 2025, 13:28 PM

China's DeepSeek, which shook the AI industry after it launched a new AI tool in January this year, had only 2.7 billion web visits.

IPO-bound SME lender Aye Finance posts Rs 1500 crore in revenue in FY25

IPO-bound SME lender Aye Finance posts Rs 1500 crore in revenue in FY25

04 Aug 2025, 15:51 PM

The profit during the financial year, ended March 31, 2025, stood at Rs 171 crore, compared to Rs 161 crore in FY24.

Budget 2025-2026: How fintechs and startups reacted

Budget 2025-2026: How fintechs and startups reacted

01 Feb 2025, 21:48 PM

The Union Budget 2025 has set the stage for a more inclusive and innovation-driven economy, focusing on fintech, MSMEs, startups, and the insurance sector.

Budget 2025-2026: What

Budget 2025-2026: What's in it for Startups

01 Feb 2025, 20:27 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2025-26 in the Parliament today.

Fintech Highlights

  1. RBI imposes Rs 21 lakh penalty on PhonePe for compliance lapses

  2. PhonePe rolls out ESOP buyback of Rs 700-800 crore ahead of IPO

  3. CoinDCX sees more top-level executive exits

  4. Avanse net profit jumps 47% to Rs 502 crore in FY25

  5. PhonePe, SIDBI team up to digitize Udyam Assist registration for micro enterprises
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Micro1 raises Series A funding led by VC firm founded by former X executives

  2. OpenAI set for restructure under non-binding deal with Microsoft

  3. Mistral AI attracts $2 billion in Series C led by ASML

  4. Cognition AI raises $400 million in new funding led by Founders Fund

  5. Former Scale AI executive founded AI startup Isotopes AI bags $20 million in seed funding
  6. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. What India's Gaming Ban Reveals About UPI; Why RBI wants AI to Fix Finance

  2. Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

  3. IRCTC enters payments where giants bleed; RIP of RIP in AI

  4. Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

Editor's Pick

  1. Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code?

  2. Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

  3. Pine Labs IPO Playbook: Between DRHP Gloss and Ground Reality