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In this edition, we unpack Paytm's renewed Postpaid push and what has changed since its heyday; and what Sarvam AI's appointment of frontier AI researcher Devendra Chaplot signals...
In this edition, we revisit the longest-running payments debate i.e. UPI MDR; and we explore what happens when sovereign AI, venture capital and national interest collide.
In today's Money & Machines edition, we write on the return of crypto ban debate; and iMerit's acquisition.
In this edition, we write on Razorpay’s valuation puzzle; and we explore why private equity firms remain cautious about backing India's AI startups.
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In this editing, read the fintech reality check; and whether the frenzy around AI is actually translating into funding for Indian startups.
We have a news development to report on from the payments ecosystem. And, we write how users aged 18-24 now account for nearly half of all ChatGPT messages in India.
Read about Project UPI Meta (a story with backstory). Also, we write how Industrial AI is beginning to move from experimentation to scaled deployment in India’s manufacturing sector.
The card strategy of the fintech-friendly Federal Bank; and on the AI front we write, as AI systems begin to autonomously find and exploit vulnerabilities, cybersecurity is entering a new phase.
In today's edition, we look into NPCI's branding issue; and how Flipkart’s Minivet AI deal highlights how India's largest companies are responding to the AI shift.
We look into the return of Supper Apps; and Grok's recent controversy has pushed India to re-examine whether it's safe-harbour framework works for generative AI.
In this Money & Machines edition, we write on how payments are scaling faster than the defences protecting them; and India AI ambitions looks skewed as homegrown VCs look west for conviction.
In this edition of Money & Machines, we look to our Father of our Nation Mahatma Gandhi as the country remembered him on his birth anniversary on October 2.
Sep 26th Edition: Here's what followed our online gaming ban story — from late-night calls and even a bribe offer...Also, we explore whether VCs have spotted their ‘Lovable’ in India yet?
Sep 19th Edition: We look at the RBI’s unified master directions on payment aggregators and what it means; and how AI companions could be the next big bets for Indian VCs.
Sep 12th Edition: How Capital Float (now Axio) and Lendingkart, in 2025, found themselves meeting the same fate; and why India’s healthcare is not ready for the AI and robotics revolution yet.
Sept 5th Edition: We track Mukesh Ambani’s entry into a novel business that even big tech businesses are trying to make sense of; and the country’s top marketplaces’ credit bet.
In today’s edition, we uncover the messy underbelly of India’s gaming ban and its deep ties to UPI; and can RBI’s FREE-AI framework finally push finance into the AI age?
For this special edition, instead of dissecting business, we’re reflecting on something more personal — the state of journalism in the age of AI.
We dig into the payments ambitions of IRCTC; and the curious haste with which some social media “gurus” are declaring entire professions dead because of AI.
In today's newsletter we have our take on Sahil Kini's shift from startup founder to policymaker, and India's journey towards potentially becoming the third pole in the AI universe.
