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Indian govt, RBI in talks to link UPI with Alipay+ for cross-border payments

Indian govt, RBI in talks to link UPI with Alipay+ for cross-border payments

03 Feb 2026, 12:26 PM

Alipay+ has close to 1.8 billion user accounts and are used by over 150 million merchants.

In AI, I hope we don’t get reactive regulation: 3one4 Capital’s Pranav Pai

In AI, I hope we don’t get reactive regulation: 3one4 Capital’s Pranav Pai

02 Dec 2025, 22:06 PM

"The deep-tech story so far is positive and somewhat straightforward. But AI is more challenging and it isn't all good news," Pai told The Head and Tale, in an interview.

Tessolve raises $150 million from TPG

Tessolve raises $150 million from TPG

01 Sep 2025, 12:55 PM

The Bengaluru-based startup will use the fresh capital to expand global delivery centers, build advanced test labs, pursue acquisitions, and strengthen R&D.

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China's Unitree prices new humanoid robot at under $6,000

26 Jul 2025, 20:18 PM

The startup came into the limelight after its CEO Wang Xingxing joined big names like Alibaba's Jack Ma and Tencent’s Pony Ma at a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Nvidia's H20 AI chip stock for China falls short

21 Jul 2025, 13:49 PM

The shortage was due to the cancellation of the manufacturing capacity it had booked at chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Nvidia set to resume H20 AI chip sales to China

Nvidia set to resume H20 AI chip sales to China

15 Jul 2025, 12:19 PM

The US government has assured Nvidia that licenses for the H20 AI chips will be granted, and it hopes to start deliveries soon, it said in a blog post.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Paytm secures Luxembourg payments licence to expand European operations

  2. M1xchange subsidiary Mynd Fintech buys C2FO India

  3. Kotak Mahindra Bank to buy Deutsche Bank’s India wealth and retail business

  4. Banking infra startup Spense bags seed funding led by Arkam Ventures

  5. BharatPe rebrands lending business Trillionloans as BharatPe Capital
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Meta launches Pocket app for creating games with AI prompts

  2. India extends username review to Telegram, Signal

  3. Indian govt asks WhatsApp to pause username feature rollout over fraud concerns

  4. OXMIQ Labs raises $35 million in Series A funding co-led by Fundomo,Samsung Catalyst Fund

  5. YoLearn.ai raises pre-seed funding led by DataAlpha.ai, White Swan Global
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IPO Tales

  1. Zepto IPO: Can this cash-hungry quick commerce model turn profitable?

  2. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  3. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  4. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test
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Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: MobiKwik's Third Lending Act; The Entry-Level Squeeze

  2. Money & Machines: RBI's quiet signals; Tamil Nadu's AI act

  3. Money & Machines: One on 1Pay; Gen Z goes AI-First

  4. Money & Machines: Project UPI Meta is back; A case for industrial AI
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PE/VC Tales

  1. There's much more to AI than just agentic AI: Inflexor's Harsha Mundhada

  2. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

  3. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  4. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation
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