Emerging Technology

The untold story of India

The untold story of India's robotics boom – and why it almost didn't happen

11 Sep 2025, 07:56 AM

With investors circling and startups scaling, India is facing a pivotal question: will policy and capital align to make it a true robotics hub?

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

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

01 Sep 2025, 11:45 AM

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.

Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

01 Sep 2025, 11:41 AM

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.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. PayNearby gets UPI TPAP licence from NPCI

  2. Prosperr.io raises $4 million in seed funding led by Jungle Ventures

  3. Mswipe receives final payment aggregator license from RBI

  4. PowerUp Money raises Series A funding led by Peak XV

  5. How software security standards are reshaping India's payments landscape
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Flipkart acquires majority stake in AI startup Minivet AI

  2. Amazon in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI

  3. OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT model within a month as competition from Google intensifies

  4. India proposes AI companies to pay royalties for using copyrighted work

  5. Former Amazon exec Jatin Jain joins Accel-backed Spyne to lead tech & AI
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test

  2. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor

  3. From social-commerce darling to e-commerce challenger: Inside Meesho’s IPO

  4. The Bull Run Broker: Inside Groww's $7 billion IPO
  5. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Visa's utility shift; an AI bet that isn't accidental

  2. A payments scare and an AI funding reality check

  3. ONDC confused me for years — now AGI is confusing everyone

  4. The Paytm Ledger; How Dunzo's Biswas lit up India's next AI deal wave
  5. Previous editions...

Editor's Pick

  1. ED orders Yes Bank to freeze accounts linked to BranchX, Frenzopay

  2. The shadow economy of online gaming: How money moves beyond the screen

  3. A VC in photos, a different story in business? Behind the facade of Foxhog’s Tarun Poddar