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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.

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.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Neokred founders sent to judicial custody in betting-related GST evasion probe

  2. Rainmatter backs PrimeInvestor, founded by former FundsIndia.com co-founder

  3. UPI in March: Marketplaces, family clothing shops post over 20% growth

  4. KRAFTON, Naver partner with Mirae Asset to launch Rs 6,000 cr India growth tech fund

  5. General Atlantic-backed Acko cuts 5% of workforce ahead of IPO
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Kabeer Biswas' startup M attracts funding from Peak XV, Blume, Cred

  2. Apple names John Ternus CEO as Tim Cook becomes executive chairman

  3. Pentathlon Ventures leads seed funding in Intellithink

  4. Google rolls out Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature in India

  5. GobbleCube raises Series A funding led by Susquehanna
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IPO Tales

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

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

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

  4. Boat IPO: A second shot amid management shake-up, flat revenues, eager to exit investor
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Money & Machines

  1. 'Guilty, until proven innocent'; The ARR illusion

  2. Rishi Gupta is out on bail. What next?; The cost of frivolous AI use

  3. Fintechs' Dubai Dream; Founders' AI Second Act

  4. A CEO arrested, hearing delayed; Sarvam's AI pitch
  5. Previous editions...

PE/VC Tales

  1. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund

  2. TDV Partners bullish on consumer over AI, plans bigger fund

  3. Peak XV top partners exit, a key retention marks a week of upheaval

  4. Silverneedle eyes 10x larger second fund, plans first semiconductor bet
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Editor's Pick

  1. Exclusive: Reserve Bank of India cracks down on misuse of education payments

  2. Inside Rebel Foods, Droom backer Lightbox's post-exodus reset

  3. The LAP rush and MSME mirage: Is fintech lending building its next risk? [Part-3]