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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.

IRCTC gets RBI nod to operate as payment aggregator

IRCTC gets RBI nod to operate as payment aggregator

06 Aug 2025, 11:42 AM

Now, IRCTC will be able to process and settle online payments initiated on its railway ticketing platform.

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