Money And Machines

What happened after the gaming ban story; VCs

What happened after the gaming ban story; VCs' hunt for 'Lovable' in India

30 Sep 2025, 14:15 PM

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?

RBI brings the wild west under regulatory fold; Hello, AI friend

RBI brings the wild west under regulatory fold; Hello, AI friend

30 Sep 2025, 14:10 PM

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.

The same fate of two digital lending posterboys; Healthcare not AI ready?

The same fate of two digital lending posterboys; Healthcare not AI ready?

30 Sep 2025, 14:06 PM

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.

Reliance

Reliance's startup moment; Amazon, Flipkart's NBFC play

30 Sep 2025, 13:57 PM

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.

What India

What India's Gaming Ban Reveals About UPI; Why RBI wants AI to Fix Finance

01 Sep 2025, 12:02 PM

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?

Journalism was already dying — AI wasn

Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

01 Sep 2025, 11:48 AM

For this special edition, instead of dissecting business, we’re reflecting on something more personal — the state of journalism in the age of AI.

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.

Who Reads Us

Fintech Highlights

  1. Razorpay FY25 revenue jumps 65% to Rs 3,783 crore

  2. Former Punjab National Bank MD & CEO Sunil Mehta launches credit rating company Acer

  3. Paytm parent restructures to bring entities under direct ownership

  4. Crypto exchange CoinDCX raising fresh capital from existing investor Coinbase

  5. Dezerv raises Series C funding co-led by existing investors Premji, Accel
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. OpenAI pauses video generation of Martin Luther King Jr on Sora

  2. Apple's key AI specialist Ke Yang leaves to join Meta

  3. Nscale inks deal with Microsoft to bring Nvidia AI infra across, Europe, US

  4. OpenAI partners with Broadcom for 10GW of custom AI accelerators

  5. Google to invest $15 billion to open AI hub in India
  6. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: Regulators, Reel Stars, Real Money. And 'All Inclusive' — Inside GFF 2025

  2. What happened after the gaming ban story; VCs' hunt for 'Lovable' in India

  3. RBI brings the wild west under regulatory fold; Hello, AI friend

  4. The same fate of two digital lending posterboys; Healthcare not AI ready?
  5. Previous editions...

Editor's Pick

  1. Jio’s third attempt at payments: Can Mukesh Ambani finally crack the merchant code?

  2. Exclusive: ICICI Bank breaks zero-fee UPI model, starts charging payment aggregators

  3. Pine Labs IPO Playbook: Between DRHP Gloss and Ground Reality