Money History

From Cowrie to Code – A Timeline of Money in India

From Cowrie to Code – A Timeline of Money in India

24 May 2025, 14:06 PM

In our first edition of the Money Trivia series, we explore the Head and Tale of currency — tracing the fascinating evolution of money in India.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. Mirae Asset Venture India appoints Puneet Kumar as CEO

  2. Knight Fintech raises Series A funding led by Accel

  3. Arya.ag raises Series D funding from GEF Capital Partners

  4. PayNearby gets UPI TPAP licence from NPCI

  5. Prosperr.io raises $4 million in seed funding led by Jungle Ventures
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Meta to acquire Chinese founded AI startup Manus

  2. Flipkart acquires majority stake in AI startup Minivet AI

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

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

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