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India's payments boom meets a growing cybersecurity talent gap

13 May 2026, 17:50 PM

As digital transactions hit record highs, a yawning cybersecurity skills gap threatens the infrastructure that hundreds of millions of Indians now depend on.

PCI Security Standards Council ramps up India focus in first annual report

PCI Security Standards Council ramps up India focus in first annual report

16 Feb 2026, 21:25 PM

Indian and South Asian firms now have a more direct channel into how future PCI standards are drafted and revised.

How software security standards are reshaping India

How software security standards are reshaping India's payments landscape

19 Dec 2025, 01:21 AM

The PCI Software Security Framework (SSF) – the global successor to legacy standard PA-DSS - helps organizations scale securely in fast-evolving payment ecosystems.

The Economics of Gandhi

The Economics of Gandhi

02 Nov 2025, 11:13 AM

In this edition of Money & Machines, we look to our Father of our Nation Mahatma Gandhi as the country remembered him on his birth anniversary on October 2.

NPCI, Cred join PCI Security Standards Council

NPCI, Cred join PCI Security Standards Council's first India-South Asia regional engagement board

28 Aug 2025, 16:58 PM

About 27 organisations, including NPCI, Cred, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI Cards, Google, and Zeta have joined as members of the 2025-26 board.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. PB Fintech cofounders offload shares worth Rs 665 crore via block deals

  2. AvenuesAI FY26 revenue from operations doubles to Rs 8,115 crore

  3. Altimeter Capital sells Pine Labs shares worth Rs 211 crore via block deal

  4. Supreme Court upholds retrospective 28% GST on online gaming platforms

  5. Kissht FY26 revenue from operations jumps 63% to Rs 2,179 crore
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Asana buys StackAI

  2. Anthropic overtakes OpenAI as most valuable AI startup with $65 billion funding

  3. Fundamentum's Ashish Kumar launches Rs 2,000 crore AI and deeptech fund F2A

  4. Anthropic strengthens India leadership with Sangeeta Bavi and Siddiq Zaman appointments

  5. Shastra VC rolls out $100 million fund to invest in AI, deeptech startups
  6. Read more news...

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
  5. Read more news...

Money & Machines

  1. Money & Machines: MobiKwik's Third Lending Act; The Entry-Level Squeeze

  2. Money & Machines: RBI's quiet signals; Tamil Nadu's AI act

  3. Money & Machines: One on 1Pay; Gen Z goes AI-First

  4. Money & Machines: Project UPI Meta is back; A case for industrial AI
  5. Previous editions...

PE/VC Tales

  1. Zetwerk-backer Kae Capital sees more exits in next 12 months, says AI startup valuations high

  2. Micro VCs: Fueling India's startup pipeline or distorting it?

  3. Inside the fintech and financial services bets of Peak XV, Accel, Elevation

  4. Enterprise bets pay off as Arali Ventures eyes ‘larger’ third fund
  5. Read more news...

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]