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India's Money Makeover: From 1949 to demonetisation and to the UPI boom

14 Nov 2025, 14:02 PM

In this edition, we look at the Reserve Bank of India post its nationalisation, a period that quietly shaped India's financial destiny.

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.

Paytm approves investments in Paytm Money, Paytm Services, discontinues real money gaming biz

Paytm approves investments in Paytm Money, Paytm Services, discontinues real money gaming biz

26 Aug 2025, 11:27 AM

Paytm has approved investments of up to Rs 300 crore in Paytm Money and Rs 155 crore in Paytm Services through rights issues.

RBI vs Government: The battle over India’s digital payments ecosystem explained

RBI vs Government: The battle over India’s digital payments ecosystem explained

28 May 2025, 17:01 PM

A decade-old debate ends with government formalizing oversight of payments through Payments Regulatory Board, redefining roles across RBI, NPCI and fintech.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. How software security standards are reshaping India's payments landscape

  2. Fintech, enterprise applications funding dips in 2025

  3. Peak XV-backed Turtlemint gets SEBI approval for IPO

  4. Paytm gets RBI nod for offline and cross-border payment aggregator license

  5. OfBusiness co-founder Nitin Jain steps down after a decade
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Flipkart acquires majority stake in AI startup Minivet AI

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

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

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

  5. Former Amazon exec Jatin Jain joins Accel-backed Spyne to lead tech & AI
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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
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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