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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.

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.

Inside BharatPe’s tech overhaul as it preps for 2026 IPO

Inside BharatPe’s tech overhaul as it preps for 2026 IPO

02 Jun 2025, 17:20 PM

Performance pressure is mounting at BharatPe, triggering leadership shakeups and engineering changes ahead of its IPO, sources say.

Exclusive: BharatPe chief product officer Rohan Khara assumes additional charge as CTO

Exclusive: BharatPe chief product officer Rohan Khara assumes additional charge as CTO

02 Jun 2025, 15:08 PM

Khara will now serve as CPTO (Chief Product and Technology Officer), a source aware of the development told The Head and Tale.

Paytm invests $1 million to pick 25% stake in Brazil-based fintech

Paytm invests $1 million to pick 25% stake in Brazil-based fintech

03 Feb 2025, 16:22 PM

This investment would help in understanding the merchants' business landscape and opportunity in the Brazilian market, Paytm said.

Fintech Highlights

  1. PhonePe gets final payment aggregator licence from RBI

  2. AU Small Finance Bank partners with Kiwi for RuPay-powered credit card

  3. PayU India becomes majority shareholder in Mindgate

  4. Cred unveils 18-karat gold invite-only credit card 'Sovereign'

  5. FinBox raises $40 million in Series B round led by WestBridge Capital
  6. Read more news...

AI/Emerging Tech

  1. IPO-bound Fractal among 8 entities added to India's AI Mission

  2. Groq raises $750 million led by Disruptive

  3. OpenAI updating ChatGPT to strengthen teen safety measures amid wrongful death lawsuit

  4. AI startup Hyperbound secures Series A funding led by Peak XV

  5. OpenAI ropes in xAI's former CFO as business finance officer
  6. Read more news...

Money & Machines

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

  2. Journalism was already dying — AI wasn't the culprit

  3. IRCTC enters payments where giants bleed; RIP of RIP in AI

  4. Fintech founders shaping policy; India on AI map?

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