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Fintechs' Dubai Dream; Founders' AI Second Act

29 Mar 2026, 12:57 PM

In this edition, we write how the UAE expansion story of many Indian fintechs looks like post Iran conflict; and how repeat founders are among the first to chase the opportunity within AI.

Paytm dilutes UAE arm, brings in local investor amid licence uncertainty

Paytm dilutes UAE arm, brings in local investor amid licence uncertainty

23 Dec 2025, 17:20 PM

In October, The Head and Tale exclusively reported that the Paytm was facing regulatory roadblocks in the UAE, particularly in securing payments licence.

Exclusive: UAE Regulator holds back key Paytm licence

Exclusive: UAE Regulator holds back key Paytm licence

25 Oct 2025, 12:18 PM

Paytm had applied to the Central Bank of the UAE for two licences — one covering acquiring and domestic payments, and another for a wallet-type product.

Paytm appoints Ramana Kumar as CEO for UAE expansion

Paytm appoints Ramana Kumar as CEO for UAE expansion

29 May 2025, 14:26 PM

Paytm said it sees strong potential to expand its technology-driven merchant payments and financial services distribution model to international markets.

Infibeam Avenues restructures UAE unit as it plans ADX listing

Infibeam Avenues restructures UAE unit as it plans ADX listing

12 Mar 2025, 17:21 PM

The restructuring involves transferring the mirror shareholding in Avenues World FZ-LLC to Infibeam Avenues ME SPV Ltd, a newly formed entity in Abu Dhabi.

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Fintech Highlights

  1. CheQ elevates Bipin Toro, Vished Banger as co-founders

  2. Zerodha applies for SEBI licence to enter investment banking

  3. SMBC Asia Rising Fund makes follow-on bets in Easy Home Finance, Vayana, DPDzero

  4. Fibe files draft papers for IPO with SEBI

  5. Prosus' PayU India posts first full-year operating profit in FY26
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AI/Emerging Tech

  1. Kapture CX raises pre-Series B funding led by Bajaj Finserv Ventures

  2. OpenAI hires Uber's Prabhjeet Singh as India managing director

  3. Adobe buys Topaz Labs to boost AI photo, video editing

  4. Amazon to invest $13 billion more for India AI, cloud expansion

  5. Anthropic strengthens Europe expansion with appointment of Orange AI chief
  6. Read more news...

IPO Tales

  1. Zepto IPO: Can this cash-hungry quick commerce model turn profitable?

  2. Turtlemint IPO: Behind its 8x revenue jump, an internal deal does the heavy lifting

  3. Shiprocket IPO: A profitable core, costly emerging bets

  4. Fractal IPO: A bountiful harvest for PE investors, now comes the real AI test
  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. There's much more to AI than just agentic AI: Inflexor's Harsha Mundhada

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

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

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