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DheyaTech bags pre-Series A funding led by Avaana Capital

Unimech Aerospace and Manufacturing participated in the funding round.

UPI in Aug: Digital gold purchases value tick up

The overall value of merchant category-wise purchases via UPI fell to Rs 8.95 lakh crore in August from Rs 9.07 lakh crore in July, even as transaction volumes rose.

UPI in July: Securities transactions jump, digital gold purchases dip

The value of securities brokers and dealer transactions via the unified payments interface (UPI) jumped 21.01% month-on-month to Rs 73,752.37 crore in July from Rs 60,945.24 crore in June.

Airtel Payments Bank names Shabnam Sinha as chairperson, Sunil Mittal to step down

Sinha, currently an independent director at Airtel Payments Bank, will take charge from October 1 for a three-year term.

Mirae Asset Venture Investments marks first close of new fund at Rs 1,125 crore

BharatPe gets interim relief against Unity Bank, Centrum in shareholding dispute

BharatPe objected to Unity Bank's proposal that sought to amend the MoA to facilitate the conversion of some 90 crore warrants into CCPS.

Money & Machines: Ashneer Grover’s third attempt at Third Unicorn; Rise of AI-powered travel

In today's edition, we write on Ashneer Grover's third attempt at Third Unicorn in three years; and why investors are betting on India's AI-native travel startups...

Paytm shelves bonus share proposal, commits Rs 100 crore to Paytm Money

The capital infusion in Paytm Money will be used towards technology investments, regulatory capital requirements and expanding the company's investment and wealth management offerings.

Emergent raises Series C funding round led by Creaegis at unicorn valuation

The funding round saw participation from Claypond, Sentinel Global, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Lightspeed, and Y Combinator.

UPI in June: Overall merchant payments fall, digital gold purchase value climbs

Online marketplaces saw growth both in terms of volume and value in June 2026, according to NPCI data.

Mowito raises pre-seed funding led by Version One Ventures

The round also saw participation from All In Capital, Unisol, iSeed, and angel investors including Soumith Chintala, Adarsh Kulkarni, Ashish Kulkarni, and Vaibhav Domkundwar of Better Capital.

NPCI chief Dilip Asbe appointed to Swift's global supervisory board

Asbe's appointment received shareholder approval at Swift's recent annual general meeting and is expected to receive regulatory clearance in October.

Sarvam AI enters unicorn club with $234 million funding led by HCLTech

Venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners joined the cap table as a new investor, while existing backers Khosla Ventures and Peak XV Partners also participated in the funding round.

UPI in May: Broker, digital gold transaction value fall

The total value of merchant category-wise purchases through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) increased to Rs 8.72 lakh crore across 14,721.30 million transactions in May 2026.

UPI in April: Digital gold purchases value drop over 20%

UPI transactions across merchant categories witnessed a marginal decline in April 2026, with the total transaction volume slipping month-on-month to 14,110.22 million from 14,180.46 million in March.

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

When it comes to investments in AI, Kae will not be looking at foundational models, research labs or frontier labs.

Money & Machines: Regulators, Reel Stars, Real Money. And 'All Inclusive' — Inside GFF 2025

In today’s edition of Money & Machines, we bring to you the honest opinions, critical notes and the whispers gathered on the sidelines of biggest fintech “mela" in the world.

Reliance's startup moment; Amazon, Flipkart's NBFC play

Sept 5th Edition: We track Mukesh Ambani’s entry into a novel business that even big tech businesses are trying to make sense of; and the country’s top marketplaces’ credit bet.

Former Paytm official, directors pay Rs 3.32 crore to settle case with Sebi

According to Sebi, directors failed to discharge duties with unbiased approach while decision-making with respect to matters involving benefits to Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

UPI frauds: 6.32 lakh fraud cases worth Rs 485 crore in April-September

According to the data revealed by the Ministry of Finance in a reply to Parliament, UPI fraud incidents surged by 85% in FY24.