Ajinkya Kawale

Use cases raise questions around permissions and security, as deployments progress beyond proof-of-concept

Visa Payment Passkey allows cardholders to authenticate online transactions using biometrics, PINs, passwords or patterns instead of traditional one-time passwords

The partnership will enable real-time foreign exchange rates for cross-border UPI payments, allowing users to view the exact rupee amount payable at the point of transaction

Businesses say phone numbers will remain central to customer interactions despite WhatsApp's username feature, while cybersecurity experts expect improved privacy and lower spam

Closure follows the Centre's ban on real money gaming and the Supreme Court's GST ruling, as the company rolls back one of its key diversification initiatives

Digital lender's proposed public issue comprises a Rs 750 crore fresh issue and an offer-for-sale of more than 40 million shares by existing investors

Private equity and venture capital investments fell to $2.1 billion across 76 deals in May as geopolitical tensions and valuation mismatches dampened deal activity, EY-IVCA said

Dutch technology investor reports $781 million India revenue in FY26 as PayU posts positive adjusted Ebitda for the first time, while Swiggy's quick-commerce investments weigh on profits

Indian fintech firms are expanding into cross-border payments via GIFT City, leveraging IFSCA's PSP licence to tap trade finance, treasury and capital market opportunities

Cross-border payment firms are seeking licences in markets such as Canada, the US and Singapore as they look to build a multi-country presence beyond India

The crypto exchange added 3 million registered users in the first half of CY26, while trading value declined amid evolving market dynamics and growing institutional participation

Meta acquires a minority stake in Cred through a $900 million investment and appoints founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp

PayU is building AI-powered tools and agent marketplaces as it bets on agentic commerce and payments becoming the next frontier in digital transactions

Cheap, customised AI tools are making deepfake scams harder to detect, exposing banks, fintechs and consumers to rising fraud risks

The open-source platform is designed to help enterprises build blockchain networks, digital asset ecosystems and tokenisation platforms at scale

Customised applications built on open-source AI models are enabling sophisticated deepfake frauds at lower costs, raising concerns across banking, fintech and digital platforms

The fintech major has confidentially filed draft papers with Sebi for an IPO that could raise ₹5,000-6,000 crore and value the company at up to ₹60,000 crore

Bessemer Venture Partners says India's AI ambitions must extend from compute and data infrastructure to agents, services and robotics

The new framework consolidates existing regulations and introduces perpetual authorisation for payment system operators subject to regulatory compliance

Growing demand for AI services in India is creating a fast-expanding cross-border payments opportunity for domestic fintech companies