Month: October 2025
RBI unveils four digital payments initiatives
Mumbai: The RBI launched four digital payments initiatives for customer convenience at Global Fintech Fest. The regulator launched AI based UPI HELP which provides assistance…
Home minister Amit Shah shifts to Zoho Mail; company eyes end-to-end encryption rollout
Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday that he switched to Zoho Mail for government communications, a move seen as a strong endorsement of…
MoSPI explores data partnership with fintech to boost innovation
The statistics ministry secretary on Wednesday chaired a closed-door meeting with fintech industry representatives on exploring collaboration with fintechs to strengthen the national statistical system…
US Congress urges Trump to reset and repair ties with India after tariff escalation
Washington: A group of members of the United States Congress on Wednesday (Local Time) wrote to President Donald Trump urging him to take immediate steps…
India developing into key growth engine while China decelerating steadily: IMF chief
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Wednesday praised India for developing into a key growth engine, amid changing global growth patterns. “Global growth…
Govt grants exemption to certain steel imports from QCOs
The government has granted certain steel imports, such as square tins for ghee, edible oils, steel tubes for structural purposes, and stainless steel utensils, an…
NITI proposes Digital ShramSetu mission to empower India’s 490 million informal workers
NITI Aayog has proposed a national mission to empower India’s over 490 million informal workforce through frontier technologies. Under this, a technology driven bridge called…
RBI launches digital currency retail sandbox
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday launched a retail sandbox for its central bank digital currency (CBDC), allowing fintech firms to build and…
RBI readies unified interface, work on digital onboarding standards underway: Sanjay Malhotra
Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra, while speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, said the central bank has conceptualized a Unified Market Interface…
India’s aam aadmi is urbanising, but can the city systems keep up
India’s cities are expanding fast. The built-up areas across the eight largest urban centres –- Delhi NCR, Mumbai MMR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and…