Month: October 2026

FinTech M&A: FinTech M&A outlook improves, but investors remain selective on valuations: Report
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FinTech M&A: FinTech M&A outlook improves, but investors remain selective on valuations: Report

Valuations of fintech companies have come under pressure across several segments as investors reassess businesses, while global fintech deal activity is showing signs of renewed…

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Knauf Group to invest additional €350 million in India, plans four new plants

German building materials company Knauf Group plans to invest an additional €350 million in India and establish four new plants, its Managing Partner Murat Akyildiz…

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April 2025 script error left eMudhra keys exposed to AI: cofounder Kaushik Srinivasan
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April 2025 script error left eMudhra keys exposed to AI: cofounder Kaushik Srinivasan

A technical fault, a script error during the wrap-unwrap process resulted in a weak key. The key was conformant to all the standards, but a…

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MPC minutes: Two more interest rate hikes on cards, maybe even a third

MUMBAI: India’s repo rate could climb to as high as 6.25% amid stubborn motor-fuel prices, with a high probability of quarter-percent increases during each of…

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Centre flags land, green tape hurdles in infra projects

New Delhi: The Centre, last month, red flagged to states how delays in land acquisition, green clearances, state permissions and utility shifting are seriously impacting…

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RBI asks banks, payment firms to forensically clear tech environments in case of a data breach

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks, payment system operators and other entities under its purview to treat their technology environments as…

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Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety says rival Blinkit has the stronger flywheel, aims to fix basics before expanding
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Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety says rival Blinkit has the stronger flywheel, aims to fix basics before expanding

Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety acknowledged quick commerce rival Blinkit’s edge in in building a more resilient business, saying Swiggy must first strengthen its own before…

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Chana sowing holds key to pulses inflation

Pune: India’s winter chana, or chickpea, acreage could set the direction for inflation in pulses next year, as water shortages and the threat of strengthening…

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India-Germany Trade Can Rise 10x: Goyal
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India-Germany trade can surge 10-fold, says Piyush Goyal

Berlin: India-Germany bilateral trade can increase to 310 billion from around 31 billion at present if they focused on co-creating and leveraging complementary strengths, commerce…

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GST return forms likely to be tweaked to curb mismatches

New Delhi: The government plans to revamp goods and services tax (GST) return forms to curb mismatches between sales reported by businesses and the tax…

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