The Indian payments technology group increased revenue by 30% to $75m as it expanded overseas and invested in AI tools, but reported a $10m net loss. Juspay is pushing further into overseas markets while stepping up investment in artificial intelligence,…
Urban consumers are increasingly using payment apps for shopping, travel and financial products, but low confidence in app-based lending could limit the next stage of growth. India’s urban consumers are embracing payment apps not just for everyday spending but increasingly…
A uniform pricing model will replace bilateral deals from 1 November 2026, funding the infrastructure behind India’s consent-based financial data-sharing network while keeping consumers free from direct charges. India’s Account Aggregator network is about to move into a new commercial…
Automated extraction and categorisation tools are helping lenders convert PDF bank statements into structured cash-flow and risk data, while governance and accuracy remain critical. Financial data enrichment is becoming a more practical way for lenders to turn bank transaction records…
AI has reduced the number of workshops needed to move prospective banking clients through Infosys Finacle’s sales process, while the company is using smaller and locally deployed models to control costs and protect sensitive data. Artificial intelligence is already shortening…
Razorpay says merchants may avoid a live video check when CKYC retrieval succeeds, but authorised signatories must still meet strict identity, document and review requirements before payments go live. Razorpay’s merchant onboarding flow in India now treats video verification as…
As customers deploy AI assistants to handle everyday transactions, the technical signals used to block malicious automation risk shutting out legitimate users while letting sophisticated attackers through. AI security teams are being forced to rethink a rule that has guided…
Indian fintech companies raised $2.2 billion in the first nine months of 2026, but a 41% fall in deal volume shows investors are concentrating capital in fewer, more mature businesses. Indian fintech funding increased in the first nine months of…
NPCI has postponed the planned 0.4% charge on larger merchant UPI payments, giving banks, payment firms and retailers more time to prepare before the festive shopping season. India’s National Payments Corporation has pushed back the start of a proposed merchant…
The National Payments Corporation of India has postponed a planned 0.4% levy on selected UPI merchant payments above 2,000 rupees, keeping the new charge off the system during the peak festive shopping season. India’s payments network operator has delayed the…
The lending infrastructure company has given early investors an exit while existing backers increased their stakes, as its bank partnerships and customer base expand. Kuunda, the fintech company that builds digital lending infrastructure for banks and other financial services providers,…
The Indian payments company says direct control of authentication, authorisation, routing and tokenisation can lift card success rates and reduce failures at checkout. For Indian merchants, the difference between a healthy card checkout and a leaky one can come down…
