Zimbabwe is exploring a real-time payments system with NPCI International Payments to make the ZiG easier to use, but better technology cannot by itself overcome the distrust built by years of currency crises. Zimbabwe’s latest effort to stabilise its money…
A new partnership will test quantum, quantum-safe and related digital technologies for banking while developing specialist skills in India. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and Bank of India have agreed to work together on a quantum-focused programme aimed…
A study of 678 news stories finds India’s government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce is increasingly understood as infrastructure for a more interoperable and less platform-dependent digital economy. A new study of India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce suggests the…
Toll and parking transactions fell month on month, but continued issuance and higher average payment values point to a maturing network rather than weakening adoption. India’s FASTag network saw a modest pullback in September 2026, even as the installed base…
Banks could reduce the human effort involved in transaction-monitoring investigations by 30% to 50% by using AI agents for data gathering, analysis and report drafting, while retaining human oversight for higher-risk decisions. McKinsey says banks could cut the human effort…
Group-IB says a financially motivated campaign impersonating 11 Indian banks and two government schemes intercepted more than 7.6 million messages and stole banking data through malicious Android apps. Group-IB says it has uncovered a sprawling Android fraud campaign that has…
The New Delhi fintech says SprintSign can reduce document turnaround from days to minutes, combining Aadhaar-based verification, biometrics, eSignatures and Digital Signature Certificates with a full audit trail. PaySprint has introduced SprintSign, a digital signing platform that the company says…
India’s financial crime compliance workforce is projected to reach 45,000 by 2030, but a widening skills gap threatens to constrain hiring as AI-driven fraud and tighter regulation increase demand. Financial crime compliance is emerging as one of the fastest-growing specialist…
PhonePe has renamed Indus Appstore and is adding gift cards, vouchers and digital top-ups as it expands beyond app distribution into commerce powered by its payments network. PhonePe has renamed its Indus Appstore as PhonePe Appstore and is pushing the…
The payments network operator and research institute will develop joint security research, specialist training and cyber capability-building programmes as transaction volumes and threats rise. India’s digital payments network is set for a new push into cyber defence after the National…
Payment platforms are deploying AI to route transactions, detect fraud and automate disputes, while emerging agentic commerce pushes the technology beyond checkout. Payments are becoming easier for shoppers, but the machinery behind each tap, scan or click is growing more…
PhonePe chief executive Sameer Nigam says the company aims to bring one billion Indians on to UPI while expanding into credit, insurance, investments and overseas markets. PhonePe chief executive Sameer Nigam is betting that India’s digital payments story is still…
