Harsh Kumar, Ajinkya Kawale

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Why AI Agents Can't Go Fully Autonomous Yet
Rediff.com3 Aug 2026

The biggest challenge to widespread deployment is no longer AI. It is the financial and...

Indian Crypto Firms Applaud CBDT's New Reporting Framework
Rediff.com28 Jul 2026

Indian crypto exchanges and companies have expressed strong support for the Central...

Assess Mythos Threat By June 30: RBI To Banks
Rediff.com17 Jun 2026

'...A new challenge has emerged in the form of Mythos.'

Fintechs Seek Safe Harbour Shield
Rediff.com5 Jun 2026

'There has to be a safe harbour for licensed entities, which have followed all the...

ICICI Bank Demands Rs 100 Crore from Fintechs for Alleged Merchant Misclassification
Rediff.com1 Jun 2026

ICICI Bank is seeking recoveries of at least 100 crore from fintech firms, alleging...

IRCTC Bets Big on Payments Play
Rediff.com23 Apr 2026

IRCTC is expanding its payments arm, IRCTC Payments, to handle transactions across its...

RBI UPI Delay Plan Gets Banker Backing
Rediff.com21 Apr 2026

'It is a tradeoff between convenience and fraud prevention.'

Dream Sports pivots to fintech, AI, and sports entertainment after gaming ban
Rediff.com26 Mar 2026

Following a ban on real-money gaming, Dream Sports, the parent company of Dream11, is...

Privatisation push loses steam as IDBI Bank stake sale scrapped
Rediff.com23 Mar 2026

India's privatisation push, once projected as a cornerstone of economic reform, has...

Buying Online May Soon Be As Simple As Looking At Your Phone
Rediff.com25 Feb 2026

Mastercard and Visa are introducing passkeys that will allow users to authenticate card...

UPI Growth Slowdown Rings Alarm
Rediff.com11 Feb 2026

This would imply a 29 per cent year-on-year rise, significantly lower than growth rates...

Govt receives financial bids for IDBI Bank stake sale, says Dipam
Rediff.com7 Feb 2026

The government on Friday received financial bids for the strategic disinvestment of...

'Global Uncertainties Are Of A Magnitude We've Never Seen Before'
Rediff.com2 Feb 2026

'Global uncertainty is something which definitely occupies the minds of officials when...

Budget 2026: The Industry Wishlist...
Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

Investors and startup executives are calling for extending the period for an entity to...

UPI payments app PhonePe's $1.5 billion IPO to see Walmart cut stake
Rediff.com23 Jan 2026

As India's biggest Unified Payments Interface (UPI) app PhonePe prepares to list, the...

Debt Recovery Overhaul Likely In Budget
Rediff.com19 Jan 2026

The Centre is considering amendments to the Recovery of Debt and Bankruptcy Act in the...

NPCI sets up unit to scale up digital infra beyond payments
Rediff.com5 Jan 2026

Moving beyond digital payments, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the...

Govt notifies rules to enable 100% FDI in insurance sector
Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

Following the notification allowing 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the...

Housing top reason for partial withdrawals under NPS in FY25
Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

The highest number of requests was reported for the purchase or construction of...

Stricter safeguards on cards for life funds
Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

The government has circulated among members ofParliament a new draft of the Amendment...