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NPCI joins hands with IISc for joint research on blockchain, AI tech

The collaboration includes the establishment of NPCI-IISc Centre of Excellence for Deep Tech Research & Development. It focuses on scalable blockchain platforms, multi-modal analytics, neural networks, Graph AI, Large Language Models (LLM), practical challenges, privacy preserving designs, technology research, and engineering. Faculty members from five departments at IISc will work with NPCI researchers on practical …

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“Your teammate and adviser may not get it correct”: Paytm founder Sharma breaks silence after RBI’s curb on banking unit

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma expressed confidence in overcoming regulatory setbacks in India and leading Paytm into a comeback as a stronger company. Despite regulatory curbs on Paytm Payments Bank, Sharma values the role regulators play and aims to add more banks as partners. He emphasized the opportunity to build a financial system for the …

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Memecoin frenzy reaches a crescendo on back of bitcoin rally

Some of the most speculative cryptocurrencies introduced in the past few years are trading at record highs. And old favorites such as Dogecoin are outperforming Bitcoin while the original digital asset approaches its peak price reached during the pandemic-fueled rally more than two years ago. Read on to know more:

Google vs Indian apps: Payments industry seeks legal changes against Google’s app billing policy

Payments Council of India urges the government to amend laws and protect startups and payment aggregators from Google’s monopolistic policies. Google’s delisting of apps from the Play Store could impact digital payment volumes and customer conversion. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) suggests offering multiple payment options like Unified Payments Interface and RuPay debit card …

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