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Banking on GenAI: The artificially intelligent future of finance

Top Indian banks like SBI, HDFC, and Axis adopt GenAI for better services. BFSI forecasts $13.2B IT spending in 2024. Setu, AdvaRisk, Velocity, and Gnani.ai assist in AI-led innovations like fraud detection, chatbots, and Microsoft partnerships. Prioritizing ethical AI, productivity, and human involvement ensures accuracy. Emphasizing UPI digitization enhances overall efficiency.

My aim is to make Mumbai global fintech capital, says PM Modi as he launches Rs 29,000 crore infrastructure projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a Rs 29,000 crore investment drive in Mumbai, focusing on crucial infrastructure projects in roads, railways, and ports. This aims to elevate Maharashtra as a global financial powerhouse, with Mumbai set to lead in fintech. PM Modi highlighted the projects at Goregaon’s NESCO Exhibition Centre, emphasizing their role in …

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India to see retail digital payments to double to $7 tn by 2030: Report

India is expected to double retail digital payments to USD 7 trillion by 2030, according to a study by Kearney and Amazon Pay. The report, ‘How Urban India Pays’, suggests that affluent consumers lead the way with the highest Degree of Digital Payment Usage (DDPU), using various modes of digital payment for 80% of their …

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SoftBank’s stake in Paytm slips below 1%

Paytm parent One 97 Communications has reported that domestic investors and mutual funds have upped their holding in the company, in the first quarter of FY25. Retail investors grew their stake by 1.3% in the quarter, while mutual funds upped their holding by 0.65%.

Budget 2024: Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath proposes big change in capital gains from the sale of property to boost startups

Nithin Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, has raised concerns about structural unemployment among Indian youth, emphasizing the need for targeted measures in the upcoming Union Budget. Despite India’s impressive economic growth rates, issues with job creation persist, particularly in formal sectors. Kamath highlighted the importance of stimulating entrepreneurship in rural areas often overlooked by traditional investors, …

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Invesco reduces fair value of Pine Labs, Swiggy

Invesco has reduced the fair value of fintech company Pine Labs and food delivery firm Swiggy in its latest shareholder report. Pine Labs’ value decreased from $4.8 billion to $3.5 billion, while Swiggy’s valuation was also adjusted. Both companies are exploring potential IPOs amid market fluctuations.