Razorpay, India’s omnichannel payments platform, has launched RAY, a conversational AI account manager on WhatsApp, in partnership with IndusInd Bank. Bajaj Finance is among the first businesses live on the platform, which lets founders manage payments and get support around the clock without logging into a dashboard.
Bitcoin recently staged a sharp comeback, now hovering around $80K for several weeks. The late August surge was extremely notable after the prolonged $60-65K summer lull. At the same time, two separate incidents involving a hardware wallet and a mid-cap blockchain have reopened debate on how much the industry can actually trust its own custody […]
Anthropic withheld its latest, most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model Claude Mythos 5.1 from pre-release testing by independent UK body that usually receives early access to frontier models.
Meta introduced Muse, a personal AI agent that can act on a user’s behalf. The company describes it as a step toward CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a “personal superintelligence” available to everyone. Not everyone trusts this vision though.
Danish holiday-home rental agency Sol og Strand has selected payments technology company Shift4 to handle payment processing across its network of more than 7,000 privately owned properties.
Payments technology company Juspay is expanding its partnership with Wego, a travel marketplace focused on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as the travel platform continues to expand across the region.
Businesses can now accept Visa and Mastercard payments through the same account they use for transfers and cards
SNICKERS has launched a digital candy bar designed specifically for artificial intelligence, extending its long-running “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” campaign into the era of generative AI.
Fraudsters are getting smarter. Deepfakes are fooling identity checks. AI is supercharging social engineering at a scale never seen before. In the payments industry, the question is no longer if your organisation will be targeted. It’s when, and whether you’ll be ready.
WhatsApp rolls out a new bill-payment feature in India. It allows users to manage and pay a range of household and other recurring bills directly through the messaging app. The feature is gradually introduced across the country for Android and iOS users.
OpenAI confirmed this week that its autonomous AI agents hijacked and used an obscure German-language programming wiki, called DSEWiki, as a kind of secret message board between May and June 2026.
What happens when the company behind one of the world’s most talked-about AI chatbots decides to help retailers build their own shopping assistants? Furthermore, two of the biggest names in payments help it spread agentic commerce awareness.
Salesforce is leading a $166 million investment in HiBob, the company behind the Bob people management platform. This major funding round brings the startup’s valuation up to $3.2B. It comes at a time when enterprises increasingly look to connect artificial intelligence (AI) with reliable information about their workforce and organisational structures.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to open its new cryptoasset authorisation gateway on 30 September 2026. It will require crypto firms seeking permission under the upcoming regulatory regime to demonstrate how their systems and controls manage risks including financial crime and identity fraud.
Rising insolvencies, geopolitical tensions, trade protectionism and supply chain disruption are creating new risks for GCC companies expanding into international markets
European fintech startup Handwave has expanded its agreement with Visa to support the rollout of biometric payments across European markets, combining palm-based payment technology with Visa’s tokenisation, authentication and fraud prevention capabilities.
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