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Cashfree Payments Reports ₹1,000 Crore FY26 Revenue, Targets Full-Year EBITDA Profitability In FY27
Fintech & Ecommerce

Cashfree Payments Reports ₹1,000 Crore FY26 Revenue, Targets Full-Year EBITDA Profitability In FY27

Indian fintech company Cashfree Payments said it recorded revenue of around ₹1,000 crore in FY26 and achieved EBITDA profitability in March 2026. The company is now targeting full-year EBITDA profitability in FY27.

Unlimit And Decentro Expand Cross-Border Payments Access For Indian Businesses
Fintech & Ecommerce

Unlimit And Decentro Expand Cross-Border Payments Access For Indian Businesses

On- and off-chain payment provider Unlimit said Indian fintech infrastructure company Decentro has integrated its paytech stack to expand cross-border payment access for businesses operating in India.

Why Self-Hosted Payment Infrastructure Is the Future for Gaming Platforms in Emerging Markets
Fintech & Ecommerce

Why Self-Hosted Payment Infrastructure Is the Future for Gaming Platforms in Emerging Markets

The online gaming industry across South Asia and Southeast Asia has experienced explosive growth over the past three years. Markets like India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, and the Philippines now represent billions of dollars in annual transaction volume. With mobile internet penetration reaching record highs and smartphone adoption accelerating in tier-2 and tier-3 cities, the addressable […]

How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe
Fintech & Ecommerce

How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe

India’s Unified Payments Interface has long been celebrated as one of the most successful real-time payment infrastructures ever built. Meanwhile, many countries across the globe are noticing the convenience of Credit Line on UPI framework, which allows banks to extend pre-approved credit directly through the UPI stack, letting consumers spend borrowed funds as seamlessly as […]

AI News Roundup: Key Moves in Payments, Defense, Coding, and Talent
Science & Technology

AI News Roundup: Key Moves in Payments, Defense, Coding, and Talent

AI news roundup, April 2026: Razorpay launches agentic payments, SpaceX partners with Cursor, National Security Agency works with Anthropic, Amex introduces agentic commerce stack, while Google expands Gemini, and OpenAI attracts top talent.

Decentro Platform Joins NPCI Banking Connect to Boost High-Value Transaction Flow
Fintech & Ecommerce

Decentro Platform Joins NPCI Banking Connect to Boost High-Value Transaction Flow

Higher-value transactions have always been the ones to face limited netbanking experiences, but Banking Connect through Decentro offers to eliminate most of those limitations, creating smooth money flows and a simplified integration experience.

India e₹ Offline CBDC Expansion April 2026: What It Means for UPI, Wallets, and Users
Fintech & Ecommerce

India e₹ Offline CBDC Expansion April 2026: What It Means for UPI, Wallets, and Users

India is handling its CBDC project cautiously but in a curious, exploratory way, seeking to find the best fit scenarios for the e₹ (e-rupee) in already thriving digital financial ecosystem. Will the blockchain-based currency substitute popular payment methods like digital wallets for fiat? Let’s analyze it thoroughly.

India’s UPI Turns 10 Approaching 1 Trillion Transactions
Fintech & Ecommerce

India’s UPI Turns 10 Approaching 1 Trillion Transactions

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) marked its tenth anniversary on 11 April 2026. Today, we want to share some numbers behind the milestone which are frankly speaking extraordinary. The world’s most widely used instant payment system now processes transactions at nearly twice the rate per user as UK debit cards and is on course to […]

Razorpay & OpenAI Expand Collaboration With Codex Integration Powering Instant AI App Monetisation
Fintech & Ecommerce

Razorpay & OpenAI Expand Collaboration With Codex Integration Powering Instant AI App Monetisation

Following the cooperation on India’s first AI agent-powered conversational payment experience, Razorpay and OpenAI introduce a new intriguing joint initiative helping developers finally monetize their AI product development without friction.

Payment News Digest: Infrastructure, Control & Scale in Focus
Fintech & Ecommerce

Payment News Digest: Infrastructure, Control & Scale in Focus

The global payments landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with new launches and updates from Xero, Checkout.com, Paysend and more highlighting a clear shift toward merchant empowerment, regional sovereignty, and cross-border infrastructure upgrades.

Ezeepay Launches UPI Cash-Out for Easy Withdrawals Through Retail Network
Fintech & Ecommerce

Ezeepay Launches UPI Cash-Out for Easy Withdrawals Through Retail Network

UPI can not just move money digitally now but also bring cash to Indian users within minutes at a neighborhood store. The functionality is soon-to-be available via Ezeepay new UPI Cash-Out service.

You Missed the March 31 Deadline: What Indian Crypto Investors Must Do Now
Blockchain & Crypto

You Missed the March 31 Deadline: What Indian Crypto Investors Must Do Now

It happened. The financial year closed, and if you didn’t get your crypto tax affairs in order before midnight on March 31, you’re now in FY 2026–27 looking back at a tax obligation that needs to be addressed — not avoided. The good news: missing the year-end planning window does not mean you’re out of […]

Seven Financial Rules Changing in India Today And Most People Aren’t Ready
Finance & Economics

Seven Financial Rules Changing in India Today And Most People Aren’t Ready

The new financial year doesn’t just flip a calendar page. From April 1, 2026, a sweeping set of regulatory changes reshapes how millions of Indians pay taxes, use credit cards, buy insurance, pay tolls, and access their savings. Most of these rules are already in effect as you read this.

Why Mastercard Is Ditching Traditional Payment Rails for AI-Driven Agentic Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Why Mastercard Is Ditching Traditional Payment Rails for AI-Driven Agentic Payments

Mastercard news reveals a strategic pivot from traditional payment rails and A2A systems toward AI‑driven, agentic payments. The firm’s snowball of agentic AI transaction launches, spanning India, South Korea, Latin America, and the position of the company in EU payment sovereignty debate shows how Mastercard is trying to fill the niche of a future orchestrator […]

Razorpay Makes Visa and Mastercard Payments Seamless With Biometric Authentication Under RBI Compliance Rules
Fintech & Ecommerce

Razorpay Makes Visa and Mastercard Payments Seamless With Biometric Authentication Under RBI Compliance Rules

As OTPs become irrelevant in India starting tomorrow due to RBI new payment security policies, Razorpay, one of the local market leaders in digital payment processing, is introducing regulation compliant biometric authentication for card payments, in partnership with Mastercard and Visa.

PayNearby Introduces Integrated UPI Cash Withdrawal Solution Through Retail Network
Fintech & Ecommerce

PayNearby Introduces Integrated UPI Cash Withdrawal Solution Through Retail Network

PayNearby has become the first Business Correspondent in India to roll out a fully integrated solution for cash withdrawals via UPI, expanding how users can access physical cash in a digital-first payments environment.