Indian parliamentary panel red-flags PhonePe and Google Pay cornering 83% of India’s UPI payments amid Paytm clampdown

An Indian parliamentary panel has urged the government to support the growth of domestic fintech players that can provide alternatives to the Walmart-backed PhonePe and Google Pay apps that currently…

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Attentive.ai snags $7M to boost automation in landscaping, construction services

Attentive.ai, a startup building vertical software for landscaping and construction services in the U.S., has raised $7 million in a new funding round as it looks to enhance its AI-led…

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Microsoft CEO Nadella on AI LLM race: ‘We are waiting for competition to arrive’

Microsoft’s prescient bets and aggressive investments in AI have propelled the software giant to become the world’s most valuable company. Yet Satya Nadella, its typically reserved chief executive, couldn’t resist…

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Yamaha Motor fuels River’s ambitious electric SUV two-wheeler rollout in India

River, an Indian startup manufacturing electric two-wheelers, has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Japan’s Yamaha Motor as the nearly three-year-old startup looks to increase R&D spending…

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Jio Financial says not in talks to acquire Paytm’s wallet business

Reliance Industries-spin off Jio Financial Services said Monday evening that it is not negotiating with Paytm to acquire the Noida-headquartered firm’s wallet business. Jio Financial Services termed the media reports…

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