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NeoGrowth’s revenue from operations declined 21.2% to Rs 591.07 crore in FY26 from Rs 750.31 crore in FY25. @NeoGrowth_Loans theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #NeoGrowth #Financial #Lending
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AI agents accessed live systems of Indian organisations and read records containing personal data and confidential business information during research and testing, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team said in an advisory issued on October 15. theheadandtale.com/ai-emergi…
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Goldman Sachs sold 53.37 lakh shares of Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, for Rs 168.67 crore in a block deal on October 15. @GoldmanSachs theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #Eternal #GoldmanSachs #BofASecurities #Blockdeal #Bulkdeal #OpenMarketTransaction #Liquidity
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The government has approved Fairfax Financial Holdings’ acquisition of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank for Rs 52,878 crore, paving the way for the lender’s privatisation. @IDBI_Bank theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #Fairfax #IDBIBank #Acquisition
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Groww parent Billionbrains Garage Ventures reported a 47.4% rise in Q2 FY27 operating revenue to Rs 1,501.53 crore from Rs 1,018.74 crore a year ago. @_groww theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #Groww #BillionbrainsGarageVentures #Financials
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RocketPay, a digital collections platform serving lenders, has raised Rs 10 crore in a funding round led by Sandeep Jain and Group. theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #RocketPay #SandeepJain #Funding #Lenders
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Spacetech startup OXG Space has raised Rs 17 crore in a funding round led by Aum Ventures through its India Innovation Fund II. theheadandtale.com/ai-emergi… #OXGSpace #AumVentures #SkyrootAerospace #Funding #Spacetech #VC
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RevRag AI, an AI agent platform for banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector, has raised $2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Accion Ventures. @revragai theheadandtale.com/ai-emergi… #RevRag #AccionVentures #CedarHillCapital #Seed #Funding #AI
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The government has committed Rs 7,131 crore to 19 fund managers under its Rs 1 lakh crore Research, Development and Innovation scheme, in a move to channel long-term capital into deeptech startups and private sector research and development (R&D). theheadandtale.com/ai-emergi…
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The value of securities brokers and dealer transactions via the unified payments interface (UPI) rose 16.41% month-on-month to Rs 74,116.12 crore in September from Rs 63,667.21 crore in August. theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #UPI #NPCI #Payments #Broker #Merchant
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The value of securities brokers and dealer transactions via the unified payments interface (UPI) rose 16.41% month-on-month to Rs 74,116.12 crore in September from Rs 63,667.21 crore in August. theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #UPI #NPCI #Payments #Broker #Merchant
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Fundamentum Frontier Advisors (F2A) has raised Rs 3,000 crore for a fund focused on growth-stage companies in artificial intelligence (AI) and deeptech. @F2A_VC theheadandtale.com/ai-emergi… #FundamentumFrontierAdvisors #Deeptech #Fundraising #AI
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Meta has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, as it looks to strengthen its position in the AI race against OpenAI and Anthropic. @Meta @OpenAI @AnthropicAI theheadandtale.com/ai-emergi… #Meta #MuseWonder #MuseSpark #Muse #AI
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The UPI MDR rollout is being deferred beyond October 15. NPCI today communicated this to all third-party app providers (TPAPs) and banks. theheadandtale.com/explainer… #NPCI #UPI #MDR #UPIMDR #Payments
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Qualcomm Ventures has sold its remaining stake in logistics firm Shadowfax Technologies for Rs 157.28 crore through an open-market transaction. @shadowfax_in @QualcommVenture theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #Qualcomm #Shadowfax #BlockDeal #BulkDeal #Exit #Liquidity
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The Head And Tale retweeted
UPI MDR is not coming on October 15...it is getting deferred. NPCI has informed about this to companies: Source tells to @theheadandtale
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NABVENTURES, the venture capital arm of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), has raised Rs 450 crore in commitments to mark the first close of its second fund. theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #NABVENTURES #NABARD #AnchorInvestor #VC #FirstClose #Fundraising
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Juspay reported a 30% year-on-year increase in revenue to Rs 664 crore in FY26 from Rs 514 crore in the previous fiscal. @juspay theheadandtale.com/fintech-n… #Juspay #Financials #SheetalLalwani
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The Head And Tale retweeted
Big: As I write this, NPCI is currently meeting with all UPI apps and banks. During the meeting, NPCI has said, "We are all ready to implement UPI MDR on October 15." - a source says.
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The UPI MDR rollout may be delayed beyond October 15, with discussions still underway. Sources told @theheadandtale that PhonePe officials met government representatives yesterday evening... theheadandtale.com/explainer… #UPI #MDR #NPCI #Payments
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