India's digital economy, public infrastructure and security
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UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions recorded a strong growth of 23.3% YoY during September, while credit card spending declined 5.9%
The Kerala High Court had on October 17, directed the Centre to make the Data Protection Board functional within eight weeks
More ads are coming to Google's AI search. But what does this mean for websites that depend on search traffic?
PB Fintech has achieved impressive growth within the UAE insurance landscape, notably boosting its premium volumes since FY22.
OfBusiness is heading for the stock market with a business that earns most of its revenue in one place and…
A cyber threat intelligence platform has reported breach claims, but the bank says allegations of KYC data exposure remain unverified
As India's SIM binding deadline approaches, MediaNama hosts a discussion on its technical feasibility, impact on messaging apps and users, and effectiveness in preventing cybercrime and fraud.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reported a security breach affecting an estimated $6.3 Bn in assets, in what appears to be…
From November 1 to 30, 2026, the Indian government is running its fifth Digital Life Certificate Campaign across 2,000 cities and districts, targeting millions of pensioners.
India's broadband connections reached 1.108 billion in September 2026, up 0.59% from August. Jio and Airtel dominated the market, while 5G fixed wireless access subscriptions continued to grow.
Indian authorities reportedly sent close to 1.95 lakh blocking orders to Instagram, Facebook and YouTube between March and July 2026, roughly one every 68 seconds, through the Sahyog portal.
The Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Gram Swaraj Yojana on October 28, a five-year scheme from 2026-27 to 2030-31 with Rs 7,395.55 crore in funding.
One in four iPhones is now assembled in India, but critics argue subsidies mainly support imported parts.
PB Fintech on Friday reported a strong jump in profit and revenue for the July-September quarter. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
PB Fintech’s consolidated net profit jumped 42.5% to ₹192.4 Cr in the September quarter of FY27 from ₹135 Cr in…
Vasudevan led the bank since 2007, guiding its shift to a small finance bank in 2016, but a perceived conflict with his daughter's RBI-licensed NBFC lingered despite full disclosures and no ongoing transactions.
Consumer appliances maker Atomberg Technologies has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its proposed initial public offering (IPO).
The state rolled out MahaINDUS, a secure AI platform for tasks like drafting documents and data analysis in multiple Indian languages, plus 71 new services on Aaple Sarkar 2.0, 36 schemes on MahaDBT 2.0, and 13 on the MAITRI investor portal.
At TechSparks 2026, Tagbin Co-founders Saurav Bhaik and Ankit Sinha demonstrated how BRIXX uses natural-language prompts to bring architectural design, construction planning, and cost estimation together on a single platform.
India is among the world's leading markets for AI-powered shopping, with 76 per cent of consumers using artificial intelligence tools to search for products, compare choices or make purchase decisions, according to a report by McKinsey, which highlighted the growing shift towards AI-led commerce.
The lack of operating rules for the DC tax holiday and regulatory and cost hurdles could slow India’s ability to convert this interest into investments for global workloads, say industry experts
India's courts and sectoral regulators have already begun assigning liability for AI failures. Businesses that are holding out for a statute are preparing for the wrong deadline.
Binance said a preliminary investigation pointed to a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop as the possible entry point for the breach. The exchange has suspended deposits and withdrawals and pledged to cover customer losses.
Blockchain intelligence firms have linked the record cryptocurrency theft to a North Korean hacking group, while Binance says it will cover losses
The Supreme Court has questioned the Reserve Bank of India's effectiveness in preventing digital fraud. Financial institutions must be held accountable for their role in cybercrime under new regulations.
Binance reportedly suffered a $6.3 billion security breach linked to a compromised engineer's laptop. The attack prompted withdrawal suspensions, asset freezes and a cryptocurrency market sell-off.
The bank's own systems remain unaffected and all banking services are operating normally
Reported by 3 outlets: Mint, The Economic Times. What we know so far: 4 reports