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title: "Digital India News, 12 Nov 2026: Top Stories | bharat.digital"
description: "Digital India news from Thursday 12 November 2026: payments, policy, startups, AI and security stories from newsrooms and official sources, each linked."
url: "https://bharat.digital/2026/11/12/index.md"
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published: "2026-11-12T00:14:12+05:30"
updated: "2026-11-12T00:30:02+05:30"
section: "Daily edition"
date: "2026-11-12"
language: "en-IN"
site: "bharat.digital"
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# bharat.digital: India's digital economy, Thursday 12 November 2026

Updated 00:30 IST. 2 stories from 1 sources. Sections: [Payments](https://bharat.digital/2026/11/12/payments/index.md) | [Startups & Fintech](https://bharat.digital/2026/11/12/startups/index.md)

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## Payments (1 stories)

### Indian Creators Face Forex Paperwork Delays on Global Earnings

- Source: X News (AI summary of posts on X)
- Published: 11 November 2026, 23:32 IST (2026-11-11T23:32+05:30)
- Section: Payments
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/5e6dce0e2556
- original_url: https://x.com/i/trending/2120511642299760908

Under updated FEMA rules effective October 1, 2026, Indian freelancers, YouTubers, and podcasters must now submit Export Declaration Forms with invoices and purpose codes for inward payments, even small ones up to $50,000.

## Startups & Fintech (1 stories)

### HDFC Bank Offers Premium Metal Cards Backed by Fixed Deposits

- Source: X News (AI summary of posts on X)
- Published: 11 November 2026, 23:22 IST (2026-11-11T23:22+05:30)
- Section: Startups & Fintech
- Link: https://bharat.digital/s/b9c403692022
- original_url: https://x.com/i/trending/2120572945324257301

HDFC Bank now lets customers get its Biz Black and Diners Club Black Metal cards as secured options against a fixed deposit starting at Rs 5,55,556.