NPCI has partnered with HSBC India and J.P. Morgan Payments to enable real-time forex settlement for cross-border UPI transactions, aiming to improve transparency in international payments.
India’s household debt climbed to 45.5% of GDP by September 2025, driven by consumption-led borrowing and non-housing retail loans, even as Indian banks report multi-decade-low bad loans and stronger housing asset quality, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest Financial Stability Report.
NPCI is ramping up AI for UPI, from FiMI-powered support and multilingual, voice-based payments to a Nvidia-backed sovereign AI model aimed at fraud detection, risk assessment and scalable digital payment infrastructure for India.
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says political corruption and illicit capital flows are inflating India’s real-estate prices, widening the gap between land values and per-capita income while raising living costs and pressuring family formation in urban states.
Gartner warns enterprise spending on AI coding tools could exceed average developer salaries by 2028 as per‑token pricing drives volatile costs, prompting tighter governance and budget controls.
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India and the EU are moving toward regulatory alignment on sustainable ship recycling, with Indian yards advancing toward EU Ship Recycling Regulation listing amid rising global market share and an USD 8 billion sector commitment.
NPCI has partnered with HSBC India and J.P. Morgan Payments to enable real-time forex settlement for cross-border UPI transactions, aiming to improve transparency in international payments.
Netradyne has partnered with Geosecure to bring its AI-powered Driver-i fleet safety platform to commercial fleets, expanding its presence in Australia.
Adani Group and Abu Dhabi-based IHC will invest ₹1.08 lakh crore in Odisha through a joint venture to build one of India’s largest integrated aluminium projects.
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Netradyne has partnered with Geosecure to bring its AI-powered Driver-i fleet safety platform to commercial fleets, expanding its presence in Australia.
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited has onboarded MiniMines, Easework AI, Sarvam AI, Siftly, and CodeMate AI in the fifth Maruti Suzuki Incubation Programme cohort to address battery recycling, AI-led procurement, multilingual customer engagement, brand visibility, and software development, extending its broader portfolio of startup initiatives across growth, mobility, and investment readiness.
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