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@FinoPaymntsBank has put on hold the reappointment of its managing director Rishi Gupta, pending a fresh assessment of his “fit and proper” status by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/f…

NPCI BHIM Services Ltd (NBSL), a fully owned arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (@NPCI_NPCI), has introduced biometric authentication for UPI payments on the BHIM app. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/b…

Dream Sports, the company behind fantasy sports platform @Dream11, is set to enter the stock broking space with Dream Street. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/d…

Uncia, an AI-native lending technology company, has raised $3 million (Rs 25 crore) in a funding round led by venture capital firm Pavestone. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/u…

Fino Payments Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta granted bail by sessions court in Hyderabad. The development comes three days after the Telangana HC dismissed a writ petition filed by Gupta, seeking bail in an alleged tax evasion case. theheadandtale.com/explainer/brea…

Fino Payments Bank MD and CEO Rishi Gupta granted bail by sessions court in Hyderabad. #Breaking @theheadandtale The development comes three days after the Telangana HC dismissed a writ petition filed by Gupta, seeking bail. theheadandtale.com/explainer/brea…

@neosapien_xyz nearly shut down three times—now shipping an AI wearable with a $2M round. Read more: theheadandtale.com/explainer/neos…

Rocketlane, an AI-powered professional services automation (PSA) company, has raised $60 million in Series C funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners. @RocketlaneHQ theheadandtale.com/ai-emerging-te…

@Deccan_AI, a startup supplying post-training data and evaluation work, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by A91 Partners. Susquehanna International Group and Prosus Ventures participated in the funding round. theheadandtale.com/ai-emerging-te…

Insurtech startup Plum has raised Rs 193 crore in a Series B funding round led by Peak XV Partners. Existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners and new investor GMO Venture Partners participated in the funding round. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/p…

Fintech platform Cred has introduced biometric authentication for UPI transactions, allowing its members to approve payments using their face or fingerprint instead of entering a PIN. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/c…

Digital billing and payments firm @InvoiceCloud plans to add 150 technology and product professionals at its Hyderabad Innovation Hub by the end of 2026, signalling a push to make India central to its global product strategy. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/i…

Fintech platform Kiwi has brought in Sumeet Basrani as its Chief Business Officer. "The appointment comes as Kiwi shift focus from early product adoption to large-scale distribution of credit on UPI through bank and ecosystem partnerships". theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/k…

@OpenAI has hired Kiran Mani, CEO of JioStar, to lead Asia-Pacific business. Mani will join in June, relocate to Singapore, and report to Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon. theheadandtale.com/ai-emerging-te…

@OpenAI said it is shutting down its AI video tool Sora just months after its launch. "we're saying goodbye to Sora...We'll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work. theheadandtale.com/ai-emerging-te…

Venture capital firm @Accel and Dutch technology investor @Prosus_Ventures have invested in six Indian startups operating in segments including spacetech and brain-computer interface under their inaugural Atoms X cohort. theheadandtale.com/ai-emerging-te…

Metafin, a solar financing platform, has raised $10 million in debt from Lendable. The company will use the fresh capital to boost financing for solar energy solutions across rural India. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/m…

The founders of crypto exchange @CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, have been granted bail by a court in Thane district after they were arrested last weekend for alleged cheating and fraud. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/c…

Pranos Fusion, a nuclear fusion deep tech startup, has raised $6.8 million in a seed funding round co-led by pi Ventures and Ankur Capital. @PranosFusion theheadandtale.com/ai-emerging-te…

The value of digital personal loans rose 53% to Rs 56,892 crore in Q3 (October-December) of this fiscal FY26 from Rs 37,217 crore in the same period last financial year. theheadandtale.com/fintech-news/d…