Anees Hussain

Flipkart appears to be gaining an early edge over Amazon in quick commerce, a year after the two e-commerce giants entered a market dominated by dedicated players such as Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart.

BookMyShow and Zomato's District are expanding beyond online ticketing to invest heavily in staging, venues, and IP ownership as India's live events market booms.

Truecaller emphasizes that government-mandated CNAP caller ID reveals the caller's registered name but lacks context, making Truecaller's community-driven caller insights vital for understanding who is calling and why.

PhonePe has received its first international licence from the Central Bank of the UAE and will begin local operations, expanding its global presence and enabling direct services to UAE merchants and customers.

Companies should leverage frontier AI models to solve complex problems beyond efficiency gains, as Anthropic's Irina Ghose highlights the evolving AI landscape and cost-efficient deployment for industries like healthcare and banking.

Speaking at GFF 2026, Nandan Nilekani proposed expanding real-world asset tokenisation to agriculture, livestock, and MSMEs using interoperable networks and AI agents.

At Global Fintech Fest 2026, Navi Group's Sachin Bansal highlighted that new fintech startups will solve future financial challenges as banks face bandwidth and expertise constraints.

Banks and payment apps may soon share the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI, benefiting technology service providers building UPI systems as demand for third-party UPI apps surges among banks and NBFCs.

Gnani AI CEO Ganesh Gopalan discusses enterprise sovereign AI, building open-weight Indic models under the IndiaAI Mission, and global expansion plans.

Flipkart is introducing a food delivery platform with a commission cap of 15-20% on order value, including advertising costs, aiming to offer transparent and affordable terms for restaurants in India's competitive market.