The latest data from the Reserve Bank of India offers a comprehensive snapshot of India’s financial system at a time when global uncertainty remains elevated. The numbers reflect resilience, but also reveal early signs of structural imbalances that warrant close monitoring. A balanced reading is essential, not just for policymakers, but for lenders, corporates, and…
The global economy is once again confronting a fresh wave of uncertainty as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East begins to transmit risks far beyond the region. In a recent assessment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the impact is not only immediate but also structurally significant, affecting energy markets, global trade…
The rapid integration of artificial intelligence across financial services has moved the industry beyond experimentation into scaled deployment. From credit underwriting and fraud detection to customer servicing and algorithmic trading, AI is now embedded in core decision-making systems. This shift has elevated not only efficiency and innovation, but also systemic risk. Against this backdrop, the…
Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp correction on March 11, reflecting a convergence of global geopolitical tensions, rising energy prices and persistent foreign investor outflows. The benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 1,342 points to close at 76,863.71, while the Nifty 50 dropped 394 points to settle at 23,866.85, slipping below the psychologically significant 23,900 mark….
India’s rapid shift to digital banking and instant payments has fundamentally changed how money moves. It has also changed how fraud happens and, more importantly, how it must be managed. As cyber-enabled financial fraud rises in scale and sophistication, recovery of lost funds is no longer a secondary concern. It is fast becoming a core…
As enterprises accelerate the adoption of agentic AI and cloud-native architectures, Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud have announced a major expansion of their long-standing strategic partnership, aimed at embedding security across the full lifecycle of AI development and deployment. The collaboration seeks to address a growing trust deficit in enterprise AI by combining Google…
Airpay Payment Services has secured authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India to function as a cross-border payment aggregator, completing its approvals under the central bank’s unified payment aggregator regime. With permissions now covering online (PA-O), offline (PA-P) and cross-border (PA-CB) categories, the Mumbai-headquartered firm enters a select group of payment players offering full-spectrum aggregation…
The global financial system has crossed a decisive threshold with the full migration to ISO 20022 for cross-border payments. The long-anticipated shift became effective on 22 November, bringing the industry’s coexistence phase with legacy MT messages to a formal close and establishing ISO 20022 as the mandatory format for all international payment instructions. The transition…
In a significant development in the Web3 security space, Cyberscope the blockchain audit and compliance arm of TAC InfoSec has entered into a strategic partnership with Collably Network, a rapidly growing Web3 launch-pad platform focused on token issuers and decentralized projects. Under the agreement, Cyberscope’s suite of audit, monitoring and KYC (know-your-customer) services will be…
When technology ceases to be a mere instrument and begins to think alongside us, the nature of enterprise itself transforms. Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2026 is not a catalogue of emerging tools it is a statement on power, resilience and the shifting anatomy of decision-making. It signals the rise of a cognitive…
