RevRag AI Raises $2.5 Mn for AI Relationship Managers
The round follows a 2024 pivot, a seed that fell through in 2025 and about ten months of cut salaries. The filings show why that year was tight, and why an inclusive-finance fund led the round.
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6 Fintech Business Ideas in India: Real Licenses and Costs
Most fintech founders think they need a banking license. They don't. Here's what six real fintech business models in India actually cost, license, and pay.
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UPI Transaction Volume Dips 1.8% MoM to 24.07 Billion in September 2026
UPI processed 24.07 billion transactions worth Rs 29.37 lakh crore in September 2026, per NPCI data, a 1.8% MoM dip in volume but still up 23% year-on-year.
Definedge Raises ₹22 Crore to Scale Its Trading Tools
Definedge has raised ₹22 crore in a Pre-Series A, taking total funding to ₹30 crore. The Pune firm built trading tools and an education community before it took a broking licence, and says its Momentify platform has crossed ₹1,000 crore in assets under management.
PhonePe Clears First Step Toward a UAE Payments Arm
PhonePe has in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE for two payment licences, its first regulatory clearance outside India. It cannot operate yet, and the market it is entering already runs partly on Indian payment technology.
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Apple Wants Its Standard Fee. In India, the Standard Doesn't Exist.
Apple Pay is reportedly heading to India this October — without UPI, and asking for a fee it already charges American banks. The fight isn't about a greedy tech company. It's about landing in the one country where the free rail moved first.
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DSP Finance Bought Volt Money, the Startup It Backed From Round One
A digital lender that grew revenue 856% in a year and still lost money got folded into a 30-year-old, profitable NBFC that had been reading its books since month two.
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HyperNorm AI Raises $2.2M Seed to Bring Decision Intelligence to Wealth Advisors
HyperNorm AI, an AI-native decision intelligence platform for wealth advisors, has raised $2.2 million in a seed funding round to help advisory firms cut through the complexity of modern, multi-asset portfolios. The round, announced on 10 June 2026, was co-led by Capital 2B and SenseAI Ventures,