Amazon Pay India is shifting its strategic focus toward non-metro regions, with over 75 per cent of its customer base now residing outside major cities and demonstrating an increasing demand for digital credit solutions. Speaking on the company’s vision, Vikas Bansal, chief executive officer of Amazon Pay India, outlined plans to expand the platform beyond…
FMCG leader Britannia Industries is keeping a vigilant eye on Reliance Consumer Products Limited’s (RCPL) entry into the competitive biscuit market following its initial product launch in Tamil Nadu, according to statements made by Rakshit Hargave, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Britannia Industries, during a recent earnings call with investors. Addressing investor inquiries…
TCI Seaways, a division of Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCI), has taken delivery of a 500 TEU container vessel, TCI SETU, on October 29, 2026, strengthening its coastal shipping capacity and multimodal logistics operations. With a deadweight capacity of approximately 7,300 metric tonnes, TCI SETU is the seventh vessel in the company’s fleet of…
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a high-severity cybersecurity advisory warning of multiple critical vulnerabilities in select versions of Tata Motors’ connected vehicle applications, iRA 2.0 and iRA.ev. The national cybersecurity agency cautioned that these security flaws could be exploited by malicious actors to extract sensitive credentials, intercept private communications, impersonate legitimate…
In a major bid to scale its digital footprint across India, the Gautam Adani-led Adani Group is actively seeking to raise roughly $1.5 billion through an offshore loan facility to fund its ambitious expansion in the data centre sector. The borrowing initiative is being undertaken via AdaniConneX, a 50:50 joint venture formed between the Indian…
PhonePe Invest, the investing and trading platform operated by PhonePe, experienced remarkable user growth during October 2026, recording an 80 percent surge in baseline platform registrations alongside a 50 percent increase in new customer additions. This substantial expansion directly follows the strategic transition of the platform from its former identity, Share.Market, to PhonePe Invest. Alongside…
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), led by Chairman Mukesh Ambani, reported a robust 33.8 per cent year-on-year increase in profit after tax (PAT) to ₹29,550 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, beating market estimates. The growth was driven by exceptional performance across core verticals, particularly oil-to-chemicals (O2C) and digital services, up from ₹22,092 crore…
In a historic milestone for Indian stock markets, Jio Platforms Ltd made a blockbuster debut on the National Stock Exchange, driving Reliance Industries Ltd past the Tata Group in overall market valuation. An emotional Mukesh Ambani repeatedly fought back tears at the listing ceremony, joined by four generations of his family to celebrate the remarkable…
India’s mutual fund industry must evolve beyond merely expanding digital access to focus on enhancing overall investor outcomes, strengthening advisory services, and fostering long-term confidence amid market volatility, according to financial leaders at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026. Participating in a panel discussion titled ‘Reinventing Financial Intermediation amid Fintech Disruptions,’ industry executives highlighted…
The Indian two-wheeler market has welcomed the 2026 Bajaj Pulsar NS200 at an ex-showroom price of Rs 1.6 lakh, which follows the footsteps of this year’s other upgraded Pulsar motorcycles by receiving a TFT instrument cluster, a quickshifter, and ride modes. Following updates made to models like the Pulsar N160, N250SS, and NS160 since August,…
