L&T Finance adds AI agent flight booking to its PLANET app with Pine Labs
L&T Finance will let AI agents complete flight bookings inside its PLANET app using Pine Labs' payments protocol, the first use case in a planned agentic commerce build-out.
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BondsIndia rebrands as Digifinn
BondsIndia has renamed itself Digifinn and plans a presence in more than 50 cities in five years. It did not say whether its new backer has taken equity.
India led Asia-Pacific fintech investment, on the strength of one Bengaluru round
India drew USD 2 billion of fintech investment in the first half, the largest share in Asia-Pacific. Cred's round alone is 45 percent of that, and deal count was flat.
Manipal Payment and Identity Solutions IPO opens 9 September at INR 322 to 339 a share
The card manufacturer, which says it makes over a third of India's credit cards, is raising INR 320 crore in fresh issue alongside an offer for sale by promoter Manipal Technologies.
Moglix's Credlix crosses USD 1 billion in MSME export financing
The Moglix-owned trade finance platform has financed USD 1 billion of exports for over 1,000 MSMEs, and has committed USD 100 million to the India-Mexico corridor this financial year.
Global Fintech Fest returns to Mumbai in September with RBI, SEBI and BIS on the agenda
Global Fintech Festival 2026 to be held in Mumbai from 8-11 September.