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Building Trust, Regulation and Innovation in India’s Cross-Border Payments Ecosystem
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JUN 8, 2026 cover story

Building Trust, Regulation and Innovation in India’s Cross-Border Payments Ecosystem

The biggest challenge for the next wave of fintech is combining seamless user experiences with rigorous regulatory compliance

Nishant Mishra
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S Krishnan · Secretary , MeitY

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Leadership is About Empowering People

A woman in a leadership position is often underestimated. But underestimation could be the key to success as it makes room for learning and growth.

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Women, Leadership, and the Next Chapter of India's Digital Economy
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Women, Leadership, and the Next Chapter of India's Digital Economy

Technology alone wouldn’t be sufficient to maximise gains from India’s digital economy. We must be inclusive and draw from the full breadth of India's talent, including the millions of women who have the capability, the drive, and the vision to lead.

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India’s AI Moment: The Hand That Builds the Stack Rules the World

Rather than being just a sophisticated market for AI, the country should focus on creating AI infrastructure, including data centres, to become a global hub for the next era of innovation

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Self-Care: The Secret Weapon of Effective Leaders

Personal upkeep is not a selfish endeavour. According primacy to physical and mental well-being can lead to more clarity, creativity, and resilience.

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Leadership: Choosing Integrity over the Constant Need for Validation

Leadership is not a performance. True leaders aren’t gunning for popularity. They are rooted to their conviction, oftentimes going against the grain of popular thinking.

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Is Quick Commerce Quietly Rewiring Our Social Fabric?
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Is Quick Commerce Quietly Rewiring Our Social Fabric?

Gone are the days of people knocking on the neighbour’s door when they ran out of household essentials. A 10-minute delivery system is encouraging social isolation and feeding into loneliness.

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The EU offers a case study, not a template to govern India’s digital sector
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The EU offers a case study, not a template to govern India’s digital sector

While these policies are rooted in legitimate concerns around data privacy, fair competition and user safety, among others, their direction and design appear to have drawn inspiration from Europe – a region now reconsidering its own approach to digital regulation.

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Interaction between Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder, Paytm & Rajan Anandan, MD, Sequoia India
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Interaction between Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder, Paytm & Rajan Anandan, MD, Sequoia India

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