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PhonePe enables users in the UAE to make payments at Neopay terminals, enhancing cross-border transactions for Indian travelers. The collaboration with Mashreq and NPCI aims to simplify payment processes, including inbound remittances, through the UPI infrastructure.

LatentView Analytics provides business transformation consulting and works with companies to develop and implement flexible and agile analytics roadmaps. It said the acquisition of Decision Point will bolster its existing expertise in data engineering, data science, and data visualisation

This is intended to enhance convenience for customers across the country while improving conversions, and increasing average order value apart from driving user retention among other areas on the platform, the startup said in a statement.

Sam Bankman-Fried, 32, sentenced to 25 years for stealing $8 billion from FTX customers. Judge Kaplan rejected his no losses claim. Found guilty on seven fraud counts related to FTXs collapse, with a vow to appeal.

Googles AnthroKrishi AI model assists in sustainable farming by mapping field and water boundaries, monitoring crop growth. It aims to revolutionize agriculture practices in India and APAC regions by providing valuable farm data for financial and governmental decisions.

The deal, which is a mix of cash and stock, is valued at “several hundred million pounds,” Canva cofounder and chief operating officer Cliff Obrecht said in an interview with Bloomberg on Monday. Its the biggest outlay yet by Australias most valuable startup, priced at $26 billion in its latest share sale.

Chiratae Ventures sold stakes to Madison India Capital for $70 million, involving companies like Lenskart, Bizongo, and Rentomojo. Madison Capital, supported by Lexington Partners, had invested in Sequoia Capital Indias portfolio firms like Star Health.

Task force plans validation centers for startups and MSMEs to meet global standards. Global certification agencies may establish units in India for feedback. Committee includes industry executives and government officials.

Portugals data regulator, the CNPD, said there was a high risk to citizens data protection rights, which justified urgent intervention to prevent serious harm. More than 300,000 people in Portugal have provided Worldcoin with their biometric data, the CNPD said.

The regulator has asked for internal communications of affected companies about the cyber attacks impact, probing for gaps in corporate security and for other cyber incidents, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter who did not identify the companies.