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South Asia Technology Partners LLC (USA), in partnership with BetterStories Limited, hosted the SouthAsiaTech Founders’ Reception 2024 on 19th February, 2024 at the Renaissance Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Startup Show 2024: The Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with various other ministries and industry bodies organised the Bharat Mobility Global Expo, a 3-day auto show from February 1-3 at the Bharat Mandapam. Next, the government is organising a 4-day Textile Show from Feb 26-29 at Bharat Mandapam and Yashobhoomi complexes. Next month, a 3-day exhibition of startups across domains will take place from March 18-20.

Budget 2024 Expectations: Some experts said progressive allocations should be made towards the sector in the upcoming union budget, including towards the implementation of IT Rules for online games and the establishment of self-regulatory bodies.

The Reserve Bank of Indias decision to prohibit Paytms vertical Paytm Payments Bank from offering all forms of banking services within a month has sent shockwaves through the Indian fintech landscape. Numerous industry executives have expressed their concerns, including Ashneer Grover, cofounder of BharatPe, who called for the finance minister and the prime minister of India to intervene.

EdTech start-up GradRight currently has 26 university partners and 16 lenders; in the last two and a half years, nearly ₹2,000 crore worth of loans have been disbursed and, more importantly, 80% of the students were from Tier 2/3 towns

For the last quarter of 2023, there are 23 IPOs announced in India so far—the highest number for the October-to-December quarter in a decade.

Ranjan Pai, who pocketed close to $1 billion from selling part of his stake in hospital chain Manipal Health Enterprises to Temasek, has just placed a contrarian bet.

Founded in 2017 and based in Chennai, India, Agnikul designs and manufactures rockets for satellites under 100 kilograms in weight.

You will soon be able to scan existing QR codes and pay using digital rupee, thanks to interoperability of CBDC and UPI QR codes.

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