October 28, 2026

FCNR(B) Deposits Explained: Why India Faces a $160-170 Billion Repayment Question FCNR(B) deposits brought India over $130 billion, but Uday Kotak says $160-170 billion must be repaid in 3-5 years. Here is what it means.
India Rate Hike Outlook: Why Bankers See Pressure on the Rupee and Bond Yields SBI's house view is a 50 bp rate hike by December. See why treasury heads expect pressure on the rupee and bond yields, and what it means for borrowers.
MFIN PAN and CKYC Guidelines: How Microfinance Lenders Plan to Spot Over-Borrowing MFIN will issue PAN and CKYC guidelines for microfinance lenders within 10-15 days. See why borrower identity matters for credit risk.
Bigger Banks and a Deeper Bond Market: What Shaktikanta Das Proposed for Indian Finance Shaktikanta Das urged bigger Indian banks and a deeper corporate bond market. See the five priorities and the banking health numbers he cited.
Genie 4 Explained: Google DeepMind's Interactive World Model Gets Sound Genie 4 is Google DeepMind's real-time world model with built-in audio. See what it does, who can try it, and where it still falls short.
Indian Startup Funding Roundup, 27 October 2026: Cent, Mochatrade and Six More Rounds Indian startup funding on 27 Oct 2026: Cent's $15M Series A, Mochatrade's UPI-funded US stock seed, and six more rounds, with what each tells us.
NBFC Bank Borrowings Are Rising Again: What the RBI's October Bulletin Tells Lenders NBFC bank borrowings are creeping up as credit grows fast. Here is what the RBI's October 2026 bulletin says and why lenders should care.
AI-Built Exploit Chains: What Anthropic's Unreleased Model Did and What It Means Anthropic says an unreleased AI model built working exploit chains across five platforms. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what to do.
Anthropic IPO Filing: What the S-1 Means and What We Still Don't Know Anthropic has filed an S-1 for a Nasdaq IPO under the ticker ANT. Here is what is confirmed, what is not yet set, and why it matters.
UPI MDR Explained: Why the Merchant Fee Is on Hold and What Happens Next UPI MDR of 0.4% on payments above Rs 2,000 is postponed past Diwali. Here is who pays, who is exempt, and what is still undecided.
AI Agent Bias: Why Experts Followed a Hidden Nudge 86% of the Time An Anthropic study found expert analysts adopted an AI agent's hidden lean 86% of the time. See what it means for AI-assisted work and review.
Baidu Unlimited-OCR-2: An Open Model for Parsing Very Long Documents Baidu's Unlimited-OCR-2 is a 3B-parameter, MIT-licensed model for reading very long documents. Here is what it does, how to run it, and its limits.
Bedrock Robotics Raises $600M Series C: Biggest Startup Rounds of 27 October Bedrock Robotics raised $600M at a $4.1B valuation, and Nevis raised $70M for adviser AI. See what the biggest rounds of 27 October mean.
Devin Security Gets Deep Scans: What Cognition's Update Offers Security Teams Cognition's Devin Security adds deep scans, a living threat model and finding intake. See what is new, what is free, and what remains unclear.
NBFC Funding Divide: Why Fitch Sees a "K-Shaped" Market for Large and Small Lenders Fitch says large NBFCs are stronger than in 2019 but funding is K-shaped. Here is why smaller NBFCs pay more and what risk teams should watch.
Startup Valuation Reality Check: SoftBank Trims Ola Electric, Baillie Gifford Marks Down VerSe SoftBank trimmed its Ola Electric stake and Baillie Gifford marked VerSe down up to 80%. What startup valuation resets mean for investors.