Why PhonePe, Paytm and MobiKwik CEOs Back UPI MDR Above Rs 2,000
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·24d ago
No wonder people joke that payment companies don’t make money. This is the reason we don’t make money.” Upasana Taku, co-founder and CEO of MobiKwik, told Business Today Television that payment...
Delhi HC blocks piracy sites from streaming Amazon’s VIBE
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh·24d ago
You can access the court order from here. The Delhi High Court has ordered 11 piracy websites to stop hosting, streaming, downloading or otherwise making Amazon’s upcoming film “VIBE” available...
NHAI, GST Network & Mumbai Metro Share AI Use Cases at GFF 2026
MediaNamaby Azdhan·24d ago
“In NHAI, we have an inherent advantage because AI is inbuilt in the road-making cycle. It starts from planning… At all stages, we have been using AI extensively,” said Vishal Chauhan, Member of...
PIL in Supreme Court challenges charges on UPI payments
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh·25d ago
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to allow Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on certain UPI payments to merchants above Rs 2,000.
Can Platforms Keep Content Down After a Copyright Strike Is Contested?
MediaNamaby Guest Author·25d ago
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in two parts by Akshat Agarwal on SpicyIP. It is being republished here as a single article with permission.
8 streaming services, 35 content complaints. None checking reports
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·25d ago
Netflix received 20 complaints about its content in India in August 2026. It agreed with one of them.
Microsoft Bars AI Training on Student Data; India Doesn’t
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·25d ago
A teachers’ union in the United States has won in a contract what Indian schoolchildren do not yet have in law.
Google rolls out AI contribution Pilot to compensate publishers appearing in AI responses - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·25d ago
Google has rolled out a pay-per-value AI licensing pilot that pays publishers when content meaningfully shapes AI responses.
Prasar Bharati AI avatar EOI mandates synthetic media labels
MediaNamaby Azdhan·25d ago
Download a copy of the Expression of Interest here: [pdf] In an attempt to expand its use of AI avatars, Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster, is seeking industry feedback on a draft...
UPI August 2026 data: 24.51 billion transactions, value dips
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter·25d ago
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed 24.51 billion transactions worth Rs 29.82 lakh crore in August 2026, marking its highest monthly transaction volume to date, according to the...
Delhi HC Questions Name Search Curbs on Indian Kanoon
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·25d ago
“You are blocking his right to livelihood.” The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned whether restricting name-based searches on Indian Kanoon could make judgments inaccessible to lawyers who...
RTI reveals Prasar Bharati has no Waves OTT grievance reports
MediaNamaby Azdhan·25d ago
Prasar Bharati has no monthly grievance compliance reports for its Waves OTT platform. It also has no record of any communication from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting or any other...
When should AI agents need an identity card?
MediaNamaby Nikhil Pahwa·25d ago
Note: This article was originally published on Reasoned and is being cross-posted on MediaNama. Read the original version here: [link].
Who pays for UPI? The new MDR reopens an old payments debate
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter·26d ago
India’s 10-year period of offering Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services without fees will end on October 15, 2026.
CCPA investigates Apple iOS 18 repair charge complaints
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·26d ago
India’s consumer regulator has escalated its investigation into Apple’s software warranty terms over alleged problems linked to the iOS 18 update.
CCPA fines Rapido Rs. 10 lakh for 'tipping prompts' dark pattern
MediaNamaby Azdhan·26d ago
Download a copy of the order served to Rapido here: [pdf]. You might have seen these prompts on the Rapido app while booking a bike-taxi or an auto or a cab: - “Captains aren’t accepting at Rs X...
Balaji Telefilms’ AI Strategy Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·26d ago
Balaji Telefilms told investors in May that artificial intelligence, automation and intellectual property are the three pillars of its strategy.
Investment firms speak out against how MDR on UPI impacts them
MediaNamaby Nikhil Pahwa·26d ago
Founders of both online brokerage Zerodha and mutual fund and investment advisory CapitalMind have spoken out against the UPI merchant discount rate (MDR) being applicable on mutual fund...
MDR for UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to take effect from October 15: Everything you need to know - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·26d ago
UPI person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions above Rs 2,000 will attract a 0.4% MDR from October 15, 2026, according to a document released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
Dainik Bhaskar Is Making AI Micro-Dramas From Its News
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·26d ago
“Our dramas, our serials have to be based on the news. We can’t do fiction.” That is Girish Agarwal, Director of D.B. Corp, on the company’s July 20 earnings call.
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