NIIT Ltd. And SPJIMR Launch Professional Certificate in FinTech Operations to Build Talent for India’s Digital Finance Ecosystem
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·18 Sept 2026
NIIT Limited, a leading skills and talent development corporation and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s S.P.
Akpabio: Banking sector now stronger, insecurity will soon end
Premium Timesby Press Release·18 Sept 2026
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that Nigeria’s banking sector is now stronger and more resilient, while assuring Nigerians that the insecurity confronting the country will soon be...
Apple Pay eyes India rollout with Axis Bank, sources say
The Hinduby Reuters·18 Sept 2026
Apple is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank’s credit cards, three sources familiar with the matter said, as it works to expand support among the country’s lenders.
Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation
The Hinduby AFP·18 Sept 2026
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates to a more than 30-year high on Friday (September 18, 2026) and said it would lift them further as it looks to counter inflation fuelled by surging...
Mayawati terms UPI fee ‘capitalist profiteering attitude’
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India·18 Sept 2026
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed the Centre’s move to introduce a 0.4 per cent fee on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant transfers worth more than Rs 2,000 from October 15...
FMCG distributors body says UPI transactions should remain zero-MDR for merchants
Business Lineby Meenakshi Verma Ambwani·18 Sept 2026
The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) on Friday said it strongly opposes the proposed imposition of Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions as any additional...
BOJ rate hike signals faster pace of tightening amid inflation risks, weak yen: Economists
Channel News Asiaby Calvin Yang·18 Sept 2026
BOJ rate hike signals faster pace of tightening amid inflation risks, weak yen: Economists The central bank raised rates on Friday (Sep 18) to a 31-year high of 1.25 per cent, pressing ahead with...
Exclusive: Jar raises small fresh funding from Unitary Fund
Entrackrby Shailesh Mahato·18 Sept 2026
Gold savings platform Jar had been struggling to raise a fresh round despite discussions with several investors, including WestBridge.
Moody's sharply raises India's FY27 GDP forecast to 7 pc
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India·18 Sept 2026
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday, September 18, sharply raised India’s GDP growth forecast for current fiscal to 7 per cent, from 6 per cent earlier, saying the economy has shown resilience to...
Apple Pay eyes India rollout with Axis Bank in October, sources say
Business Lineby Reuters·18 Sept 2026
Apple is poised to launch Apple Pay in India next month with Axis Bank's credit cards, three sources familiar with the matter said, as it works to expand support among the country's lenders.
Listing of Tata Sons shares an imperative, says Shapoorji Pallonji group
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·18 Sept 2026
Listing of Tata Sons shares is a social and moral imperative, Shapoorji Pallonji Group (SP group ) has said, highlighting difference with Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata who is opposed to a share...
French prosecutors and regulators step up scrutiny on smart glasses
Channel News Asiaby CNA·18 Sept 2026
PARIS, Sept 18 : Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities have received complaints from...
Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality
The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·18 Sept 2026
More than 1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiative against extreme inequality, calling current unfairness “a policy choice that can be...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak to serve house arrest
PerthNowby Ashley Tang·18 Sept 2026
Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak to serve house arrest Malaysia's king has agreed to allow jailed former premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, four years after...
UPI fee burden won't fall on consumers, govt plans to track merchants: Report
Hindustan Timesby Shivam Pratap Singh·18 Sept 2026
UPI fee burden won't fall on consumers, govt plans to track merchants: Report The NPCI, which operates the UPI platform, issued a circular on September 15 introducing MDR on certain UPI...
Asian stocks track Wall Street rally as oil prices decline
Euronewsby Angela Barnes·18 Sept 2026
Asian shares mostly rose in early Friday trading, getting a lift from a rally on Wall Street as well as declining oil prices.
India’s defence start-up boom is outrunning its talent pipeline
The Hinduby Uttkarsha Shekhar·18 Sept 2026
2026 has proven to be the best year on record for India’s defence manufacturing sector, with the annual defence production reaching an all-time high of ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025-26.
Takeda’s Qdenga dengue vaccine to be distributed in India by Dr Reddy’s in 2027
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·18 Sept 2026
Japan-headquartered Takeda Pharmaceutical Company will bring its dengue vaccine Qdenga to India through an exclusive distribution agreement with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
Zee Entertainment shareholders approve reappointment of five Board of Directors during AGM
Business Lineby BL Mumbai Bureau·18 Sept 2026
Zee Entertainment Enterprises secured the approval of its shareholders to reappoint 5 Board of Directors, at the Company’s 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday evening.
Struggling wine industry gets more funding poured in
PerthNowby Abe Maddison·18 Sept 2026
Struggling wine industry gets more funding poured in A state government has announced funding to support a troubled $2.4 billion wine industry grappling with oversupply, lower grape prices...
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