Government-backed open commerce network ONDC has secured Rs 220 Cr of a Rs 430 Cr round from strategic investors including Zoho (Rs 70 Cr), Uber, Paytm and SBI (Rs 60 Cr each), and BSE Technologies (Rs 30 Cr). Capital will fund AI-led commerce, DigiCatalog and MSME digital rails as transactions hit 218M in FY26.

Entrackr · Newsletter · 6/2/2026, 5:18:17 PM

Q4 FY26 calls expose geopolitical drag across Indian retail-adjacent giants. Brent at $120 and rupee at 95 push HUL input inflation to 8-10%, forcing 2-5% hikes while defending 22.5-23.5% margins. RIL reroutes crude sourcing; Bajaj Finance trims AUM growth to 20-24% on MSME stress; SBI carries $10-12bn ME exposure.

Forbes India · 5/29/2026, 12:17:05 PM

Post-merger with North East Small Finance Bank, Slice booked Rs 1,403 cr revenue in FY26 versus Rs 604 cr a year earlier, flipping a Rs 217 cr loss into Rs 48.4 cr profit. Q4 alone delivered Rs 399.7 cr income and Rs 20.4 cr profit, with CRAR at 19.1% and debt-equity at 0.14.

Entrackr · 5/26/2026, 8:24:54 AM

Combined market cap of Tata Group's listed companies has eroded by ₹10 lakh crore amid investor concerns over post-Ratan Tata governance. Separately, Parle Industries stock jumped 5% on mistaken-identity buying after Modi gifted Melody toffees to Meloni. Jewellers expand gold exchange schemes as import curbs tighten.

The Hindu BusinessLine · 5/21/2026, 3:41:10 AM

India's top fintechs have approached Anthropic for access to its Mythos red-teaming tool as the Finance Ministry forms an SBI-led panel to assess AI-native cyber risks to banks and payment rails ahead of Q4 FY26.

Inc42 · 5/17/2026, 5:30:00 PM

Titan slid 7% to Rs 4,200 and IndiGo fell 5% to Rs 4,309 after PM Modi urged citizens to defer gold purchases and non-essential foreign travel for a year. Tata Consumer bucked the trend, rising 8% on Q4 PAT up 21% to Rs 419 cr and revenue up 18% to Rs 5,438 cr. Nifty closed 1.49% lower.

ET Markets · 5/13/2026, 10:32:53 PM