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Quantum Computing's Breakout Year: The 2026 Milestones That Matter
The UN declared 2026 the International Year of Quantum Science — and the milestones are catching up to the hype, from fault-tolerant breakthroughs to 120km unhackable quantum key transmission.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
RBI's 2026 Digital Lending Guidelines: What Changed for Fintechs and NBFCs
RBI's March 2026 update tightens direct-disbursal rules, mandates standardised Key Fact Statements, and brings device locking into the regulatory perimeter for the first time.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
AI Infrastructure Spending Is Set to Hit $497 Billion in 2026
The five biggest US cloud providers alone will spend up to $690 billion on capex in 2026 — nearly double 2025 levels — as global data center spending surpasses $788 billion.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
India's 2026 GST Changes: A Founder's Compliance Checklist
Mandatory e-invoicing now applies at a ₹5 crore turnover threshold, invoice numbering resets every April, and ITC matching just got stricter. Here's what changed and what to check.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
7 AI Note-Taking Apps Worth Trying in 2026
From all-purpose workspaces to meeting transcription specialists, here's how the best AI note-taking tools in 2026 actually differ — and who each one is really built for.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
Enterprise AI's ROI Problem: What the 2026 Data Actually Shows
65% of organizations now use generative AI somewhere in the business — but only 29% see significant ROI from it, and 56% of CEOs report zero measurable return.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
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View all →Quantum Computing's Breakout Year: The 2026 Milestones That Matter
The UN declared 2026 the International Year of Quantum Science — and the milestones are catching up to the hype, from fault-tolerant breakthroughs to 120km unhackable quantum key transmission.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
RBI's 2026 Digital Lending Guidelines: What Changed for Fintechs and NBFCs
RBI's March 2026 update tightens direct-disbursal rules, mandates standardised Key Fact Statements, and brings device locking into the regulatory perimeter for the first time.
26 July 2026 · 1 min read
DPDP Act 2026: What India's Privacy Law Means for Fintechs
India's DPDP Act is now in active enforcement, layering consent and retention obligations on top of RBI's payment-data localization mandate — with no size exemption for startups.
22 July 2026 · 2 min read
The Super App Race: Payments as the Gateway to Everything
India's biggest apps are using payments as the entry point to build sprawling super app ecosystems, with the global super apps market projected to reach $155.2 billion in 2026.
22 July 2026 · 2 min read
AI Fraud Detection: Banks' Best Weapon Against a $485 Billion Problem
AI fraud detection has become the top-ranked AI use case in banking, with 42% of issuers saving over $5 million and 83% of leaders reporting fewer false positives — even as AI-powered fraud itself rises.
22 July 2026 · 2 min read
Cross-Border E-Commerce's Payment Friction Problem
Cross-border online sales are set to top $2 trillion in 2026, yet FX spreads and settlement delays remain the biggest drag on conversion — with new rails compressing settlement from days to seconds.
22 July 2026 · 2 min read
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View all →Global app store in-app purchase revenue (CY2025)
$Bn
↑ +10.6% YoY
ChatGPT — time to reach 1 billion monthly active users
years — fastest of any app
↑ Faster than TikTok, YouTube & Instagram
Downloads of apps with "AI" in their description (H1 2026)
Bn, global
↑ On track per Sensor Tower
Global time spent on generative AI apps, H1 2026
Bn hours (vs 17.2Bn in H1 2025)
↑ ≈2x YoY
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