MTNL partners with Mobikwik for cashless payments

Razorpay, on Thursday, announced the launch of Razorpay Agent Studio, a first-of-its-kind platform built on top of payments that allows businesses to deploy autonomous AI agents for operational tasks. The platform aims to automate various business processes, including dispute management, customer recovery, and payment reconciliations, by integrating AI directly into the payment infrastructure.

Dubai [UAE], March 12: Wizz Financial, the global fintech company specializing in cross-border payments and digital wallets, today announced the completion of its first stablecoin-powered cross-border remittance and treasury transaction originating from the United States, with capabilities into 80 countries, in partnership with BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. ("BitGo"), an OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank and subsidiary of BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO). Through the partnership, Wizz Financial is utilizing BitGo's institutional-grade wallet infrastructure and e-trade services to facilitate the conversion of fiat currency into stablecoins, enabling near-real-time settlement, enhanced liquidity management, and compliant, scalable cross-border remittance flows across its global network as new corridors are progressively launched.

Razorpay, India's omnichannel payments and banking platform for businesses, on Thursday announced the launch of the world's first Agent Studio built using the Claude Agent SDK from Anthropic at the FTX 2026 event.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 11: Cashfree Payments, India's leading payments platform, has launched its latest brand campaign, 'One of Your Kind' - celebrating the one-of-a-kind journeys of the category-shaping businesses it powers.

Singapore, March 11: As international travel rebounds across Asia Pacific, Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, and Trip.com Group have entered into a new global agreement designed to make booking and paying for travel more seamless for consumers and partners worldwide. Through this collaboration, Trip.com Group will introduce a virtual travel card program issued in partnership with Visa via Trip.com Group's fintech arm, TripLink.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 10: PayU, one of India's leading digital payments and financial services providers, and GoKwik, the category leader in checkout optimization and conversion for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, today announced a strategic partnership to launch India's first Integrated Conversion-to-Completion stack. The collaboration is designed to directly address the 'silent revenue killer' faced by D2C brands: the significant leakage caused by checkout drop-offs, payment failures, and conversion inefficiencies in the final moments of purchase.

In an interview with ANI, Mishra highlighted that India's heavy reliance on imported "dense energy" makes it a primary target for global price volatility. "Every dollar increase per barrel costs approximately $1.8 billion annually. For instance, a $50 increase in oil prices represents a $90 billion impact, which is more than 2% of our GDP if sustained for a year."

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 9: Embed, a leading cashless payments, point of sale, and integrated venue operations technology provider for the amusement and attractions industry, will showcase its latest innovations for Family Entertainment Centers, amusement centers, and arcades at Booth D26 at the 24th IAAPI Amusement Expo, taking place from 10 to 12 March 2026 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

Singapore, March 9: Visa (NYSE: V) today announced the launch of Visa Intelligent Authorization, a new capability on the Visa Acceptance Platform that enables acquirers (banks and other financial institutions that process payments for merchants) to modernise their payment processing through a single API connection, helping eliminate the need for expensive, time-consuming infrastructure rebuilds.

India's external sector outlook remains broadly manageable but faces rising risks from geopolitical developments in West Asia that could push up crude oil prices and widen the current account deficit (CAD), according to a recent research note by Yes Bank. The report noted that India recorded a Balance of Payments (BoP) deficit of USD 24.4 billion in Q3 FY26, wider than the USD 10.9 billion deficit in the previous quarter, largely due to capital account outflows.