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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-brics-2026-dpi-payments-multipolar-financial-system

Beyond UPI and Pix: Why Governance Is the Real Test for BRICS Pay

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (456+ words) When India welcomes ten fellow members of BRICS to New Delhi on September 12 and 13 for the group’s 18th summit, the officially billed theme will be “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.” A suitable subtitle might have been “How to build…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-starlink-oneweb-jio-dcc-spectrum-approval

Starlink, Jio await cabinet nod after DCC spectrum approval

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (317+ words) The DCC took the decision at its September 3 meeting. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will now seek Union Cabinet approval for the spectrum pricing and allocation framework. Satellite operators still cannot begin commercial services until the government formally assigns spectrum…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-meta-muse-personal-ai-agent-india

Meta launches Muse AI agent across apps; India left out

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (656+ words) Meta has launched an AI agent that acts on a user’s behalf. Muse sends emails, fills in forms, negotiates and makes purchases, and keeps running after the app is closed. It is rolling out in the United States on iOS,…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-banks-accountability-algorithmic-decisions-rbi

Banks can???t outsource accountability for algorithmic decisions: RBI Deputy Governor

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (280+ words) “An institution may outsource the computation, but it cannot outsource the consequence,” said Rohit Jain, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, in a keynote address at Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2026, on why banks and other regulated entities cannot shift responsibility…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-amazon-pay-smart-wallet-agentic-upi

Amazon Pay Smart Wallet lets AI agents make UPI payments

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (527+ words) Amazon Pay on Wednesday introduced Smart wallet, a new offering that lets AI agents make UPI payments on behalf of users. The company also rolled out biometric authentication via its Smart wallet to boost payment success rates, alongside offline tap-to-pay,…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-central-bank-digital-currencies-stablecoins

GFF: Stablecoins pose sovereignty challenge, RBI adviser says

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (248+ words) RBI’s G Padmanabhan moderated the session, which focused particularly on the implications of cross-border digital money, the future of central bank money, and how regulators can support new payment methods without weakening control over their monetary systems. Central banks, he…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-india-fintech-exports-trade-agreements-gff-2026

India Uses Trade Agreements to Ease Fintech Export Rules

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (579+ words) India’s free trade agreements are being used to clear regulatory obstacles for fintech exports. That covers data flows, cloud computing and cybersecurity, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said at the Global Fintech Fest. Why it matters: This places payments regulation, data…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-adalat-ai-security-vulnerabilities

Researcher claims full access to Adalat AI systems

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (771+ words) Cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary alleged that vulnerabilities in Adalat AI’s systems exposed its database, storage, infrastructure, credentials and private source code. He also initially alleged that sensitive court data was being processed on production servers based in Japan. Adhikary later…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-narendra-modi-gff-2026

Modi urges fintech consumer protection index at GFF 2026

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (540+ words) MediaNama Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a fintech consumer protection index that would give every company a transparent rating, making consumer protection, alongside cybersecurity and data governance, a priority for India’s fintech sector. He proposed this while inaugurating…...

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medianama.com > 2026 > 09 > 223-socan-sued-suno-copyright

SOCAN sues Suno over AI music copyright infringement

6+ day, 25+ min ago   (293+ words) SOCAN seeks damages, including Suno’s profits from the alleged infringement. Alternatively, it requests C$20,000 in statutory damages per infringed work, as well as C$10 million in punitive and exemplary damages. SOCAN also seeks permanent and broader injunctions, interest, and legal…...