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Global fintech sector set to triple to USD 2 trillion by 2030 amid AI push: McKinsey
Global fintech revenues stood at around USD 650 billion in 2025,...
SBI General appoints Shrish Mahuli as CBO
SBI General Insurance has appointed Shrish Ramchandra Mahuli as its...
4 tankers with Russian oil idle off India as refiners seek steer
This week, the Trump administration cited the purchases as a reason to hit India with hefty import tariffs and also threatened more unspecified penalties for taking the oil. New Delhi has since asked refiners to devise and share plans on sourcing crude from elsewhere...
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded
The danger had largely passed more than a day after the 8.8 magnitude quake, which was centered off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East. No major damage was reported and tsunami warnings were canceled in most areas. HONOLULU: One of the most...
South Africa’s state-owned insurer sets up $1.1 billion riot buffer, to safeguard anticipated future unrest
“All the ingredients for a protest are in place — someone just needs to light the match,” Mpumi Tyikwe, the insurer’s chief executive officer, said in an interview in Bloomberg’s Johannesburg office last week. “We can handle a significant event now. I think anything...
Tsunami Warnings: All 10 most powerful earthquakes recorded in modern history located on the Ring of Fire
The Pacific region is highly prone to powerful earthquakes and resulting tsunamis because it’s located in the so-called Ring of Fire, a region of heightened seismic and volcanic activity At about 11:30 am local time on Wednesday, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off...
Creating realistic deepfakes getting easier than ever, fighting back may take even more AI
Researchers, public policy experts and technology companies are now investigating the best ways of addressing the economic, political and social challenges posed by deepfakes The phone rings. It’s the secretary of state calling. Or is it? For Washington insiders,...
ICICI Foundation partners with IIT Kanpur to build Digital Health Stack
"We believe that technology-led innovation holds the key to inclusive healthcare in India. We collaborate with IIT Kanpur on the ICICI Digital Health Stack, which will help build a future-ready and digitally aligned healthcare ecosystem for public welfare," ICICI Bank...
India projected to grow 6.4% in 2025 & 2026, reform momentum driving stable growth: IMF
India is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent in fiscal year 2025 and 2026, and the country's stable growth is driven by a reform momentum supporting robust consumption growth and a push for public investment, the International Monetary Fund has said. NEW...
Microsoft restores services to Nayara ahead of HC hearing
Earlier this week, Microsoft suspended its services to Nayara Energy after the European Union included the company in a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war. In response, Nayara took the US tech giant to the Delhi High Court, which was scheduled...
Affluent Indians need Rs 3.5 crore for comfortable retirement, says HSBC report
"Investors (in India) are concerned about the cost of living and economic uncertainty. Compared to the global outlook, they are extremely confident in their ability to achieve financial goals," the report notes. New Delhi: Indians will need to save an estimated ₹3.5...
Powerful quake in Russia’s far east causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations
The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard - devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in 2011 - was ordered to evacuate. Workers evacuated the stricken Fukushima...