How Prodigal uses AI to modernise loan collection
AI-powered fintech startup, Prodigal, automates loan servicing and debt collection conversations across voice, SMS, and email. The platform analyses customer data to personalise interactions at scale while maintaining compliance.
Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (December 17, 2025)
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here’s the roundup for Wednesday, December 17, 2025.
Deepinder Goyal tops list of India’s self-made entrepreneurs of 2025; Zepto founders youngest on the list
The Hurun-IDFC FIRST list of ‘India’s Top 200 self-made entrepreneurs of the millennia 2025’ also features notable names like Sriharsha Majety, Nandan Reddy, VSS, and Deep Karla from the Indian startup ecosystem.
Google Pay launches its first credit card with Axis Bank in India
The launch comes amid rising competition among fintechs and payments firms seeking to tap India’s underpenetrated credit market, particularly among younger consumers and first-time credit users.
India launches DHRUV64, first indigenously designed 1.0 GHz 64-bit microprocessor
C-DAC’s dual-core RISC‑V chip marks a milestone for India’s semiconductor ambitions, with Linux support and a roadmap to Dhanush variants
Experiential tech startup Tagbin secures $10M in funding
The Gurgaon-headquartered firm intends to use the funds to expand beyond India, enhance its technology platforms and prepare the organisational and regulatory groundwork needed for a stock market listing.
Bengaluru is India’s top startup hub: Hurun-IDFC First list
The India’s top 200 self-made entrepreneurs of the millennia 2025 list has 88 founders selecting Bengaluru as their residence city, and 52 companies choosing it as its headquarters.
MP Raghav Chadha pushes for tokenisation bill to democratise asset ownership
The member of the Rajya Sabha argues that blockchain-based fractional ownership could emulate UPI’s payments revolution for assets.
YourStory × Meta unveil ‘Bharat Builds With Llama’: A docu-reel series on how Indian startups use open-source AI to solve for India’s unique needs
A new docu-reel series from YourStory × Meta follows early Indian builders using open-source Llama models in practical, sector-specific ways.
Coursera to buy Udemy, creating a $2.5B learning platform for AI-era skills
Coursera’s deal to buy Udemy creates a $2.5 billion online learning platform, combining university credentials with instructor-led courses as demand grows for AI-related workplace skills.
$600 bn and counting: Elon Musk rewrites the rules of global wealth
Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has now reached a historic milestone by becoming the first individual to have a net worth of $600 billion. According to the Forbes report the increase is driven by the news of SpaceX going public at a valuation of $800 billion.
Product Showcase: Affordable compact chargers from Stuffcool, Tempt and Honeywell
Here are some fairly compact and affordable fast travel chargers that won’t take too much space in your bag.
Inside the Strategy of Alluca Group Powering a Billion-Dollar Gold Vision
The most ambitious projects in the financial world rarely begin with scale; they begin with clarity of purpose. The long-term gold acquisition strategies employed by several global asset management firms today follow this principle closely. What may appear from the outside as a bold attempt to build massive reserves is typically driven by a carefully […]
How to Turn off Gemini Features in Google Apps?
Gemini is now part of most Google apps we use every day. From writing emails to… The post How to Turn off Gemini Features in Google Apps? appeared first on Fossbytes.
