Fintech Firms Urged to Strengthen Defences as AI and Emerging Tech Reshape Risk

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies is opening new opportunities for the financial sector, but it is also creating new avenues for financial crime. At Global Fintech Fest 2026, the fintech industry was urged to invest more heavily in technology and risk-management capabilities to stay ahead of these evolving threats. Financial […]

Pine Labs appoints Razorpay SVP Jayaram Karthik as Chief Operations Officer

Fintech company Pine Labs has appointed Jayaram Karthik, former Senior Vice President of Business Operations at Razorpay, as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), as the company looks to strengthen its operations and improve merchant experiences across its growing international footprint. In his new role, Karthik will lead operations and merchant experience across India and […]

Perfios Appoints Rajesh Kini as Chief Financial Officer

Bengaluru, August 21, 2024: Perfios has appointed Rajesh Kini as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership, corporate accounting and business performance to the fintech company. Kini joins Perfios at a time when the company is focused on strengthening its financial operations and supporting its next phase […]

Razorpay Launches ‘Vulcan’ AI Foundation Model for Payments

Bengaluru, August 18, 2026: Fintech company Razorpay has launched Vulcan, an AI foundation model developed specifically for the payments ecosystem. The model is designed to make digital transactions more reliable, secure, and efficient by applying artificial intelligence across multiple stages of the payment journey. Vulcan is a transformer-based foundation model trained on nearly 4 billion […]