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On this episode of Tech3 by Moneycontrol, we unpack the biggest tech and startup stories making news: Why Indian banks aren’t biting on Apple Pay -- what’s holding back Apple’s payments ambitions in India? Backlog! Why the RDI Fund had to hit pause -- what the delay means for startups, deep tech and innovation funding. AI could cut time to IPO -- Accel’s Subrata Mitra on how AI could reshape the path from startup to public markets.

On this episode of Tech 3 from Moneycontrol, we tell about Apple Pay finally launching in India with Axis Bank, the disquiet among former and current employees of Walmart-owned Flipkart over an elusive IPO, Doordash setting up its Hyderabad GCC and why the 1 lakh crore rupees RDI fund has hit a pause.

On this edition of Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we tell you about how legacy automakers are tightening their grip in India’s electric two-wheeler market, India looking to tighten social media access, Groww's rollout of US investing and how new-age block deals split VCs, mutual funds.

On this edition of Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we tell you about funding rounds in AI companies Ema and Brahma AI, why block deals are touching record highs in new age listed companies and Ultraviolette’s connection with Intel CEO.

On this edition of Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we discuss PhonePe’s international foray, how NSE will enrich IT czars Murthy and Premji, Spinny and Snapdeal’s IPO route and more…

On this edition of Tech 3 from Moneycontrol, we tell you about Starbucks’ first-ever GCC in India, why Skillmatics is attracting investors and the Indian Diaspora Index by Prosus and Dealroom, which now counts 205 current and former overseas unicorns with at least one founder who grew up in India, together worth $560 billion on a founder-attributed basis.

On this episode of Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we tell you about the checks that the Govt is putting in place when it comes to merchants and MDR, why fintech funding may get a shot in the arm from UPI MDR and top voices from Semicon India 2026.

On this episode of Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we shine a light on Semicon 2.0, India’s flagship semiconductor event, 18% on UPI MDR and Renotmojo’s IPO pop. Listen in

On this episode of Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we bring you takeaways from a detailed interview with PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam on MDR, TCS’ move to consolidate its office presence in Bengaluru, and why Sharrp Ventures is sharply focussed on India’s booming consumer economy.

The year is 1999. A rugby match sows the seed of a community programme that grows into a national movement. Magic Bus India Foundation is now one of the leading NGOs for education and skilling. It has carved a path dotted with milestones, transforming over 5 million young lives in the last 27 years of its work. But the challenges facing India in the years ahead are unlike those of the past. A new generation of Indians is entering public life. They have degrees, are aspirational, and are hungry for meaningful employment. Magic Bus India Foundation fills this critical gap, acting as a bridge from school to work. The foundation understands that if India is to harness its demographic dividend rather than see it become a demographic risk, the choices we make today will matter for decades to come. On this show, Jayant Rastogi, Global CEO of Magic Bus India Foundation, speaks to host Gaurav Choudhury about why investing in young people is not just a social responsibility but a core corporat