India: Fin Tech

In a major leap toward digitizing travel documentation, India has begun rolling out chip-enabled e-passports, promising not just tighter security, but also faster immigration and global recognition.

Until now, RBI queries were routed through Regulated Entities (REs). But this time, during annual RE inspections, the RBI reportedly called in LSP employees directly.

April marked a notable evolution in India's regulatory, technological, and policy landscape. Key developments included the launch of a quantum computing system under the National Quantum Mission...

The Ghibli Trend involves using Artificial Intelligence (hereinafter referred to as "AI") tools and heavy filters to alter images and videos, making them look like they belong in a Studio Ghibli film...

Access to affordable medical care is a fundamental right of every human being. From the perspective of patent law, in India, generally the focus has been on pharmaceutical drugs and how patent law can balance the right of public to affordable drugs viz-a-viz the right of innovators.

During the 267th Session of Parliament, Shri S. Niranjan Reddy, Member of Parliament from Andhra Pradesh highlighted concerns over web scraping of publicly available user data by social media companies for training Artificial Intelligence (AI) models.

The dispute between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI revolves around the release of OpenAI's updated voice assistant in its GPT-4o model, which featured a voice that many found eerily similar...

With the rapid advancement of technology, the digital landscape has become a breeding ground for cyber threats, and one of the most prevalent among them is phishing.

The Government of India, on November 2, 2022, notified the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 replacing the erstwhile E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016.

CFOs today frequently face questions about digital transformation. Digital transformation in finance and accounting offers mid-size companies the promise of enhanced efficiency, accuracy, and strategic decision-making.

Until now, RBI queries were routed through Regulated Entities (REs). But this time, during annual RE inspections, the RBI reportedly called in LSP employees directly.

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