Stablecoin set to challenge fiat cash, is here to stay
Stablecoin may not be the unregulated form of money some digital-currency pioneers had hoped. But that’s why it’s here to stay
How Indian media mogul Subhash Chandra managed to hold on to Zee
This family drama had more plot twists than a Bollywood movie. What looks like the last scene might just be the start of a new episode of bidding...
Millennial investors in the digital age turning impatient
Younger investors would rather leave the creation of long-gestation assets to sovereign wealth funds and state institutions
Sri Lanka's forex crisis deepens, may seek India, China help
Deprived of tourism dollars, the tropical island nation’s foreign exchange reserves are dangerously low & food staples are running short
Digital currency highways could cost banks $60 billion
Banks ought to worry. Their cross-border transfers are both too slow and too expensive for retail customers. Competing against a superior road,...
How school lockdowns widened learning gaps in India
Trying to narrow this gap would put enormous demands on a reluctant welfare state, while leaving it unaddressed would lop off from India’s...
India's world-beating GDP growth can't mask the pain of the pandemic
The economy was in trouble even before the second wave, and now fresh gains for India Inc are coming at the expense of households and tiny
Banking could go the way of news publishing
Tech giants pose a far bigger challenge to brick-and-mortar lenders than fintech startups that don’t have the scale of platform businesses