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🗞️ Fintechs stop rent-by-card payments
CRED, PhonePe and Paytm have stopped rent payments via credit cards following regulatory concerns, affecting how many urban customers pay rent.
🗞️ Govt plans Indian consultancy giants
The government plans to set up multidisciplinary consultancy firms to take on global auditing giants and strengthen the domestic professional-services ecosystem.
🗞️ Cybersecurity audits now mandatory for crypto exchanges
The government has made cybersecurity audits mandatory for crypto exchanges to boost consumer protection and systemic resilience.
💬 Expert Take — Cybersecurity Analyst: “This will raise compliance costs for smaller platforms but should improve investor confidence and reduce operational risk.”
🗞️ India’s biggest IPO of 2025 set to list
Market attention is on India’s most popular IPO of the year, which is poised to begin trading this week after heavy oversubscription.
💬 Expert Take — Equity Strategist: “High listing demand is likely, but investors should watch valuation and post-listing liquidity.”
🗞️ Rolls-Royce opens 700-seat GCC in India
Rolls-Royce has opened a 700-seat Global Capability Centre — its largest in India — to scale tech and engineering capabilities locally.
🗞️ GST cut to save discoms ₹3,000 crore annually
A GST cut on green energy equipment is estimated to save power distribution companies about ₹3,000 crore a year.
🗞️ 100+ companies to turn ex-dividend on Sept 19
Over 100 listed companies including Mazagon Dock, NALCO and Bharat Dynamics will go ex-dividend on Sept 19 — watch stock flows and record dates.
🗞️ Amazon to invest $1bn+ in employee costs
Amazon plans to invest over $1 billion to raise pay and reduce healthcare costs for its workforce globally.
📊 Market Update – 18 Sep 2025
📈 Sensex: 83,013.96 ▲ +320.25 (+0.39%)
📈 Nifty 50: 25,423.60 ▲ +93.35 (+0.37%)
💱 USD/INR: ₹87.8150
🪙 Gold (24K): ₹11,117/g
🛢️ Brent crude: ~$67.40/bbl (steady)