NEWSx.io https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Idea Village Awards $1,500 Prize to platform for watching women’s sports – Technical.ly Meta Invests $900M in Fintech Startup CRED, Taps Founder to Lead WhatsApp – TechRepublic Meta’s WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbook – The Economic Times AI startup Engram raises $98 million at $600 million valuation with just 13 employees | CTech Access Denied Aptera says first deliveries are weeks away, but its California factory tells a different story Signal 1’s AI platform adopted by New York’s Mount Sinai Health System | BetaKit Why Bengaluru matters in Kunal Shah’s WhatsApp journey: The city where his fintech story took shape Aramco venture arm bets Saudi startup future on deep tech Lucid layoffs hit ‘small number’ of Michigan workers as EV maker retrenches Vithabai Narayangaonkar was allegedly raped at 15, performed in Tamasha with baby bump, cut the umbilical cord backstage with a stone, and went on to become the ‘Tamasha Queen’ Applications open for the second cohort of the Steel Works Health Accelerator – Silicon Prairie News Why bank payment spin-offs could trigger Africa’s next fintech deal wave – Businessday NG Why bank payment spin-offs could trigger Africa’s next fintech deal wave – Businessday NG Indian Startup News on Instagram: “India does not just build startups. It builds leaders who run the world. Kunal Shah, founder of Bengaluru-based fintech unicorn CRED, has been announced as the new global CEO of WhatsApp, the world’s biggest messaging platform, used by over 3 billion people. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally made the announcement, praising Shah’s “builder mentality and global perspective.” He said he looks forward to making WhatsApp the best service for billions of people and millions of businesses. Outgoing WhatsApp head Will Cathcart, who led the app for over seven years, called Shah the right person to take it forward. Kunal Shah started CRED in 2018 with just $1 million of personal capital. Today, CRED has 17 million monthly members, processes over 40% of India’s credit card bill payments, and posted Rs 2,735 crore in FY25 revenue. #CRED #kunalshah #whatsapp #CEO #leaders #indianstartupnews” In conversation with: OakNorth’s Ivan Maryasin – UKTN Lama AI raises $12 million Series A to bring AI agents to banking | CTech Analytics India Magazine — India’s Leading AI & Data Science Media Platform Intellectual curiosity & infectious optimism: Industry cheers Kunal Shah’s new role as WhatsApp Head Access Denied Access Denied How Kunal Shah turned rewards into a fintech empire—and landed the top job at WhatsApp What Meta’s $900M investment in CRED means for Indian fintech ecosystem Kunal Shah’s new challenge: Making WhatsApp Pay matter in India ZAWYA: LAB7 backs CONIX.AI to advance automated building code compliance validation Meta hires Indian fintech start-up founder as new WhatsApp chief – AOL Trading start-up Fomo closes $75m Series B led by Index Ventures – FinTech Futures This Startup Says It Saves Medicare More Than $2 Million A Week Human Verification Cred founder Kunal Shah to lead WhatsApp globally as Meta invests nearly USD 1 billion in his startup – 91mobiles.com BITS Pilani and Axis Bank Join Hands to Strengthen Research and Startup Ecosystem Kenya strengthens position as Africa’s tech powerhouse with Google startup cohort success AI chipmaker Groq raises $650 mln after Nvidia licensed its chips What is CRED and why is Meta investing $900 million in the Indian fintech startup? Access Denied Meta-CRED deal includes $100 million in ad credits $900 Mn, a Founder Swap and a Payments Gap: What Meta’s CRED Deal Is Really About – Outlook Business Indian start-up head appointed new WhatsApp boss Indian start-up head appointed new WhatsApp boss India startup head Kunal Shah appointed as new WhatsApp boss Numi debuts with AI-powered financial agents designed for GCC consumers Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs in AI overhaul LucentBlock STO Rejection Sparks Dispute as PPP Lawmaker Says Startup Was Sidelined for Big Business Human Verification Home Tech startup NMBLR.ai expands enterprise AI push as growth tops 50% Meta taps Indian startup founder to solve WhatsApp’s revenue puzzle Meta taps Indian fintech boss to head WhatsApp – RTHK Meta taps Indian fintech boss to head WhatsApp – RTHK Blog