Sachin Tendulkar bats for OpenAI; Nvidia’s new shield for AI agents

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the RBI on a petition challenging the new MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2,000. The court did not grant an interim stay, meaning the 0.4% MDR on eligible merchant transactions is set to take effect from October 15. Person-to-person payments and transactions covered by exemptions will remain free.

While India’s payments ecosystem weighs the impact of the new UPI pricing, AI companies are grappling with a different challenge: how…