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SonyLIV celebrates the season of love this valentine’s day
MUMBAI: ‘There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved’.
Valentine’s Day is a serious affair for couples in love. India’s first premium video on demand (VOD) service, SonyLIV, is all set to bring an exciting line up this Valentine’s Day. The OTT platform is giving a chance to its viewers to be engrossed in the season of love through movies, web originals, short films and romantic songs streaming live on the platform.
Valentine’s Day is an excuse to binge watch your favourite movies with your loved ones making the entire experience worthwhile. SonyLIV is playing cupid by bringing non-stop romantic drama and captivating experiences for its viewers with movies like Aashiqui 2, Ram amongst others. But why stop there, SonyLIV keeps you on the edge of your seat with some web originals that will make you binge watch romantic series like Lovebytes, Married Woman Diaries, The Good vibes, The Big Bong connection to name a few. SonyLIV even brings to its viewer’s short romantic films like Gulmohar, Guzaarish, Us & Them, Ansuni amongst others. How can a V’Day be complete without SonyLIV?
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American Express to acquire AI startup Hyper to boost automation
Deal targets expense management as AI reshapes corporate spending tools.
MUMBAI: From receipts to robots, the expense sheet is getting a brain upgrade as American Express moves to bring artificial intelligence into the heart of corporate spending. The company has announced plans to acquire Hyper, a relatively young but fast-rising startup founded in 2022 that builds AI-powered agents capable of organising expenses, generating reports, verifying compliance with budgets and policies, and nudging users with timely reminders. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, underscores a growing shift among financial institutions to automate traditionally manual, time-heavy workflows.
Hyper counts Sam Altman among its backers, adding a layer of Silicon Valley credibility to the acquisition. While financial details remain undisclosed, the strategic intent is clear: deepen automation capabilities and sharpen American Express’s position in the competitive corporate spending ecosystem.
The two companies are not strangers. They previously collaborated in 2024 on a co-branded credit card product, suggesting that the acquisition is less a cold buy and more an extension of an existing relationship. With this move, American Express is effectively bringing that capability in-house, aiming to embed AI directly into its commercial services stack.
Chief executive Stephen Squeri had already signalled the direction of travel in a recent shareholder letter, describing AI as a “structural shift” in how businesses operate. The Hyper acquisition appears to be a direct response to that shift, particularly in expense management, where processes such as approvals, compliance checks and reporting remain ripe for automation.
Alongside the acquisition, the company is also expanding its product suite. A recently launched business credit card offers cashback and benefits at an annual fee of $295, with another card expected later this year moves that complement its broader push into commercial services.
Taken together, the strategy points to a future where managing expenses may require fewer spreadsheets and more algorithms. For American Express, the bet is simple, if businesses are rethinking how work gets done, the tools that power that work need to evolve just as quickly.
