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IVM Podcasts launches finance series with a women-first perspective
Mumbai: IVM Podcasts has launched a brand new finance podcast titled ‘A Sip of Finance.’ Hosted by finance expert Priyanka Acharya, ‘A Sip of Finance’ will be the first-of-its-kind to be launched in eight different languages English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, and Marathi, said the podcast network.
“While many regard finance as a topic for men, this podcast will look at the subject from a female lens with the aim to empower Indian women to gain control over their personal finances and enable financial freedom for them. It will focus on important financial concepts from a women-first perspective,” said the statement.
“At IVM Podcasts, we aim to provide listeners with not just a variety of content, but useful, quality content. Priyanka is extremely well qualified, and is an inspiration for all women,” commented IVM Podcasts founder Amit Doshi. “We hope to build this show into something that everyone can turn to anytime for a quick explainer on common financial concepts.”
“When a woman can handle her own money, and actively involve herself in family financial processes, the whole family benefits from it. ‘A Sip of Finance’ is a fun show that talks to women of all ages, across demographics and regions,” stated Priyanka Acharya.
All episodes are available on the IVM Podcasts website, app, and across preferred audio platforms.
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Telcos push for unified rules as spam shifts to OTT platforms
Over 80 per cent fraud moves online, operators seek common framework.
MUMBAI: The spam may have left your phone network but it hasn’t left you alone. India’s telecom operators are once again dialling up the pressure for a unified regulatory framework, warning that fraud is rapidly migrating to internet-based platforms where oversight remains far looser. According to industry communication, a leading operator has written to multiple arms of the government including the Department of Telecommunications, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance arguing that tighter controls on traditional telecom networks are inadvertently pushing bad actors towards over-the-top (OTT) communication platforms.
The concern is not new, but the framing has sharpened. What was once an industry grievance is now being positioned as a consumer protection issue. Operators say that tackling spam in silos no longer works, as fraudsters seamlessly shift across platforms, exploiting regulatory gaps. The result: a moving target that traditional safeguards struggle to contain.
Executives point to a clear shift in fraud patterns. OTT platforms are increasingly being used for phishing links, impersonation scams and bulk unsolicited messaging, with industry estimates suggesting that over 80 per cent of spam activity has now migrated online. In this environment, the lines between telecom networks, messaging apps and financial fraud are blurring fast.
At the heart of the industry’s demand is a call for a technology-neutral regulatory framework, one that applies consistently across telecom and internet-based communication services. Operators argue that the absence of uniform safeguards, such as sender verification systems, robust spam filters and clearly defined accountability mechanisms, has created enforcement blind spots that fraudsters are quick to exploit.
The proposal is straightforward but far-reaching. Telcos are pushing for baseline anti-fraud measures across all communication platforms, alongside faster response systems and deeper coordination between ministries. Given the interconnected nature of telecom networks, digital platforms and financial systems, they argue that fragmented oversight only weakens the overall defence.
The broader issue is regulatory arbitrage, the ability of bad actors to hop between platforms based on which is least regulated at any given time. Without harmonised rules, operators say, efforts to curb fraud risk becoming a game of whack-a-mole.
As digital communication continues to expand, the debate is shifting from who regulates what to how consistently it is regulated. For now, telecom operators are making their case clear: in a world where spam travels freely, regulation cannot afford to stay fragmented.
