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Moneycontrol to Congregate Leading Voices at ‘Startup Conclave 2024’
Mumbai: Moneycontrol, a financial news platform, has announced the second edition of the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024. This premier event, set for 9 August 2024, at ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and resilient startup ecosystem in India. The conclave will bring together a diverse group of policymakers, investors, leading startup founders, industry leaders, and emerging entrepreneurs for an engaging exchange of ideas and strategic insights.
Following a challenging two-year funding winter, India’s startup landscape is witnessing a remarkable resurgence marked by increased profitability, late-stage funding, a vibrant secondary market, and numerous tech IPOs. Themed “Persist | Reset | Rebuild” this year’s conclave will emphasize the resilience and adaptability of startups in the face of an AI-driven world and evolving regulatory frameworks. The event will delve into the future of India’s startup ecosystem, providing essential insights for the next wave of entrepreneurial success.
Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024 will feature a series of insightful sessions led by prominent figures including Karnataka Minister for IT-BT and science & technology Priyank Kharge; Karnataka Government, department of electronics, information technology, biotechnology and science & technology, secretary Dr Ekroop Caur; India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant; Narayana Health, founder and chairman Dr Devi Prasad Shetty; SoftBank, head of India and EMEA Sumer Juneja; PhonePe, co-founder and CEO Sameer Nigam; Swiggy, co-founder Sriharsha Majety; Sorin Investments, founder and chairman Sanjay Nayar; Games24x7, co-founder and co-CEO Bhavin Pandya; Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd, chief of engineering Nabendu Das; IndiQube, co-founder Rishi Das; Adobe, head of sales channel & SMB, digital media India & SA Ajay Joseph; DTDC Express, CEO Abhishek Chakraborty; Peak XV Partners, MD Shailesh Lakhani.
Moneycontrol has been instrumental in nurturing the startup community, sharing compelling narratives of innovation, success, failure, and resilience. Through initiatives like the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave, the platform continues to champion the entrepreneurial spirit and support the growth of India’s dynamic startup ecosystem.
Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024 is supported by banking partner IDFC FIRST Bank, exclusive logistics partner DTDC, VC partner Peak XV, workplace partner IndiQube, and associate partners Games24x7, Share.Market, Adobe, Tally, Reliance India Ltd, state partner KITS, luxury partner Da Milano Italia and event technology partner Townhall.
The event will commence at 10:00 am on 9 August 2024, at ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, and will be livestreamed for a global audience.
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PNB partners Kiwi to launch credit-enabled UPI for users
Targets 180 million customers; RuPay card offers 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent cashback
MUMBAI: Swipe, tap, or scan credit is quietly slipping into the rhythm of everyday payments, and Punjab National Bank wants in on the action. The state-run lender has partnered with Kiwi to roll out credit-enabled UPI payments for its 180 million customers, marking a significant push to blend traditional banking with India’s fast-evolving digital payments ecosystem.
At the centre of the collaboration is the launch of the PNB Kiwi Credit Card on the RuPay network. The card is designed with a digital-first approach, offering fully online onboarding and seamless integration with UPI, allowing users to transact via scan-and-pay while accessing credit.
The offering also brings in a rewards layer, with cashback ranging from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent on online transactions, positioning the product as both a convenience play and a spending incentive.
The move comes as UPI continues to dominate India’s digital payments landscape, increasingly blurring the lines between debit-led transactions and credit access. For PNB, which operates over 10,000 branches around 60 per cent in semi-urban and rural areas, the partnership signals a targeted effort to extend formal credit to segments that have traditionally remained underserved.
The collaboration also reflects a broader industry shift, where banks and fintech platforms are converging to embed credit directly into payment flows, reducing friction while expanding access.
With RuPay credit cards gaining traction and UPI evolving beyond peer-to-peer transfers, the PNB–Kiwi tie-up positions both players at the intersection of scale, accessibility, and the next phase of digital finance in India.
