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Outbrain signs strategic partnership with Times Internet
NEW DELHI: Outbrain, a content discovery platform, has signed a multi-year strategic partnership agreement with Times Internet. The move will help Times Internet to advance its native content strategy that the group has pioneered for many years.
Outbrain’s Engage, which is a platform that helps publishers deliver personalised content recommendations to its audiences, will be used across desktop, tablet and mobile devices on all of the Times Internet’s web properties including Times of India, Economic Times and India Times.
“At Times Internet, we have always strived to give our readers what they wanted. We are delighted to announce TIL’s association with Outbrain, to fortify the values which we stand for. Outbrain’s proven technology places the right content in front of the right people at the right time enriching the users’ content experience,” said Times Internet CEO Satyan Gajwani.
“Outbrain’s mission is to help people discover the most interesting, relevant and trusted content wherever they are and so this deal is a major milestone. Our deep partnership with Times Internet showcases the full capability of our innovative technology which firmly demonstrates to the Indian publisher and media market that Content Marketing is here to stay. We are looking forward to working with Satyan and his team to grow this new space very quickly in India,” said Outbrain regional director Anthony Hearne.
Outbrain Engage serves Times Internet viewers with the most interesting and personalised content recommendations possible.
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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.
