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Temple Connect joins Radhika Das for India Tour 2025
MUMBAI: Devotion hits the right note. Temple Connect has partnered with London-based kirtan artist and bhakti yoga teacher Radhika Das for his India Tour 2025, produced by EVA Live in collaboration with Scope Entertainment. The tour will take devotees on a spiritual journey across nine cities, celebrating bhakti through music, meditation, and community.
Radhika Das has dedicated his life to empowering people through mantra, bhakti yoga, and meditation. From intimate gatherings to large-scale events, he now draws thousands to experience the timeless practice of chanting, singing, and dancing. This tour will traverse Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, and other cities, bringing evenings filled with kirtan, rhythm, and reflection.
Temple Connect, which connects temples globally and promotes spiritual engagement, is serving as the strategic community partner for the tour. The platform aims to engage young devotees, especially gen z, by making spiritual experiences relatable through social media while preserving their sanctity.
Temple Connect founder Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni said, “I envision bridging the gap between devotion and contemporary formats through initiatives such as Radhika ji’s India Tour. This collaboration makes spiritual and cultural content more accessible to modern audiences. It will be a divine experience for attendees that enriches their soul.”
The partnership highlights Temple Connect’s growing involvement in the devotional and live engagement space. From education and conventions to weddings and events, the platform is expanding its presence across the temple economy. With plans for more such collaborations in the future, this tour marks a milestone in connecting spirituality with contemporary life.
Don’t miss the chance to experience devotion, rhythm, and community live with Radhika Das on his India Tour 2025.
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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.
