My Twitter feed has been chirping with TerraUSD's (UST) death spiral and its (arguably failed) revival plans.

NFTs are everywhere – from Amitabh Bachchan to the NBA. While India is deliberating a new law to regulate cryptocurrencies (and possibly NFTs), it is only fair to ask – one law to rule them all?

The copyright office has sought stakeholder inputs on making amendments to India's copyright law. In this blogpost we look at some of the areas in which the law could potentially be amended.

It's been almost a year since the draft Rules were released, and the final text brings much-needed clarity to how India's data protection law will work in practice. We've unpacked what's changed, what's been tightened...

Over the past few years, there has been a substantial increase in parliamentary activity focused on technology related issues, especially in terms of parliamentary questions raised by Members of Parliament ...

This post explores the recent flurry of acquisitions in the Indian fintech industry.

In this blogpost we examine labelling regulations for plant-based meat products in foreign jurisdictions and highlight the need for plant based meat labelling regulations in India.

Bangladesh is home to 87 million internet subscribers, accounting for approximately 53% of its entire population.

In the recent years, there have been many instances where national sports governing bodies were de-recognized for not complying with the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (Code).

The Indian Finance Minister announced the annual financial statement (Budget) for the financial year 2022-23 on February 1. The Budget introduced some important developments for the cryptocurrency sector.

UPI is the poster child for what fintech can achieve in India. It made headlines again last month for crossing $1 trillion transaction value in FY21-22. NPCI's COO attributed this feat to the collective efforts...

This piece explores the impact of India's upcoming data protection law on payments businesses, with a focus on cross-selling and physical location of data storage.

In September 2021, the Telangana government released the Telangana Draft SpaceTech Framework (Draft Framework). This is the first time a state government has released a policy framework to encourage manufacturing and innovation...

The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 ("PSS Act") for the first time recognized payments as a different function from a bank's core functions, such as lending, accepting deposits or managing monetary policy

In the December edition of Fintales, we explain the potential ripple effects of Trump's win on crypto regulation in India; explore if regulation is the answer to supply chain financing woes...

Most digital/IT related services have survived the negative economic impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In October 2022, the Tamil Nadu state government published an ordinance to regulate online gaming and subsequently passed a bill on the same in October 2022.

The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 ("PDPB") creates a legal structure to protect the personal data of individuals.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (or, as its friends call it, the 'PMLA') is a long-arm law. It gives its enforcing agency, the Enforcement Directorate (or as its, umm.. acquaintances call it, the 'ED'), sweeping powers.

The year is wrapping up, and while some of us may be dreaming about a winter break, tech policy isn't slowing down.