Hiring News

Prerna Sinha is now head-HR Cyber Security Business Group, TCS

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has elevated Prerna Sinha to head-human resources for its Cyber Security Business Group, entrusting a long-serving people leader with shaping talent strategy for one of the company’s most critical growth areas. The appointment comes as cyber security talent becomes central to enterprise resilience, digital trust and regulatory compliance. Based in Pune, [...] The post Prerna Sinha is now head-HR Cyber Security Business Group, TCS appeared first on HR Katha .

Industry Trends

Goa-based InstiFi receives RBI authorisation for offline payment aggregation services

InstiFi, a Goa-based payment aggregator, has received authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an offline payment aggregator from January 8, 2026. The approval allows InstiFi to offer Point-of-Sale (POS) machines and Sound Box–enabled static QR payment solutions to merchants across India. The company said that the authorisation enables it to expand its payments ecosystem beyond online collections to include in-store, physical payment acceptance, allowing the merchants to accept card-based and digital payments seamlessly at their premises. InstiFi had earlier received RBI authorisation to operate as a Payment Aggregator – Online on 3 June 2025, following which it went live with merchant onboarding and digital payment services. Commenting on the development, Prakash Ravindran, CEO and Director, InstiFi, said, “This authorisation is a strong validation of our compliance-first approach and long-term vision. By extending our capabilities to offline payments, we ar...

Startup Funding

Human-first social networking platform Culture raises Rs 2 crore from Acuvest Infra

Culture, a human-first social networking platform built around shared interests and real-time conversations, has raised Rs 2 crore in a seed funding round from Acuvest Infra. The funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand community initiatives, and strengthen safety-focused platform infrastructure, the release notes. “Social media today rewards attention, not connection,” said Anurag Rangineni, Founder and CEO of Culture. “We are building Culture to solve that. The future of social networking lies in meaningful conversations built around shared interests, not follower counts or endless scrolling. Culture is designed to help people feel heard, not performed.” “Trust is the biggest deficit in today’s digital communities,” Rangineni added. The startup said that the latest capital will also support the rollout of creator-led ‘Spaces’, a feature that allows creators and community leaders to host live discussions, events, and hybrid online-offline experiences. Commenti...

Industry Trends

Shunya Labs Unveils AI Model for India’s Code-Mixed Speech

Zero Codeswitch is designed to decode how Indians actually speak, blending Hindi, English and regional languages. The post Shunya Labs Unveils AI Model for India’s Code-Mixed Speech appeared first on Analytics India Magazine .