Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-22

Samara Capital drops Rs 1,200 Cr to merge ARC and Calyx into a single logistics platform. 🎙️

Consolidation matters more than capacity. The obvious read is that two logistics players just got bigger — the real shift is that fragmented ecommerce infrastructure is being replaced…

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-21

Indian startup funding has fallen below $100M for the seventh time in 2026 — not a blip, a pattern. 🎙️

Unit economics matters more than growth velocity right now. The capital environment is not correcting; it is resetting, and founders still running on GMV narratives are…

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-20

Fourteen startups, $59 million, one week — and MDR on UPI just changed the payment layer permanently. 🎙️

MDR matters more than the funding headline. Every operator scanning the $59M will miss the quieter shift: pricing friction has been inserted into the rails that most Indian…

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-19

RBI absorbs Rs 2.23 lakh crore in a single VRRR auction at 5.24% — and fintech founders are reading the wrong headline. 🎙️

The liquidity number matters more than the rate. A Rs 6.94 lakh crore surplus being actively drained tells you the RBI is signalling direction, not…

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Arjun and Meera break down the day in Indian product, startups and tech — what happened, the number that matters, and why it matters if you're building here.

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-18

Kuku Technologies gets Sebi nod for a Rs 3,500 Cr IPO, with listing targeted in H1 2027. 🎙️

Sebi approval matters more than the IPO itself. The gate is open; execution speed is now the only variable that separates Kuku from a delayed listing.

For audio OTT and consumer-tech…

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-17

UPI MDR goes live October 15: 0.4% on transactions above ₹2,000, capped at ₹300, with ₹5 flat for railways and utilities. 🎙️

The pricing architecture matters more than the rate itself. Every QR-based and point-of-sale platform now has a revenue layer baked into UPI — but the…

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-16

UPI's zero-MDR era ends October 15 — 0.4% on merchant payments above Rs 2,000, capped at Rs 300. 🎙️

The fee structure matters more than the headline rate. The obvious read is that fintechs lose a free-feature moat. What actually shifts is unit economics for small merchants and…

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Full story and sources: https://productgrowth.in/news/2026-09-15

Government locks zero MDR on UPI transactions under Rs 2,000 — permanently, not provisionally. 🎙️

The floor matters more than the mandate. The obvious read is that merchants win on small-ticket payments. The real read is that anyone building on UPI payment rails now has a hard…

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