India, Sept. 30 -- AI applications need up-to-date information and clear rules on what they can access to work reliably at scale, according to executives speaking at the inaugural edition of Inc42's 'The CTO Summit 2026' in Bengaluru.

The challenge is to make information spread across databases, data warehouses, and documents available to these applications while preserving its quality and controlling its use.

The panel, 'Building The Data Foundation For AI At Scale', featured PhonePe's head of engineering, merchant payments, Kisalay Ranjan; OceanBase's GM, India business, Bhanu Jamwal; and Fibe's CTO Anil Sinha. Digio EIR Kshitij Shah moderated the discussion.

Ranjan said PhonePe tracks where data comes from and sets rules for its use...