India, Sept. 10 -- The annual Global Fintech Festival 2026 kicked off on a glitzy note yesterday. As usual, the first day saw Indian fintech startups, from BharatPe to PhonePe, unveil a plethora of new launches and products for consumers and merchants.

Moving beyond payments, the day saw a wave of fresh product launches by startups and NPCI around AI, credit, fraud prevention and embedded financial services. Here are the prominent announcements that caught our attention.

BharatPe Rolls Out An Agentic AI Tool For Merchants

As AI continues to disrupt the status quo, BharatPe announced the launch of an agentic AI platform, specifically catering to merchants and businesses.

Built on Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, the new...