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June 11, 2026
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Duty-free gold jewellery exports under India-Oman CEPA expand market access and boost exporter competitiveness.
Direct duty-free exports of gold jewellery from eastern India to Oman have commenced under the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with the first consignment from Kolkata dispatched by air cargo. The agreement gives Indian gold jewellery and diamonds duty-free access in the Omani market and is described as improving exporter competitiveness by reducing routing costs and enabling faster deliveries. The CEPA also extends duty-free market access to a broader range of Indian goods and covers services and investment.
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Public banking sovereignty concerns arise over the proposed privatisation of IDBI Bank and its wider social impact.
Concern is expressed over the proposed strategic disinvestment and transfer of management control of IDBI Bank to the private sector, on the footing that the move implicates financial sovereignty, depositor confidence, social justice and the public character of banking. The note refers to the bank's origin as a development financial institution, its role in India's financial architecture, and the assurance that government ownership would not fall below 51 per cent, together with parliamentary caution against dilution of that level of control. Concern is also raised over the possible transfer of valuable land and other assets, the impact on employees, and the wider trend of foreign participation in Indian banking.
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Money laundering quashing dispute turns on false representation allegations, foreign investment concerns, and the prima facie test at quashing stage.
The Enforcement Directorate proposed to challenge a Delhi High Court order quashing money laundering proceedings against NewsClick and its editor-in-chief after the predicate FIR was set aside. The agency said the order overlooked allegations of false representations to authorities and banks regarding the investor, source and nature of funds, commercial character of the investment, and share valuation in the context of alleged foreign direct investment without required permission. The ED also said the quashing stage required only a prima facie view on whether the allegations disclosed an offence.
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Cross-border digital payments expand with a direct UPI-NPI remittance link enabling real-time transfers and financial inclusion.
Cross-border peer-to-peer remittance has been launched between India and Nepal through a direct linkage of India's Unified Payments Interface and Nepal's National Payments Interface, enabling seamless, real-time and secure instant money transfers through mobile banking applications and digital wallets. The arrangement is presented as a digital payment corridor intended to strengthen financial connectivity, improve convenience for travellers and businesses, and promote accessible, safe and affordable cross-border payments.
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Rupee weakness amid West Asia tensions, dollar strength and foreign outflows pressures the domestic currency in interbank trade.
The rupee weakened against the US dollar in interbank trade amid heightened West Asia tensions, a stronger dollar index, heavy foreign institutional investor outflows and weak domestic equity sentiment. Market participants said the local unit came under pressure from external geopolitical developments and broader risk aversion, while earlier gains were linked to likely Reserve Bank of India intervention to curb excessive volatility in the domestic currency.
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Make in India-led manufacturing expansion: Haleon plans a greenfield Madhya Pradesh facility to strengthen supply chains and oral health access.
Haleon announced plans to establish its first manufacturing facility in India as a greenfield site at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, with the project aligned to the Make in India vision and intended to strengthen the company's long-term presence in the country. The facility is described as a strategic manufacturing base for oral health and other everyday health products, designed to support supply chain resilience, domestic value addition, exports to wider Asia, employment generation, and future-ready automated production, with operational commencement expected by 2029-30.
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Excise duty exemption on higher ethanol-petrol blends expands, paving the way for future ethanol fuel adoption.
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Control and assurance functions harmonisation through draft RBI governance amendments invites stakeholder comments across regulated entities.
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Standardised approach for counterparty credit risk updates seek clearer netting, margining, and disclosure treatment under revised directions.
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Money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act covers alleged payments without services and unexplained loan transactions.
Enforcement Directorate investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act concerns alleged transactions involving Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd and Exalogic Solutions Private Limited, including payments without corresponding services and loans without timely repayment. The agency has alleged that these transactions generated proceeds of crime and proceeded on the basis of a prosecution complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office. Veena T sought postponement of her scheduled ED questioning on health grounds and said documents would be submitted through counsel.
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Rupee weakness deepens as crude prices, foreign outflows and a firmer dollar pressure the local currency.
The rupee weakened in early trade against the US dollar amid higher global crude oil prices, continued hostilities between the US and Iran, heavy foreign institutional investor outflows, and a soft domestic equity market. The local currency was also weighed down by a marginally stronger dollar index and remained sensitive to risk sentiment and external macroeconomic cues. RBI-linked dollar selling had earlier supported the rupee, while intervention was likely aimed at curbing excessive volatility and preventing a sharper slide.
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Trade and regulatory cooperation deepen as India and Tajikistan prioritise pharmaceuticals, agriculture, services and wider economic engagement.
India and Tajikistan reviewed bilateral trade, investment and regulatory cooperation, and agreed to strengthen coordination between competent authorities, trade bodies and business chambers to facilitate smoother trade and new business projects. Pharmaceuticals, agriculture, services and wider sectoral cooperation were identified as priority areas, including faster registration processes, closer regulatory dialogue and stronger business-to-business linkages. The meeting concluded with signing of the Protocol of the 12th Session and a reaffirmation of commitment to deepen industrial, trade and economic cooperation.
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Foreign direct investment allegations fail as quashing follows absence of criminal offence and unsupported money-laundering claims.
Quashing of FIR and money-laundering proceedings was ordered where the underlying investment was treated as an economic decision that did not disclose any criminal offence. The court held that there was no cap or restriction on receipt of foreign direct investment in digital media at the relevant time, and that the allegations of cheating, criminal breach of trust and siphoning of funds were unsupported. The Enforcement Directorate's case also failed because the alleged conspiracy did not show any illegal objective or unlawful means, and no incriminating material had emerged despite extensive investigation.
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Phytosanitary import rules shape Indian mango exports to Nepal as officials clarify no ban and continue permit issuance.
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Structural excess capacity allegations rejected as India cites low per capita consumption in textiles and steel.
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Indian mango exports face reputational strain as Nepal's import ban raises pesticide and quarantine concerns.
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LUMIQ Raises INR 50 Crore Pre-Series B to Become the AI Decision Layer for Financial Services

June 19, 2026

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While most AI in financial services remains advisory, LUMIQ has built the layer that owns the decision — autonomous, auditable AI agents making regulated calls in production at leading banks, insurers, and capital markets firms. Today, LUMIQ serves clients across India, the United States, and Southeast Asia — leading institutions across insurance, banking, and capital markets.
NEW DELHI and MUMBAI, India, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LUMIQ, an AI-native financial services company, today announced a strategic funding round to scale auto-decisioning for financial institutions across the United States and Southeast Asia. The round was led by Bajaj Finserv, one of India's largest and most diversified financial services groups, with participation from existing investor Info Edge Ventures.




Right now, thousands of customers are waiting for a policy to be issued, a loan to be disbursed, a claim to be adjudicated, because somewhere an FSI employee is drowning in decisions, held back by the risk of getting it wrong. Today, when e-commerce delivers the same day, banks and insurers still decide in weeks. We built LiteCone to take that burden: AI decides the routine cases, completely and accountably, so humans spend their judgment on the one case that actually needs it. This round lets us bring that to every financial institution in the markets that matter most.

Shoaib Mohammad, Co-founder and CEO, LUMIQ
From AI that assists to AI that decides
For decades, financial institutions have bought technology that made their people faster — faster data, faster scoring, faster copilots. The decision still landed on a human. LUMIQ is changing that. Through its LiteCone platform, the company deploys AI agents that read the file, apply the institution's own guidelines, and reach the decision end to end — escalating only the cases that genuinely require human judgment. The output is not a recommendation. It is a decision, with full reasoning attached, cross-referenced to policy, and defensible under audit.


The results in production speak clearly. At a leading life insurer, LUMIQ's LEO agent decides 75–80% of underwriting cases with zero human touch, reduced policy issuance cost by roughly 25%, and compressed turnaround from days to under eight minutes — running 24x7 with complete auditability. Across its client base spanning insurance, banking, and capital markets in India, the US, and Southeast Asia, LUMIQ now processes millions of decisions annually.


LiteCone turns a real financial-services role into a working AI agent in weeks. Every agent we deploy is consistent, explainable, compliant, and auditable by design — not as an afterthought. This capital lets us go deeper on the platform and broader across roles. And through our cloud and AI lab partnerships, institutions will increasingly find LiteCone already embedded in the platforms they run today.

Vaibhav Dobriyal, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, LUMIQ
This round funds four priorities: expanding go-to-market in the US and Southeast Asia; deepening LiteCone's decisioning capabilities; extending the agent workforce across more financial-services roles; and building a partnership ecosystem with cloud hyperscalers, AI labs, and core banking and insurance platforms so LiteCone is embedded where institutions already run.


LUMIQ's investors backed the round for the same reason its customers adopt LiteCone: agents already deciding in production, with auditability and control built in.


As a financial-services group, we know how much rests on getting regulated decisions right, at speed and at scale. LUMIQ has built AI agents that decide in production with auditability and control built in, the capability the industry has been moving toward. We are proud to lead this round and to support the team's expansion across the US and Southeast Asia.

Lakshmi Iyer, Group President – Investments & CEO, Bajaj Alternates
Our conviction is grounded in what LUMIQ has already built. Their AI agents aren't just built for the future. They are operating in production today, at speed. This combination is rare, and its value will only compound as the company scales globally.

Girish Jhunjhunwala, Fund Manager – PE and VC Investments, Bajaj Alternates
Financial services is one of the hardest categories to crack — regulated, risk-averse, and unforgiving of hype. LUMIQ has put agentic AI into live financial-services workflows and earned the trust of large institutions across the US, Southeast Asia and India. That is how a category-defining company in financial-services AI gets built, and we are proud to keep backing the team as they scale globally.

Kitty Agarwal, Partner, Info Edge Ventures
LUMIQ's goal is to lead one category: auto-decisioning at production scale for financial services. Agents that act, not assist, and never compromise audit, compliance, or predictability.


About LUMIQ
LUMIQ is an AI-native financial services company. Through its LiteCone platform and a growing workforce of production AI agents, LUMIQ turns real financial-services roles — insurance underwriter, credit underwriter, claims adjudicator — into agents that are consistent, explainable, compliant, and auditable. The company pairs deep domain expertise across banking, insurance, and capital markets with frontier AI. LUMIQ employs over 350 AI and data specialists, and has offices in New Jersey, Singapore, and Delhi NCR (India).


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