AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSME Credit Access (India): State Bank of India says it’s building a UPI-data lending model for small businesses that don’t have GST registration, using UPI transactions as a proxy for sales and aiming for end-to-end digital loans within a day once customer consent is in place. Fintech Product Push (India): At Global Fintech Fest 2026, BharatPeX launched an enterprise payment gateway with one integration for 100+ payment options and tools like reconciliation and tokenisation, while NPCI rolled out AiNxt, an open-source agentic AI platform for building AI agents for UPI. SME Lending Support (Russia): VTB will join a preferential lending program for Wildberries sellers hit by warehouse attacks, offering working-capital loans up to 500 million rubles for as long as 18 months. Policy for MSMEs (Malaysia): KUSKOP submitted Budget 2027 proposals to boost MSME resources, cut bureaucracy, and lower the cost of doing business. Education for Digital Skills (ASEAN): The ASEAN Foundation-backed AI training push targets 1.7 million learners and educators by 2028, moving from awareness to hands-on classroom use. Regulatory Watch (Tech, US): ASUS won an FCC reprieve allowing many consumer routers to be sold again in the US until March 6, 2028, while TP-Link still awaits approval.
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