Mastercard CFO says India’s mobile payment rail continues to present obstacles

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Wednesday, October 11, 2023 In today’s top story, Mastercard CFO says India’s mobile payment rails, known as UPI, continues to be an “incredibly painful experience” for ecosystem participants. [Learn why](. Meanwhile, more revelations continue to appear during Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial in New York. We have your look at the [$2 billion venture fund]( that SBF started by using Alameda Research loans. Speaking of, Alameda [allegedly paid Chinese officials]( around $150 million to regain $1 billion worth of exchange accounts. And you all continue to be very smitten with whatever Adobe has to offer. Today, learn about all that its Project Fast Fill offers. [It’s a generative fill for video](. [ image] Image Credits: Topp_Yimgrimm / Getty Images [FREE real-time salary data from 3,000 startups]( Sponsored by [Comprehensive.io]( [Want to see what other companies are paying for a given role? Comprehensive.io pulls the actual salary ranges from 3,000 tech companies and startups, giving you insight into how pay is trending in the job market right now.]( [View Free Data]( More top reads Look out, Zapier: Relay is racing into the workflow automation space. [Find out who recently backed it](. Hacked: Chinese state-backed hackers are exploiting a new “critical” Atlassian zero-day bug. [Get the scoop](. Putting all the eggs in one basket: A Munich startup is pairing AI with MRI scans to determine the gender of chickens before they hatch. And humans are next. [It also now has $32 million in new funding](. Boxed in: In a pair of Box stories, we unveil a [new AI pricing plan]( and[introduce Hubs](, a custom portal to share specialized content. When code just won’t do it: Prophecy lands $35 million investment to give low-coders a way to transform data. [Read more](. Under the microscope: The U.K.’s competition regulator launches an antitrust investigation into the $19 billion Vodafone/Three mobile merger. [Here’s what it will look at](. Wrap it up: Tesla now sells $8,000 vinyl wraps as an after-purchase service, perhaps hinting at a clever Cybertruck solution. [Get the scoop](. For when you’ve been dying to snoop in someone’s closet: Peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace Pickle picks up $8 million. [Check it out](. Treat yo’ self: Klarna launches a suite of new features, including an AI-powered image-search tool. [Meet Shopping lens](. Searching for a lifeline: Astra Space weighs up selling parts of its business as it looks for cash. [Read more](. All about the Google Pixel 8 and Watch 2: We have a quartet of stories about the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2. First, find out [if the Pixel 8 is for you](. Then take a gander at the camera on the Pro model, which seems to be the big-ticket item here. For $100 you get an upgrade on the Pro that will elevate your photography skills to a 10. [The camera’s still the thing](. Also, Darrell takes the phone out into the wild to see if the [camera truly lives up to the hype](. As for the Pixel Watch 2, it also has [some solid upgrades](. Even more for your Wednesday: [Carefull lands $16.5M to shield seniors from financial fraud]( [Construction sites feel emptier, but is bleeding-edge tech the solution?]((TC+) [Sony Ventures earmarks $10M to invest in African entertainment startups]( [SEC is investigating MOVEit mass-hack, says Progress Software]( [Fearing AI, fanfiction writers lock their accounts]( [More top reads image] Image Credits: Zenobillis / Getty Images [Read more stories on TechCrunch.com]( Newest Jobs from Crunchboard - [Information Technology Asset Manager at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA, United States)]( - [Senior Full Stack Developer - LAMP at Nylon Technology (New York, NY, USA)]( - [Application Support Software Engineer- .Net at American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (St Paul, MN, USA)]( - [Research Software Developer - Advanced Radar Techniques Team at University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK, USA)]( - [Global IT Business Relationship Specialist at Novo Holdings (San Francisco, CA, USA)]( [See more jobs on CrunchBoard]( [Post your tech jobs]( and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( [Flipboard]( [View this email online in your browser]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2023 Yahoo. All rights reserved. 110 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103