03 December 2025

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio to implement a comprehensive safety alert system across India’s national highways, leveraging Jio’s 4G and 5G networks.

The new initiative aims to improve road safety by delivering timely alerts via SMS, WhatsApp, and high-priority calls to drivers. These alerts will warn motorists in advance about risk areas such as accident-prone zones, stray cattle crossings, fog-affected stretches, and emergency diversions.

11 November 2025

BENEFIT, a leading Bahraini fintech company licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), has announced a strategic partnership with India-based payment system provider NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to facilitate real-time cross-border payments between Bahrain and India.

This collaboration will enable seamless integration between Bahrain’s Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS), specifically its near-instant Fawri+ service, and India’s widely used Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The initiative is overseen by both the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), marking a significant step toward enhancing digital payment connectivity between the two countries.