New tech on the block: Blockchain, cloud, medtech, Fintech, pharmacology, data analytics, crypto

The Tech Panda takes a look at recent tech launches.

Blockchain: A Commercial Network with Industry-Leading Ultra-Low Gas Fees

W Chain, a next-generation blockchain ecosystem launched its commercial network. This milestone is marked by a breakthrough gas fee model—setting new standards in affordability and efficiency—along with the strategic appointment of Sathya Prakash as Vice President to spearhead the platform’s expansion across global markets.

“W Chain’s fee model positions us as the most cost-efficient, scalable blockchain infrastructure in the industry. With Sathya’s leadership, we are confident in our ability to translate this technological advantage into widespread adoption and impact,” said Mr. Anish Jain, Founder and Group CEO.

Features

At the core of W Chain’s value proposition is its ultra-efficient transaction cost structure. With a base gas fee of just 200 Gwei—equating to approximately $0.000005 per transfer—W Chain outpaces leading blockchain networks in affordability:

·   Ethereum: $1.47

·   Polygon: $0.0000147

·   Binance Smart Chain: $0.0525

·   W Chain: $0.000005

This cost structure is not only transformative for individual users and enterprises; it balances scalability with long-term economic viability.

Cloud: A Unified Platform to Simplify Multi-Cloud Workflows for Businesses

Zop.dev, a cloud technology provider launched a unified multi-cloud management platform built to reduce operational complexity, enhance observability, and ensure compliance across cloud providers. The platform offers a single interface for managing infrastructure across AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), enabling enterprises and IT teams to automate infrastructure setup, reduce cloud costs, and avoid vendor lock-in.

“We spent years fixing cloud messes for Fortune 500 companies, watching teams struggle with DevOps bottlenecks and scaling issues that slowed innovation. We built Zop.dev as the shortcut we wished we had—where security, compliance, observability, and automation come built-in. Now, developers can focus on building products instead of wrangling infrastructure,” said Talvinder Singh, Co-Founder of Zop.dev.

Features

• Streamlines platform engineering by automating Kubernetes cluster setup through an Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approach.
• It delivers a production-ready, fully compliant cloud infrastructure in under 30 minutes, eliminating the need for manual scripts or complex configuration.
• With zero-config networking, automated security updates, and built-in CI/CD pipelines, teams can deploy, scale, and roll back with ease—making Zop.dev an ideal internal developer platform (IDP) for engineering teams.
• Helps teams instantly reclaim 20–30 man-days, reduce operational overhead, and cut cloud costs by up to 30%. Businesses can deploy applications such as Kafka, Cassandra, and over 23 data stores without setup. Unlike conventional PaaS offerings, Zop.dev ensures full control of infrastructure with zero cloud lock-in.
• Integrates a robust observability stack as a core feature—not an add-on. Organizations can instantly deploy Grafana, Loki, Mimir, and Tempo on their own cloud for end-to-end visibility into system performance. Coupled with centralized log management and Prometheus integration, this ensures actionable insights and fast incident resolution.
• Security and compliance are baked in from the start, with SOC 2 and ISO-27001 certifications, zero-trust networking, and granular access control mechanisms ensuring cloud environments are always protected and audit-ready.

Medtech: A Centre for Advanced Genomics & Precision Medicine with the Illumina NextSeq 2000 Sequencing Machine

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu officially initiated laboratory operations with the illumina NextSeq 2000 sequencing machine, at its newly established Centre for Advanced Genomics & Precision Medicine, in collaboration with 4baseCare — marking a transformative step toward making affordable, precision-driven cancer care accessible to patients across India.

Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta, Executive Director and CEO, AIIMS Jammu, stated, “For every patient we treat, we are treating a mother, a father, a sister, or a brother. This partnership is our promise to every family who walks through our doors that we will do everything in our power to bring them the care they deserve.”

Features

• Equipped with advanced Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, offering comprehensive genomic profiling for cancer patients.
• Enables clinicians to design highly personalized, targeted treatment plans tailored to each patient’s unique molecular profile.
• Centre will accept samples from patients and healthcare providers across the country, ensuring that cutting-edge molecular diagnostics are accessible, regardless of geographical barriers.

Fintech: New-Gen KYC Solution to Streamline Customer Onboarding

KFin Technologies Limited (“KFin Technologies”), a provider of global investor and issuer solutions today launched KFIN KRA, a specialized KYC Registration Agency operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, KFin Services Private Limited (KFSPL). This new entity will serve as a New-Gen KYC Registration Agency (KRA), designed to address the increasing complexity of customer onboarding in India’s rapidly expanding digital economy.

Sreekanth Nadella, MD and CEO, KFintech and Director of KFin Services Private Ltd, said, “At KFintech, we take pride in shaping the future of capital markets servicing through technological transformation. Having pioneered several industry-first solutions across mutual funds, AIFs, PMS, and the equity and bond markets, we identified a critical opportunity to redefine the regulatory compliance landscape in India. KFIN KRA embodies our commitment to transforming compliance into a strategic enabler.”

Features

• Integrated KYC Services: Complete registration, modification, download, and interoperability services that minimize redundant submissions
• Advanced Authentication: Convenient & Seamless KYC registration through Digi-locker and eAadhaar authentication
• CKYC Integration: Seamless connectivity with Central KYC Records Registry ensuring wider recognition
• Multi-Mode Processing: Digital and physical KYC application processing through STP adapting to investor preferences
• Real-Time Notifications: Automated SMS and email alerts keeping investors informed at every step
• Enterprise Integration: Secure API/SFTP connectivity enabling unified verification across institutions
• Comprehensive Document Management: Digital storage, indexing, and retrieval reducing paperwork burden for financial institutions

Pharmacology: One Pill, Two Actions: Relief for Expectant Mothers

Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., one of India’s leading pharmaceutical contract research and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has been granted a patent for its breakthrough extended-release formulation of Doxylamine and Pyridoxine, designed specifically to address Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP).

Sanjeev Jain, Managing Director from Akums said, “At Akums, we believe real innovation starts with understanding the everyday challenges people face. This new formulation for managing nausea and vomiting during pregnancy underscores our commitment to women’s health, ensuring access to safe and effective care during a critical phase of life. We’re proud to take this step forward, making life a little easier for expectant mothers and helping healthcare move closer to where it should be—accessible, reliable, and full of care.”

Features

• Advanced “tablet-in-tablet” technology combines an outer layer that provides immediate drug release for rapid relief from nausea, with an inner core designed for sustained release, ensuring a longer therapeutic effect. The outer layer provides rapid relief from nausea, while the inner core maintains a prolonged action, reducing the need for frequent dosing. By combining immediate and sustained release in a single tablet, this dual-action design not only improves treatment outcomes but also enhances patient compliance—an essential factor in pregnancy care where safety, simplicity, and consistency are critical.
• Following a rigorous bioequivalence study and successful approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the extended-release formulation stands validated in terms of efficacy and safety. While specific subject numbers are not publicly disclosed as per regulatory norms, the findings have reinforced the formulation’s promise in improving symptom control and the overall patient experience.

Fintech: A Platform to Transform Debt Collections for Financial Institutions

Vymo, the Sales Engagement Platform trusted by over 350,000 financial sales people globally, has launched CollectIQ, marking its formal entry into the debt collections space. Designed specifically for banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the solution brings together AI-driven prioritization, automation, and integrated agent enablement to help institutions drive better recovery outcomes.

“Collections teams have traditionally been underserved by technology, even though it plays a critical role in the health of a lender’s portfolio,” said Yamini Bhat, Co-founder and CEO of Vymo. “With CollectIQ, we are bringing automation, intelligence, and customer-centricity into collections — helping financial institutions recover smarter and more efficiently.”

Features

• Acts as a single pane of glass for collections — bringing together case allocation, agent tracking, customer engagement, and integrated payment workflows into one intelligent system.
• It allocates accounts based on real-time inputs like agent proximity, performance history, and risk profiles.
• It provides live visibility into field activities through geo-verification and instant updates, and nudges agents toward the next-best action while enabling on-the-spot digital payments.
• The platform is fully integrated with lenders’ core systems such as LMS, CRM, and payment gateways, streamlining both operations and reporting.

Data analytics: Open Lakehouse to Break Through Traditional Data Architecture Limits

Qlik®, a data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence platform launched Qlik Open Lakehouse, a fully managed Apache Iceberg solution built into Qlik Talend Cloud. Designed for enterprises under pressure to scale faster and spend less, Qlik Open Lakehouse delivers real-time ingestion, automated optimization, and multi-engine interoperability — without vendor lock-in or operational overhead.

“Performance and cost should no longer be a tradeoff in modern data architectures,” said Mike Capone, CEO of Qlik. “With Qlik Open Lakehouse, enterprises gain real-time scale, full control over their data, and the freedom to choose the tools that work best for them. We built this to meet the demands of AI and analytics at enterprise scale — without compromise.”

Features

• Real-time ingestion at enterprise scale: Ingest millions of records per second from hundreds of sources — including cloud apps, SaaS, SAP, and mainframes — directly into Iceberg tables with low latency and high throughput.
• Intelligent Iceberg optimization, fully automated: Qlik’s always-on adaptive Iceberg optimizer handles compaction, clustering, and pruning automatically, delivering up to 5x faster queries and 50% lower storage costs — no tuning required.
• Open by design, interoperable by default: Access data in Iceberg tables using a variety of Iceberg-compatible engines, including Snowflake, Amazon Athena, Apache Spark, Trino, and SageMaker — without re-platforming or reprocessing.
• Your compute, your cloud, your rules: Runs natively in your AWS VPC with Bring Your Own Compute (BYOC), giving you full control over performance, security, and cost.
• One platform, end to end: From ingestion and transformation to governance, data quality, and FinOps visibility, Qlik provides a unified lakehouse experience — no patchwork, no handoffs.

Crypto: Live Streaming, Accelerating Real-Time Engagement for Crypto Content Creators

Bitget, the cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has announced a live feature boosting real-time interaction between content creators and their audiences. With this feature, content creators, influencers, and professional traders can go live, including seamless screen sharing, audio streaming, and co-hosting capabilities, allowing creators to engage directly with their community. Additionally, the platform integrates token recommendation features, enabling viewers to explore and trade crypto effortlessly during live sessions.

“Crypto is an extremely fast-paced financial ecosystem, where growth and loss happen in minutes and seconds. Live feature creates a gig economy for content creators to provide an interactive experience for our users, while at the same time reaping the benefits of copy-trading, enabling them to have an alternative passive source of income through their community. Our goal here is to provide contributors and users of our community with products that resonate with their trading requirements,” said Gracy Chen, CEO at Bitget.

Features

• The LIVE feature presents monetization opportunities for creators. Through referral mechanisms and token promotions during live sessions, creators can generate revenue while expanding their reach.
• Users can access an immersive streaming experience, architectured to elevate the quality and immediacy of crypto-focused content.
• Audiences can join sessions led by creators offering deep dives into market trends, trading insights, and project analysis.
• With features such as real-time voice engagement, screen projection, and multi-speaker hosting, the platform enables creators to deliver interactive broadcasts.
• It allows users to schedule streams in advance, access past replays, and engage with listed tokens mid-session through instant trading prompts—all within a dedicated chat-enabled space that encourages continuous dialogue and community growth.

Fintech: 24-Hour Doorstep Delivery in Travel Banking

India’s travel-banking fintech platform, Niyo launched Niyo Express – a 24- hour doorstep delivery service for its international debit card, designed specifically for last-minute international travellers.

Vinay Bagri, Co-founder and CEO of Niyo, said, “As international travel continues to rise, particularly among first-time travellers, and with the growing accessibility of visa-free destinations, impromptu travel plans have become more common than ever. Coupled with India’s thriving quick-commerce culture, it’s clear that the needs of today’s travellers are evolving rapidly. With Niyo Express, we are redefining travel banking by offering fast, seamless solutions that cater to these changing demands, ensuring our customers have access to the financial tools they need, when they need them.”

Features

• Empowers international travellers to have their Niyo DCB Debit Card delivered within 24 hours, along with doorstep assistance for KYC verification, account setup, and card activation – making travel banking as agile as their travel plans.
• The service has been launched in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune and Delhi-NCR, with plans for further expansion.

Data analytics: A Cloud-Based SaaS Platform for Indian InvITs & REITs

ICRA Analytics Ltd., a provider of business intelligence, risk management, and analytics solutions, launched ‘InfRE360’, India’s first cloud-based SaaS Data & Analytics platform tailored exclusively for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

“With the rapid evolution of India’s infrastructure and real estate trust markets, there is an urgent need for a robust and reliable analytics backbone. InfRE360 bridges this gap by delivering actionable insights, transparency, and efficiency in a single, user-friendly platform,” said Madhubani Sengupta, Head- Knowledge Services, ICRA Analytics.

Features

• Extensive Data Coverage: Access up-to-date annual and quarterly financials from FY2022, covering 150+ performance parameters for REITs, InvITs at Trust level and their 300+ SPVs 
• Performance Assessment: Explore sector, entity, and asset-level performance through interactive visuals. Evaluate key financial ratios across diverse metrics for deep operational insights.
• Key News Tracking: Stay ahead of market developments with near real-time alerts on the REITs and InvITs landscape
• Peer Level Analysis: Compare multiple peers within specific sectors to identify leaders, benchmark performance, and uncover strategic opportunities.
• Detailed Insights: Granular SPV-level information and access comprehensive data on  shareholding patterns, debt instruments, and credit ratings.
• Valuation Simulator: Run scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to assess potential changes in valuation based on varying market conditions