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Practical writing from the Mintants team what we're learning building agentic AI, automation, and financial products that ship to production.

Diagram of an algo order flowing through a broker API with an Algo-ID tag and risk checks
Fintech

SEBI's algo trading framework: what builders must ship by April 2026

A developer's read of SEBI's retail algo trading rules — Algo-ID tagging, exchange registration, broker empanelment, and the risk controls your system needs. With the actual circular dates, not the rumoured ones.

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A supply chain rerouting from one node into several, above a factory outline and a rising production curve
Markets

China +1, the PLI scheme, and manufacturing mutual funds: what actually connects them

Global supply chains are diversifying away from a single country, and India has put ₹1.97 lakh crore behind 14 sectors to catch that shift. Here's what China +1 and the PLI scheme really are, which listed companies sit in the path, and what a manufacturing mutual fund does and does not give you.

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A leaf-shaped circuit motif over a rising chart, representing ESG investing and carbon markets in India
Markets

ESG funds and India's carbon credit market: how the two fit together

India's ESG funds hold roughly ₹15,000 crore across about ten schemes, while the domestic carbon credit market is on track to grow from ~$5.9bn to ~$66.8bn by 2033. Here's what ESG funds actually own, how they've performed, and where the carbon overlap is real versus imagined.

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A container port at dusk with cranes and stacked containers, representing Adani Ports' dominance
Markets

How Adani Ports built India's port monopoly, by the numbers

APSEX moves roughly a quarter of India's cargo across 15+ ports and is now pushing into subsea cables and offshore support. Here's the business, the moat, and the numbers that explain its dominance.

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A rising market chart with candlesticks representing India's listed exchanges
Markets

Inside India's listed exchanges: a deep dive into MCX, BSE & IEX

Exchanges are some of the best business models on any market: asset-light, high-margin toll booths protected by liquidity moats. Here's how MCX, BSE, and IEX actually make money, what protects them, and the regulatory risks that keep investors up at night.

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Abstract diagram of an AI agent orchestrating tool nodes
Agentic AI

Shipping agentic AI to production (not just demos)

Most AI agents die in the demo. Here's the engineering that carries an agent from an impressive prototype to something you can safely put in front of real users.

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A security shield over a rising financial performance chart
Fintech

What 'fintech-grade' engineering actually means

Fintech-grade isn't a buzzword; it's a set of habits earned from building where mistakes cost money. Here's what changes when correctness, auditability, and trust are non-negotiable.

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