Digital Lenders Tap Bonds; Deepinder Goyal's Temple Raises $54M; Major Tech Launches Announced

Digital lending startups like Fibe and Kreditbee are increasingly using public bond markets, supported by online bond platforms, to diversify funding beyond traditional NBFC borrowing. Meanwhile, Deepinder Goyal's startup Temple raised $54 million in seed funding to develop a wearable tracking cerebral blood flow, alongside a hiring drive with specific health criteria. In tech updates, Apple plans multiple product launches starting March 2, Google released the Nano Banana 2 image tool, Nothing announced new headphones, and Microsoft introduced AI-powered Copilot Tasks for background operations.