india

India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Indian citizens visiting or working in the United Arab Emirates can now use the PhonePe app to make payments using the United Payments Interface (UPI) at Mashreq’s Neopay terminals. Get the...

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March 19, 2024  |  Partnerships

India’s Airtel Payments Bank partnered with smartwatch company Noise to launch a smartwatch that enables users to tap to pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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March 14, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Paytm will be able to participate in India’s instant mobile payments system, Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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March 06, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

India wants its banks to stop forging exclusive arrangements with credit card networks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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India wants tech companies to get government permission before launching untested artificial intelligence (AI) products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Paytm Ends Some Inter-Company Agreements With Paytm Payments Bank
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Indian digital payments provider Paytm has announced that it will be cutting back on its business ties with its banking affiliate, Paytm Payments Bank. Get...

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