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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India’s Bounce Notches $150M For Affordable Scooter Rentals
India’s Bounce Notches $150M For Affordable Scooter Rentals
November 27, 2019  |  Investments

Bangalore-based startup Bounce has raised roughly $150 million in a Series D funding round led by existing investors Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital and Accel Partners...

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Ant Financial Ramps Up SEA Capital With $1B Fund
Ant Financial Ramps Up SEA Capital With $1B Fund
November 27, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial is drumming up $1 billion to fund startups in Southeast Asia and India, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov. 26) citing...

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Indian Ride-Hailing Company Ola Is Coming To London
Indian Ride-Hailing Company Ola Is Coming To London
November 26, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Ola, a ride-hailing company from India, said it’s going to be operational in London “in the coming weeks,” according to a report by TechCrunch. Get...

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India’s Shuttl Lands $36M To Expand App-Driven Bus Service
India’s Shuttl Lands $36M To Expand App-Driven Bus Service
November 25, 2019  |  Investments

India’s Shuttl, a startup that runs an app-based bus aggregator service, announced that it has raised $36 million in new funding. Toyota Tsusho Corporate and...

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SoftBank, Ant Financial Back India’s Paytm With $1B Funding
SoftBank, Ant Financial Back India’s Paytm With $1B Funding
November 25, 2019  |  Payment Methods

India’s mobile payments startup Paytm said on Monday (Nov. 25) that it secured $1 billion in new funds from Japan’s SoftBank and China’s Alibaba affiliate...

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Indian Café Criticized For Billing Customers Through Facial Scanning
Indian Café Criticized For Billing Customers Through Facial Scanning
November 24, 2019  |  Biometrics

Customers at a popular Indian cafe chain are unhappy that the company is using facial recognition software to bill its customers, CNN reported. Get the...

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Razorpay Debuts Fin Services Suite For Underbanked Businesses
Razorpay Debuts Fin Services Suite For Underbanked Businesses
November 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Razorpay, a large payments processing outfit in India, has introduced an array of new services to provide startups, businesses and gig workers in the country...

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Denies Reports Of Police Raid; Blockchain Expands To Gaming Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Denies Reports Of Police Raid; Blockchain Expands To Gaming Payments
November 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Paris-based Ultra, which has created its own blockchain, announced that French video game giant Ubisoft will become the first major gaming system to test out...

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Flipkart Invests $4M In EasyRewardz To Boost Customer Engagement
Flipkart Invests $4M In EasyRewardz To Boost Customer Engagement
November 21, 2019  |  Investments

Flipkart announced that it has invested $4 million (about Rs 29 crore) in rewards platform EasyRewardz in India, giving Flipkart a 20 percent stake in...

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