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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Samsung Pulls The Plug On India AI Shopping App
Samsung Pulls The Plug On India AI Shopping App
July 02, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Samsung has shut down its India-specific, AI-powered app called Samsung Mall, according to a report. India is a big market for Samsung, and its research...

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The State Of India’s Digital Payments Progress — And Future
The State Of India’s Digital Payments Progress — And Future
July 01, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The digital transformation of India’s payments landscape is underway, through government mandate, and a slew of banking and FinTech players. Jeremy Wilmot, group president at...

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RBI Clarifies Payments Data Rule For Foreign Companies
RBI Clarifies Payments Data Rule For Foreign Companies
June 26, 2019  |  International

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified a data storage rule for companies like Mastercard and Visa, which mandates foreign companies to store payment...

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India-Based Banking Startup Open Raises $30M To Help SMBs
India-Based Banking Startup Open Raises $30M To Help SMBs
June 25, 2019  |  Investments

A “neo-bank” startup called Open and based in Bangalore has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round, according to a report by TechCrunch....

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India Tells eCommerce Firms To Comply With New Foreign Investment Rules
India Tells eCommerce Firms To Comply With New Foreign Investment Rules
June 25, 2019  |  International

To discourage eCommerce firms from offering hefty discounts, India has told the companies that they have to make sure they are complying with new rules...

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Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
Hotels, And India’s Middle Class, Show Path For Online Travel
June 25, 2019  |  Markets

It’s a fool’s errand to predict what will interest historians decades or centuries from now, but the scribes here at PYMNTS don’t pull back from...

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Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
June 20, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. The social media giant shared its plans for both projects, which aim...

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India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable
India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable
June 18, 2019  |  Regulation

India is asking messaging service WhatsApp to put a digital fingerprint on every message sent by the service, but without breaking the encryption, according to...

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India’s MobiKwik Mobile Wallet To Go Global
India’s MobiKwik Mobile Wallet To Go Global
June 18, 2019  |  Mobile Commerce

Mobile wallet app MobiKwik announced that it is partnering with Singapore-based DT One to expand into international markets. The partnership will enable the app to...

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