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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PayPal India Sees Revenue Jump 12x
PayPal India Sees Revenue Jump 12x
January 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

PayPal has reported a more than twelvefold boost in revenue at its Indian payments subsidiary. According to The Economic Times, revenue reached Rs 260 crore in...

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Online Car Marketplace CarDekho Raises $110M For Services Expansion
Online Car Marketplace CarDekho Raises $110M For Services Expansion
January 03, 2019  |  Investments

India-based internet car marketplace CarDekho has raised $110 million in fresh venture funding. According to a report citing the Indian startup, it raised the money...

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WhatsApp Mobile Payments Secure 210M Users In India
WhatsApp Mobile Payments Secure 210M Users In India
January 02, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

WhatsApp, Facebook’s messaging app, is still working to launch its digital payments service nationwide in India. WhatsApp Pay, which is facilitated by the Indian government’s...

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National Bank of Kuwait Rolls Out SWIFT gpi; UCPB Launches InstaPay Transfer Service
National Bank of Kuwait Rolls Out SWIFT gpi; UCPB Launches InstaPay Transfer Service
January 02, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait’s rollout of SWIFT Global...

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Amazon Sets Its Sights On Rural Areas Of India
Amazon Sets Its Sights On Rural Areas Of India
January 02, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is setting its sights on India’s rural consumers, building from the ground up a logistics network so that it can serve the 800 million...

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SMBs Say India’s eCommerce Curb Too Late
SMBs Say India’s eCommerce Curb Too Late
December 28, 2018  |  International

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is feeling pressure as many small retailers and traders — a key bloc for his reelection hopes — view his...

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Foxconn To Make High-End iPhones In India
Foxconn To Make High-End iPhones In India
December 27, 2018  |  Apple

Apple is gearing up to have its high-end iPhones assembled in India via a unit of Foxconn, according to news from Reuters on December 27. The report...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of America Mulls Blockchain ATMs; India Eyes Cryptocurrency Legalization
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of America Mulls Blockchain ATMs; India Eyes Cryptocurrency Legalization
December 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The government of India is reportedly considering the legalization of digital currencies, with some restrictions, per CoinDesk. According to reports, an unnamed senior official, who...

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Five at Five: Amazon’s Holiday Season
Five at Five: Amazon’s Holiday Season
December 26, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest figures about Amazon’s holiday season...

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