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 Grand (Cashless) Experiment, One Year On
India’s Grand (Cashless) Experiment, One Year On
November 23, 2017  |  International

Anniversaries are a time for reflection, and one year into India’s grand de-monetization drive, the results are mixed.  Counterfeiting activity has simply moved to embrace...

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Singles’ Day Sizzles, IPOs Fizzle And Mt. Gox Brings (More) Pain
Singles’ Day Sizzles, IPOs Fizzle And Mt. Gox Brings (More) Pain
November 17, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Singles’ Day is for Lovers (of Global eCommerce): The record set last year for Alibaba’s Singles’ Day gets crushed with this year’s $25 billion in...

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India Central Bank Clears Infibeam For B2B Payments Launch
India Central Bank Clears Infibeam For B2B Payments Launch
November 17, 2017  |  B2B Payments

India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has cleared the way for eCommerce company Infibeam to launch a B2B payments service, according to...

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Visa Finds Indian Consumers Inclined To Adopt Digital Payments
Visa Finds Indian Consumers Inclined To Adopt Digital Payments
November 14, 2017  |  Digital Payments

In India, consumers are eager to embrace new payment methods of the digital kind. Visa said Tuesday (Nov. 14) that an independent study, commissioned by the...

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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed
November 13, 2017  |  Data Dive

The news was full of surprises this week. In the undeniably fun and not-so-serious surprise column was animoji karaoke. We admit, the use case for pandas singing hip hop...

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India’s SMBs Struggle With ‘Terrible Year’ Since Demonetization
India’s SMBs Struggle With ‘Terrible Year’ Since Demonetization
November 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

India’s small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have had a rough ride since the government’s surprise demonetization initiative went into effect a year ago. According to...

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India’s Paytm Contemplating US Expansion
India’s Paytm Contemplating US Expansion
October 31, 2017  |  South Asia

While much ink has been given to the various U.S. companies trying to grab up a foothold in India, this week’s news seems to be...

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India Beats US As World’s Second-Largest Smartphone Market
India Beats US As World’s Second-Largest Smartphone Market
October 27, 2017  |  Mobile

India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys, smartphone shipments in...

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BankBazaar Snags $30 Million Experian Investment
BankBazaar Snags $30 Million Experian Investment
October 18, 2017  |  Investments

BankBazaar, an Indian company and digital credit marketplace, received $30 million in funding yesterday, according to a news report from TechCrunch. The investment comes primarily...

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