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 Utilizing Citizens’ Biometrics
India Utilizing Citizens’ Biometrics
February 20, 2017  |  Biometrics

The Indian government is moving forward with the world’s largest biometric identity database, which will be available for use by tech companies, health care providers...

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India’s Cash Ban Hurting Rural Areas
India’s Cash Ban Hurting Rural Areas
February 17, 2017  |  International

The decision to make the economy in India less dependent on cash led to a temporary cash shortage that slowed the economy and forced thousands...

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FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
FTC Bans Florida Company For Aiding Telemarketer Scam In India
February 16, 2017  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday (Feb. 15) that it has charged a Florida man with aiding telemarketers in India with scamming cash-strapped consumers in...

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YES BANK Boosts Debit Card Portfolio With Contactless Cards
YES BANK Boosts Debit Card Portfolio With Contactless Cards
February 15, 2017  |  Payment Methods

YES BANK, India’s fifth-largest private sector bank, has taken its debit card portfolio to the next level with the introduction of contactless debit cards, as...

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Bollywood Takes Up Cause Of Moving Away From Cash In India
Bollywood Takes Up Cause Of Moving Away From Cash In India
February 14, 2017  |  International

Bollywood’s stars are joining forces for a cause in India: getting wealthy citizens to forgo the use of cash. According to a report by The Wall...

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Malware On Hitachi Servers Reason For ATM Hack
Malware On Hitachi Servers Reason For ATM Hack
February 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Hitachi Payment Systems was to blame for a cyberattack of its ATM network in India, which resulted in banks having to recall a slew of...

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Alibaba Is Lead Investor In New Round Of Funding For Paytm
Alibaba Is Lead Investor In New Round Of Funding For Paytm
February 06, 2017  |  Investments

Alibaba Group, the Chinese eCommerce giant, is the lead investor in a new round going to Paytm E-Commerce, the Indian online retailer. According to a report,...

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RBI Warns Against Bitcoin Use – For Now
RBI Warns Against Bitcoin Use – For Now
February 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Reserve Bank of India has made several public shows of support for digital payments and for going cashless — even for blockchain. But the...

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India Mulls Free Money For Everyone
India Mulls Free Money For Everyone
February 01, 2017  |  International

India is mulling a new way to help lower the poverty rate in the country — giving everyone free money. According to a report by...

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