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 Axis Bank Joins Earthport In X-Border Payments
India’s Axis Bank Joins Earthport In X-Border Payments
November 22, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Just weeks after receiving approval to facilitate cross-border payments originating from India, FinTech firm Earthport revealed its newest partner to get operations off the ground. Reports...

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India VCs Target SME Cash Management FinTech
India VCs Target SME Cash Management FinTech
November 22, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India’s small business finance space got some renewed attention by investors this week when local startup numberz.in announced seed funding. Owned by Paradime Technologies, numberz.in...

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Cash Crunch Lingers In India
Cash Crunch Lingers In India
November 21, 2016  |  International

The removal of 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee notes from circulation in India have caused all sorts of unintended consequences, and those unintended consequences could be far-reaching...

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Happay Taps Into India’s SME Card Demand Surge
Happay Taps Into India’s SME Card Demand Surge
November 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India B2B payments firm Happay is now looking to accelerate the time it takes to onboard SMEs to its platform. The company revealed Friday (Nov....

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Jeff Bezos Bets Billions On Amazon Winning In India
Jeff Bezos Bets Billions On Amazon Winning In India
November 18, 2016  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon isn’t giving up hope to one day be the top eCommerce player in India. The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos...

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Currency Ban Fallout In India
Currency Ban Fallout In India
November 17, 2016  |  International

The recent efforts by the Indian government to reform what has traditionally been known as a “cash economy” have thrown daily life in India into...

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Helping Emerging Markets Land The Leapfrog Opportunity
Helping Emerging Markets Land The Leapfrog Opportunity
November 17, 2016  |  International

In many emerging markets, taking the conventional approach to payments just isn’t an option. Advancing technologies and nontraditional payment infrastructures are enabling these ecosystems to...

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India’s Banks React To Run On ATMs
India’s Banks React To Run On ATMs
November 15, 2016  |  International

On Tuesday (Nov. 8) India’s government issued a ban on high-denomination banknotes, which has resulted in lenders bringing in 2 trillion rupees ($29.8 billion) as...

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India SME Payments Stifled By Demonetization
India SME Payments Stifled By Demonetization
November 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India has demonetized its 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee currency notes, a move made earlier this month, as the government looks to curb counterfeiting. But the decision came...

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