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 PhonePe Valued at $12B After $100M Fundraise
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February 14, 2023  |  Digital Payments

India’s PhonePe is closer to realizing its super app ambitions after raising $100 million. The Walmart-backed payments platform announced the round Tuesday (Feb. 14), which...

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PhonePe Enables Cross-Border UPI Payments in Select Countries
PhonePe Enables Cross-Border UPI Payments in Select Countries
February 07, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

PhonePe is now enabling cross-border Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments in select countries. With this support for UPI international payments, PhonePe’s Indian users can pay...

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February 07, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

India has reportedly banned 232 apps connected to China as relations between the neighbors worsen. The order by India’s tech ministry blocks 138 betting and...

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February 06, 2023  |  CBDC

Indian banks and retailers have reportedly begun accepting contactless payments made with digital rupees. The move is part of the Reserve Bank of India’s retail...

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India’s M1NXT Looks to Expand Trade Finance Offering
India’s M1NXT Looks to Expand Trade Finance Offering
January 22, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Indian trade financing firm M1NXT is testing the country’s International Trade Financing Services (ITFS) platform. With ITFS, small businesses will be able to get early...

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January 18, 2023  |  Mobile

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January 11, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

India is paving the path to payments interoperability — not just across providers, but across borders. For payments to become truly ubiquitous — especially real-time...

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Google Tells Indian Court Antitrust Order Will Hinder Android Ecosystem 
January 10, 2023  |  Google

Google says an Indian antitrust order will hinder the Android ecosystem. The company told the Indian Supreme Court that the antitrust order will slow the...

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January 04, 2023  |  Alternative Credit

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