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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Indian Mobile Phone Gateway MobiKwik Looks Into 110 Million User Data Breach
Indian Mobile Phone Gateway MobiKwik Looks Into 110 Million User Data Breach
March 31, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

MobiKwik, the Indian payments firm, will get an independent audit after a reported breach that could’ve compromised the data of millions of users, Reuters reports....

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Amazon Acquires Indian Digital Retail Platform Perpule
Amazon Acquires Indian Digital Retail Platform Perpule
March 30, 2021  |  Amazon

Amazon has bought retail tech startup Perpule in an all-cash deal worth nearly 1.1 billion Indian rupees (about $14.7 million), Mint reported. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: NYT Sells NFT For Over $500,000; Investors Have Poured $90 Million Into NFT Companies This Year To Date
Bitcoin Daily: NYT Sells NFT For Over $500,000; Investors Have Poured $90 Million Into NFT...
March 25, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The New York Times (NYT) has sold a non-fungible token (NFT) for more than $500,000, according to the Foundation page for the NFT. Columnist Kevin...

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Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils $195 Million In Funding
Today In Payments Around The World: PPRO Ups Funding Round To $270 Million; Surge Unveils...
March 25, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, PPRO upped its latest funding round to $270 million, while Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator announced that...

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Surge Announces $195 Million In Funding To Back Startups In India, SE Asia
Surge Announces $195 Million In Funding To Back Startups In India, SE Asia
March 25, 2021  |  Investments

Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator announced on Thursday (March 25) that it has closed its second round of seed funding at $195 million, aimed at...

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FinTechs To Have Greater Presence In Charting India’s Digital Path  
FinTechs To Have Greater Presence In Charting India’s Digital Path  
March 25, 2021  |  International

In India, digital payments are on the rise, digital lending will make inroads and FinTechs will gain market share – and, per the central bank,...

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Amazon Asks India To Hold Off On New eCommerce Rules
Amazon Asks India To Hold Off On New eCommerce Rules
March 25, 2021  |  eCommerce

As India’s digital commerce battle heats up, the government is investigating Amazon’s business practices and is eyeing new regulations for eCommerce companies. India’s regulators are...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Jumio Notches $150 Million; Nuvemshop Raises $90 Million
Today In Payments Around The World: Jumio Notches $150 Million; Nuvemshop Raises $90 Million
March 23, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Jumio has secured a $150 million investment from Great Hill Partners, while Nuvemshop has raised $90 million...

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Digital Wallet Provider MobiKwik Of India Looks To Go Public
Digital Wallet Provider MobiKwik Of India Looks To Go Public
March 22, 2021  |  IPO

Mobile wallet and payments app MobiKwik of India has looked in recent years to take on multinational rivals on its home turf, expand internationally and take...

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