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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Today In Payments Around The World: Swiggy Lands $800 Million; Meesho Notches $300 Million

Today In Payments Around The World: Swiggy Lands $800 Million; Meesho Notches $300 Million
Today In Payments Around The World: Swiggy Lands $800 Million; Meesho Notches $300 Million
April 06, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Swiggy raised $800 million in a funding round, while Meesho landed $300 million in new funding. Plus,...

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India’s CRED Announces $215 Million Fundraise At $2.2 Billion Valuation
India’s CRED Announces $215 Million Fundraise At $2.2 Billion Valuation
April 06, 2021  |  Investments

CRED, an Indian FinTech that says its payment platform helps members pay credit card bills on time through incentive programs and high-tech tools, on Tuesday...

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India’s Central Bank Demands MobiKwik Examine Alleged Data Leak
India’s Central Bank Demands MobiKwik Examine Alleged Data Leak
April 01, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

India’s central bank is demanding that the digital payments firm MobiKwik have an external audit conducted regarding allegations that a hacker stole data from its...

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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  |  Cybersecurity

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
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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  |  Cross-border Payments

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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