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Jio Fiber: Pricing, Availability and all you need to know.

Delhi Govt. to install 11,000 free high speed Wi-Fi hotspots: 15GB free per month

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Google Maps powered signals to help decongest Bengaluru traffic

Bengaluru City traffic police is testing dynamic traffic lights that change with real-time traffic data from Google Maps. Commuters claimed that there was a noticeable difference in waiting time at…

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UPI transactions increase; Paytm loses top position

UPI payments were preferred by users for small-ticket transactions last month. This resulted in an increased number of UPI transactions last month. Alibaba-backed Paytm is no more the leading UPI…

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FYI: Jio is valued at $43Bn

While Credit Suisse has marked RIL (Reliance) as an underperforming stock, it is interesting to note that the Credit Suissey has put the enterprise valuation of Jio at $43Bn. Credit…

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RBI allows on-tap payment to three more retail payment systems

In a bid to encourage competition and diversify risk, RBI has today allowed three more retail payment processors to receive contactless payments. Though on-Tap payment authorization is already available with…

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Flipkart Video Strategy: Is Flipkart drinking its own kool aid?

Flipkart has announced its streaming service, Flipkart Videos which will bring free curated video content to Flipkart Plus customers. The streaming service, as the company states will be available only…

India’s Internet growth slows down; Online shoppers not increasing

According to a report, India’s Internet growth rate has come to a sudden halt and is expected to further slow-down. Growth in internet user base is slated to come down…

RBI to verify WhatsApp’s local data rule compliance

Supreme court of India has asked RBI to verify if Facebook backed WhatsApp has fulfilled the data localization policies. RBI has been given six weeks to file a report. This…

India Post Payments Bank To Be Converted Into Small Finance Bank; Will provide micro credits

Indian postal department will convert the India Post Payments Bank into a SFB, i.e. small finance bank. The new entity will offer small loans to customers, with an aim to…

Bangalore airport gets ‘Face id’ check-in

Bangalore airport is now enabled with Face ID check-in system (for domestic flights only) and once you register your biometric data on a kiosk, you will be able to pass…

Indian Gov to tax big tech companies; Framework being created

Indian government is finalising a framework to tax foreign technology companies that have a user base of 500,000 and above and earn more than Rs 20 crore revenue, a move that will have a bearing on tech giants such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. The direct tax at 35 percent would be on par with what local companies pay and will be imposed on profits earned by foreign companies in India (FYI: Google remitted $2 billion between FY14-18 from India without paying direct tax).