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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Editor's note: India’s Unified Payments Interface, or UPI, has gained name and fame across the world—perhaps for the first time that Indian tech has been hailed for developing an innovative platform, as opposed to software services. Launched by the National Payments Corporation of India, or NPCI, in 2016, the instantaneous digital payments platform has witnessed a stunning growth, from processing Rs 3 crore worth of transactions in August 2016 to Rs 3 lakh crore in August 2020. In just four years, UPI alone accounts for close to 50% of all retail payments processed in India, in terms of transaction volumes. UPI may have attracted many a plaudit to NPCI, but the fact is that the non-profit company, which manages most retail payments systems in the country, is credited with launching a number of other platforms. These include the Immediate Payment Service, the RuPay card network, the Bharat Bill Payment System, the Aadhaar-enabled Payment System and FasTAG. Licensed by the Reserve Bank of India and controlled by a consortium of state-owned and private-sector banks, NPCI was set up in 2008 to operate retail …
Editor's note: India’s Unified Payments Interface, or UPI, has gained name and fame across the world—perhaps for the first time that Indian tech has been hailed for developing an innovative platform, as opposed to software services. Launched by the National Payments Corporation of India, or NPCI, in 2016, the instantaneous digital payments platform has witnessed a stunning growth, from processing Rs 3 crore worth of transactions in August 2016 to Rs 3 lakh crore in August 2020. In just four years, UPI alone accounts for close to 50% of all retail payments processed in India, in terms of transaction volumes. UPI may have attracted many a plaudit to NPCI, but the fact is that the non-profit company, which manages most retail payments systems in the country, is credited with launching a number of other platforms. These include the Immediate Payment Service, the RuPay card network, the Bharat Bill Payment System, the Aadhaar-enabled Payment System and FasTAG. Licensed by the Reserve Bank of India and controlled by a consortium of state-owned and private-sector banks, NPCI was set up in 2008 to operate retail …
The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
The Bengaluru-based contract manufacturer lands in legal hot water with the California-headquartered transformer startup over a trade secret dispute.
While the filing for an IPO by its telecom and digital business was the highlight, Reliance laid out plans for its new energy and retail businesses, setting them up for eventual listings.
The quick-commerce startup weighs a valuation cut or finding alternative funding to stay afloat as investor appetite for loss-making businesses weakens.
The Bengaluru-based contract manufacturer lands in legal hot water with the California-headquartered transformer startup over a trade secret dispute.
While the filing for an IPO by its telecom and digital business was the highlight, Reliance laid out plans for its new energy and retail businesses, setting them up for eventual listings.
