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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WhatsApp’s Indian Payment Feature Boasts One Million Users

WhatsApp’s Indian Payment Feature Boasts One Million Users
WhatsApp’s Indian Payment Feature Boasts One Million Users
June 19, 2018  |  Payment Methods

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app that counts more than 200 million monthly users, has launched a payments feature in India during the past several months...

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Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
June 14, 2018  |  South Asia

While Sweden’s Truecaller is not new to the Indian payments ecosystem, it entered the India mobile market over a year ago during the launch of...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tether May Have Propped Up Bitcoin, Coinbase Rolls Out Crypto Index Fund
Bitcoin Daily: Tether May Have Propped Up Bitcoin, Coinbase Rolls Out Crypto Index Fund
June 14, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Coinbase’s crypto index fund is now available to investors in the U.S., but there’s a slight restriction: Only accredited investors can participate, TechCrunch reported. The...

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Despite Demonetization, Cash Still Thrives In India
Despite Demonetization, Cash Still Thrives In India
June 08, 2018  |  Cash

In November 2016, the Indian government issued a ban on the nation’s higher denomination 500- and 1000-rupee notes, essentially deeming 86 percent of its currency...

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NEW REPORT: Why Cash Still Beats Digital Payments In Asia-Pac
NEW REPORT: Why Cash Still Beats Digital Payments In Asia-Pac
June 07, 2018  |  Cash

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Five at Five: Amazon Bets Bigger In India
Five at Five: Amazon Bets Bigger In India
June 05, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories include details about Amazon’s new plans...

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Amazon May Provide $2B Boost To Investment In India
Amazon May Provide $2B Boost To Investment In India
June 05, 2018  |  Amazon

After committing $5 billion to investments in India, Amazon reportedly wants to increase its investment by $2 billion. With the additional capital, the eCommerce retailer...

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Around The World With Payments And Commerce
Around The World With Payments And Commerce
June 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

The good news about living in a flat world is that it is increasingly connected and accessible — a big opportunity for merchants, consumers and...

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PayPal Invests In Pine Labs, The Indian POS Device Maker
PayPal Invests In Pine Labs, The Indian POS Device Maker
May 31, 2018  |  Retail

PayPal, the digital payments company, has participated in a round of fundraising with Pine Labs of India, in which it raised $125 million. Get the...

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