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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India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce Expands to B2B Transactions

India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce Expands to B2B Transactions
India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce Expands to B2B Transactions
June 05, 2023  |  eCommerce

India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has begun facilitating B2B transactions. The government-backed eCommerce network started testing the B2B expansion in May after beginning to...

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India’s UPI Real-Time Payments System Tops 9 Billion Monthly Transactions
India’s UPI Real-Time Payments System Tops 9 Billion Monthly Transactions
June 01, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

India’s monthly Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction count has topped 9 billion in a single month. The real-time payments system’s transaction count hit 9.41 billion in May,...

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Amazon Reportedly Expanding Restaurant Efforts With on-Premises Payments in India
Amazon Reportedly Expanding Restaurant Efforts With on-Premises Payments in India
May 30, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon appears to be trying out new ways to insert its technology into the restaurant ordering experience — part of the eCommerce giant’s bid for...

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Amazon Experiments With Dine-In Payments in India
Amazon Experiments With Dine-In Payments in India
May 30, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon is experimenting with dine-in payments in India via Amazon Pay. TechCrunch reported on the change Monday (May 30), noting that users dining at some restaurants in...

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India’s XFlow Raises $10.2 Million to Expand Cross-Border Payments Solution
India’s XFlow Raises $10.2 Million to Expand Cross-Border Payments Solution
May 26, 2023  |  Investments

XFlow has raised $10.2 million in a pre-Series A round to expand its cross-border payments solutions. The India-based financial services and infrastructure firm will use the...

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Walmart Gains eCommerce Edge Over Amazon in India
Walmart Gains eCommerce Edge Over Amazon in India
May 21, 2023  |  Retail

Walmart has won a rare eCommerce victory over Amazon thanks to its Indian business. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (May 20), Walmart’s $16 billion purchase of majority...

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Paytm Adding Products and People as it Achieves Operational Profitability
Paytm Adding Products and People as it Achieves Operational Profitability
May 05, 2023  |  Earnings

Paytm recorded 61% year-over-year revenue growth during its fiscal year 2023. The Indian eCommerce and payment system and financial technology company also achieved operational profitability, Paytm...

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Possible Jio Financial Services IPO Opens India’s Digital Front Door for Investors
Possible Jio Financial Services IPO Opens India’s Digital Front Door for Investors
April 28, 2023  |  IPO

The door opens for investors to bet on the digital front door, in India. The premise and promise of the super app is to give...

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