Tagged: india

October 8, 2018 @ 11:11 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based HDFC Bank announced on Monday the launch of its new Accelerator Engagement Program (AEP) under the Bank’s Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE). HDFC Bank reported through the new program, it will partner with leading start-up accelerators from across the globe to gain early access… Read More

September 19, 2018 @ 9:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bon, an India based Fintech that is providing credit to workers in the gig economy, has raised $1.1 million in seed funding led by Omidyar Network. Other funders in this round include early-stage investment firm Axilor Ventures and Better Capital’s AngelList India Syndicate. Bon provides financial services to workers,… Read More

September 18, 2018 @ 7:34 am By Cali Haan  |  

Security researchers in India have found malware that secretly mines cryptocurrencies on hundreds of local government computers, Economic Times reports. Sites for the Municipal Administration in Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati Municipal Corporation and Macherla municipality are among those affected. “CryptoJacking” attacks inject cryptocurrency mining malware (malevolent… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 1:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Indian Cabinet, Chaired by Prime Minister Modi, has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pertaining to “Collaborative Research on Distributed Ledger and Blockchain Technology in the context of Development of digital economy by Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) with the participating member banks,… Read More

September 14, 2018 @ 11:38 am By Gagan Singla  |  

In the last couple of years, China has emerged as the global leader when it comes to the Fintech sector. It accounts for approximately 75% of the world market when it comes to online lending. It has seen tremendous growth in internet loan and third-party… Read More

September 12, 2018 @ 11:36 am By Cali Haan  |  

Authorities in the state of Gujarat, India have been asked by representatives from Illinois and Arizona states to seize the property of Indian citizens accused of promoting Bitconnect, a “wide-ranging Ponzi scheme” that allegedly bilked investors out of an estimated $5.6 billion before it collapsed in… Read More

September 4, 2018 @ 7:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Today Paytm‘s newest wallet addition, its Paytm Money app, went live on Android and iOS. In preparation for the launch, the platform reported reaped in 500K registrations to officially start Money’s operations with 850K users, with 65% of the users based in India’s top 15 cities. The announced… Read More

September 1, 2018 @ 1:28 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A Russian lawmaker, Vladimir Gutenev, told Russian news agency TASS  last week that Russia should consider ‘an asymmetric response’ to US pressure and sanctions, including deployment of nuclear weapons to Syria, suspension of missile non-proliferation treaties and development of a gold-backed cryptocurrency to help Russian… Read More

August 31, 2018 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published its annual report this week and buried within the massive tome are many indications as to the banks perspective on Fintech. One item of note is the fact the RBI is currently studying the possibility of issuing a… Read More

August 30, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Tez, an India-based mobile payments app, announced earlier this week it has rebranded to Google Pay. The rebranding comes nearly one year after Tez made its debut. Since launching in September 2017, Tez has reportedly attracted more than 22 million people and businesses, who use… Read More

August 23, 2018 @ 3:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Remitly, the largest private digital remittance Fintech HQed in the US, has boosted its money transfer service to India. The update moves its daily sending limit to $30,000 on money sent to India from the United States. Remittance payments around the world have become a… Read More

August 21, 2018 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mobile wallet service provider Paytm announced on Tuesday it has launched its new AI Cloud computing platform in India. According to Paytm, the Paytm AI Cloud for India’ is geared towards Developers, Startups, and Enterprises. Paytm explained that the AI Cloud offers a suite of business-centric apps… Read More

August 20, 2018 @ 11:08 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The man accused of leading the Bitconnect cryptocurrency pyramid scheme in India was arrested this weekend at an airport in New Delhi, Financial Express reports. Divyesh Darji was en route to Ahmenabad, the capital of the Indian state of Gujarat, from Dubai, where he had… Read More

August 14, 2018 @ 10:10 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Reuters is reporting that the Government of Venezuela is seeking to amend the 1999 version of the country’s constitution so it can set up a special central bank to manage the country’s new national cryptocurrency, El Petro. According to a loose translation, National Constitutional Assembly Member… Read More

July 12, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

FinTech Hive at DIFC, a fintech accelerator that was established by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), announced on Wednesday that more than 300 applications were submitted for the program’s 2018 edition. The accelerator began accepting application in May. As previously reported, FinTech Hive was… Read More

July 8, 2018 @ 1:14 pm By Cali Haan  |  

It just got a lot harder to buy cryptocurrencies in India. Close to the end of a three-month grace period granted to banks and customers affected by a ban on transfering money onto and off of cryptocurrency trading platforms, the Supreme Court of India has… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced on Tuesday it has formed a new partnership with Startupbootcamp to support the development of the growing fintech and venture capital ecosystem in the Centre as well as promote entrepreneurship in the region. According to the organization, this partnership… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 9:31 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), an advisory board tasked with finding technological ways to enhance the economy in the southwestern coastal Indian state Karala, has undertaken two blockchain initiatives to streamline operation in food distribution and farm insurance, Business Standard reports. The… Read More

June 17, 2018 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

In April of this year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commented on the status of cryptocurrencies. The RBI stated “we have decided to ring fence the RBI regulated entities from the risk of dealing with entities associated with virtual currencies. They are required to… Read More

June 2, 2018 @ 10:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Department of Economic Affairs in India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further Fintech cooperation between the two countries. Singapore has an extended history in establishing bilateral relationships regarding its pursuit of Fintech growth.  The… Read More