WhatsApp Pay gets nod, eyes lion's share of market

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has secured regulatory approval for launching its digital payment platform -- WhatApp Pay -- in a phased manner, close to two years after the US-based......

Why launch of WhatsApp Pay in India may be delayed

Data processing compliance is the main reason behind the delay. The government, on several occasions, has made it clear that Indian financial data needs to be stored exclusively onshore and if it......

Google buys India's trains app maker in Next Billion User drive

This is the second acquisition Google is making to boost its NBU initiative, having acquired four-month-old Halli Labs founded by Pankaj Gupta in July 2017, reports Yuvraj Malik. IMAGE: Google CEO......

Tech majors seek more time to implement RBI's data onshoring order

Many of India’s fintech entities and banks have stored all their customer data in India; however, many do use foreign servers, for operations, providing services and for data analytics. With......