Install a security software that has an app advisor function, advises Tinesh Bhasin.
Experts at coding, Web development, and digital marketing, will be on every organisation's hiring list, points out Narayan Mahadevan.
BHIM is a platform designed to make payment through UPI and USSD modes simpler.
Even the well heeled in metros find it difficult to go completely digital. Cash withdrawals from ATMs are back at the same level as they were before demonetisation
Snapdeal said it will give its users the option to defer the delivery by a few days till new currency notes become easily available.
Unified Payments Interface launched to simplify mobile banking.
Digitisation is changing the banking business. This shift has resulted in a change in banking job profiles.
The customer needs to be in the proximity of 15 cm from the merchant terminal.
Modi government plans to set up a committee of five or six chief ministers to suggest ways to promote digitisation.
Things are expected to change dramatically in a few years for urban consumers.
Now, 83 per cent males and 77 per cent females have formal bank accounts but they are hardly using them
The currency ban has changed the lives of the people facilitating this move across India.
Having grown swiftly since the acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart in 2018, it was looking at a valuation of $10 billion. However, factors such as lack of diversification, new e-commerce and data policies, as well as the overall investment environment, have slowed the process.
As it readies for its initial public offering (IPO) later this year, digital payments firm Paytm is honing its strengths to remodel itself from being a payment wallet to becoming a financial services provider, and is working towards narrowing its losses, evident from its most recent Annual Report. Unlike many of its peers, Paytm has started expanding its merchant payment ecosystem. It has realised that though it can take the maximum share of the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transactions, from a revenue generation point of view it will not have any impact.
The loan is completely hassle-free and transparent.
From Singapore to Almora, Abhishant Pant has survived without cash, and he wants to continue in that state all his life.
The government plans to bring down its stake to 26 per cent in these two banks, which are yet to be identified. This may not come in the way of getting investors for these banks, provided the government is willing to step back rather than run them the way it had been doing for over five decades since these banks were nationalised, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'I can tell shareholders we're going to be very responsible with our capital, we're going to be absolutely execution focused.'
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
Bhattacharya has moved up five spots from the previous year to 5th this year.
The blockchain, the public ledger that tracks every bitcoin transaction, is changing commerce as we know it, says Devangshu Datta.
Indians are eager consumers of digital advertising and are five times more willing to share personal data with companies when they are delighted by their digital experience.
Dhivya Suryadevara, chief finance officer of the US's largest automaker General Motors, comes in at the 4th spot, followed by Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud (14), cofounder and co-CEO of Robinhood, Baiju Bhatt (24) and Female Founders Fund founding partner Anu Duggal (32).
Computer emergency response teams will be strengthened with ethical hackers who will respond to cyberattacks.
Vijay Mallya, who faces prosecution in India, is reportedly in London.
In a bid to gain a bigger share of the customer's wallet, banks are ramping up their cross-selling initiatives.
'The major worry for everyone using Internet-linked devices today is whether the latest download on his smartphone or laptop is a bait from a digital hacker who is out to secure access to his hard-earned money,' notes T A Ramalingam, chief technical officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
CCI decided to pursue investigation on two issues - these relate to "exclusivity regarding the mode of payment for the purchase of apps and in-app purchases" and "pre-installation and prominence of Google Pay on Android smartphones".
Experts believe that the sector should not jump to conclusions on WhatsApp Pay, which is still in its 'Beta testing' phase.
Even as regulatory focus has zeroed in on foreign e-commerce giant Amazon, a domestic retail giant has been created almost below the radar in Reliance Retail (RR), one of the most crucial businesses for the group's future. From doorstep delivery of groceries, apparels to branded jewellery, medicines, toys, furniture to high street retailing, RR's presence in the world's fourth largest consumer market is just one part of the story.
'We will see footfall returning to pre-COVID levels by January.'
Consumers are opening up their wallets for intangible promises.
The interface allows you to add multiple banks and transfer money, even between payment wallets, for a fraction of existing costs
Over the three-month period, Airtel's stock price has rallied from Rs 432 to Rs 540, while Vodafone Idea has risen from Rs 9.2 to Rs 11.8 per share.
In the decade since Biyani revolutionised retailing in India, he has attempted a number of things, eventually exiting a few of them.
Gold demand in India dropped by 30 per cent during the July-September quarter to 86.6 tonnes, compared to the same period last year due to Covid-19 related disruptions and ruling high prices, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a report.
'As an investor, I either have to exit my investments in the next three months or use dark pools or cash to transact. For a normal investor, it will be almost impossible to transact in bitcoin and other digital currencies.'
Annual premiums do not exceed what you readily shell out for an OTT subscription.
Yes, if you follow certain safety measures, says Shruti Puri. Here are some rules you must follow.
New offerings by banks are changing the way you transact.
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