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Amazon adds 10.6 acres to Mumbai data centre campus in Rs 125 crore dealAmazon Data Services India has acquired a significant land parcel near Mumbai. This expansion boosts its data centre capacity in India's la...
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PhonePe eyes South East Asia, Middle East for its global foraySources told us that PhonePe is looking to set up local subsidiaries in these geographies, apply for a payment licence, and offer domestic ...
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WhatsApp Pay awaits SC verdict to launch serviceRivals Google Pay and Walmart-owned PhonePe were given permissions by NPCI, as it is authorised to permit UPI-based payment services.
06 Aug, 2020, 07.57 AM IST
Four entities yet to comply with RBI's data localisation norms: Ravi Shankar PrasadLast week, the RBI issued a clarification that all data related to payments must be stored only in India.
03 Jul, 2019, 05.28 PM IST
Importance of localising data in payments ecosystemSince then, the government has drafted a similar policy for foreign e-commerce players as well.
07 May, 2019, 09.18 AM IST
WhatsApp yet to comply with data localisation norms: RBIThis is the first time the central bank has made an official statement on WhatsApp’s payments business and compliance with data localisatio...
29 Mar, 2019, 11.47 AM IST
Higher operating costs, frauds worry payment firmsThe biggest challenge to these companies, according to two top executives at global payment companies, lies in managing cyber-attacks in a ...
30 Oct, 2018, 07.35 AM IST
Policies restricting data flow 'barriers' to growth of payments market in India: USIBCThe statement comes just a day after the expiry of RBI-imposed deadline on data localisation for payments companies operating in India.
16 Oct, 2018, 09.22 PM IST
Domestic payment firms say fully compliant with RBI's data localisation normsThe RBI had issued a circular instructing all payments system providers to ensure that data relating to systems operated by them is stored ...
15 Oct, 2018, 08.15 PM IST
RBI sticks to October 15 deadline for data localisationThe US wants to prohibit data localisation to ensure free flow of information across borders.
14 Oct, 2018, 11.56 AM IST
Local firms back RBI’s October 15 deadline for data localisationGlobal corporations such as Pay-Pal, Visa and Mastercard along with payment service providers like Google and Amazon have sought more time.
08 Oct, 2018, 07.45 AM IST
Data localisation may pinch startups, payments firmsCompanies will have to store financial data here if it’s notified as critical data, a move that will add to their costs.
28 Jul, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
Insist on local storage of data, Paytm tells govtPaytm said mirroring of data is not the solution and many countries have disallowed companies from doing so.
24 Jul, 2018, 09.16 AM IST
Payment firms wait on RBI clarity on data localisationRegulator’s stand that data be stored “only” in India is the biggest challenge with majority of industry bodies asking it to review or with...
31 May, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
Data localisation critical for security of India's payment systems: Paytm"No one should be allowed to commercially launch service unless their systems are clearly only and only in India. Data Localisation is crit...
30 Apr, 2018, 06.23 PM IST