Why Meta’s Cred investment matters for WhatsApp Pay in IndiaMeta's substantial investment in Cred and appointing its founder Kunal Shah as global head of WhatsApp signals a major push into India's fi...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
Europe is finally, slowly getting its act togetherEurope stands on the brink of a pivotal transformation, launching a set of ambitious reforms aimed at revitalizing its economy and global f...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.22 AM IST
US Congress passes Genius Act to regulate stable coins amid Trump ties and market surgeThe United States has approved the Genius Act, its first major crypto legislation. The bill regulates stablecoins and requires full reserve...
18 Jul, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
How Musk-Trump will take on techWith Donald Trump's potential second term, the tech sector could see significant changes driven by aggressive deregulation, altering antitr...
28 Nov, 2024, 10.54 PM IST
Who is Brendan Carr, a strong advocate for regulating Apple, other major tech cos, appointed by Donald Trump to lead the FCC?Brendan Carr, FCC: President-elect Donald Trump has named Brendan Carr as the permanent Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (...
18 Nov, 2024, 11.22 AM IST
New tech has led to increase in fraudulent apps & mis-selling: RBIThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) warns of increasing fraudulent apps and mis-selling in the fintech sector due to emerging technologies, hig...
30 Jul, 2024, 01.03 AM IST
Indigenous Innovation: A blueprint for systematically achieving Viksit BharatIndia's digital economy is on track to reach $1 trillion by 2030 with a growth rate 2.8 times that of regular GDP. Leveraging the CHIPS fra...
22 Jun, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
CCI considering boosting manpower for tighter oversight, says Chairperson Ravneet KaurThe regulator currently has 15 officers in its two anti-trust divisions, 11 in the combination wing, five in the legal division, six in res...
27 Dec, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
US consumer watchdog proposes rules for Big Tech payments, digital walletsThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal would subject companies like Alphabet, Apple and PayPal to bank-like supervision, with ...
07 Nov, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Risks from Big Tech may need separate framework: RBI executive director Ajay Kumar ChoudharyThis comes as the RBI is currently working on regulations for the financial technology sector and is in consultation with the industry, dep...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.07 PM IST
Subsidies from Big Tech should be last option for EU telcos: Meta PlatformsMeta Platforms said on Thursday subsidies from Big Tech should be the last option for European Union telecoms operators trying to get U.S. ...
16 Jun, 2023, 09.13 AM IST
Rethink needed to regulate Big Tech in finance, says BIS officialData-rich Big Tech companies such as Alibaba and Amazon have been involved for some time in financial services such as banking, payments, a...
08 Feb, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
Overseeing Big Tech, it'll be give and takeThe committee has also made suggestions on the legal framework and institutional capacity that is required to ensure online competition and...
26 Dec, 2022, 11.33 PM IST
Recasting innovation versus dominanceEuropean courts have upheld antitrust rulings in two of three cases that imposed a total Rs 8.25 billion in fines against Google related to...
16 Sep, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
View: Govt needs a fresh approach to Big Tech regulation with an unbiased mindsetMost measures taken by regulators to address issues like ex ante regulation or anti-trust enforcement do not appear to be well thought-out....
25 Mar, 2021, 11.20 PM IST
Tencent boss meets China antitrust officials as scrutiny widens: ReportTencent, whose WeChat messaging and payment mobile app is ubiquitous in the world's second-largest economy, is expected to be the next in l...
24 Mar, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
US proposes changes in legal immunity for internet platformsThe US Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal on Wednesday that seeks to reform a legal immunity for internet companies and fol...
24 Sep, 2020, 08.28 AM IST