Crypto bill to require KYC data sharing; Indian platforms join live commerce rushIndia's cryptocurrency bill will require crypto exchanges to share know-your-customer (KYC) data of their users with various regulators and...
07 Dec, 2021, 12.35 AM IST
Firms keep faith with crypto payments; SoftBank shares tank 8.2%India’s cryptocurrency bill will almost certainly ban digital assets from being used as currencies but may allow them to be held as assets,...
06 Dec, 2021, 06.42 PM IST
China’s crackdown to boost Indian startupsWith the China tech crackdown forcing global risk investors to look elsewhere, it seems the funding tap for Indian startups isn’t going to ...
23 Aug, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
Lucky 13From Moglix becoming India's latest startup unicorn to Flipkart eyeing a stake in former exec's venture and Clubhouse coming soon to India,...
17 May, 2021, 08.09 PM IST
TikTok troubles narrow gap between Beijing and ByteDance founder Zhang YimingA year ago, ByteDance was approached by the Chinese government with offers of help when TikTok, a short-video app with a huge following amo...
05 Sep, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
New fund: Former Myntra, Alibaba execs join forcesMultiply Ventures is banking on the vast industry experience of the trio to become a $50-million fund and invest in promising businesses in...
02 Jun, 2019, 11.32 AM IST
Online battle begins with Flipkart aiming for 70-30 lead over AmazonApart from usual suspects - Flipkart and Amazon India - Paytm Mall, Snapdeal and ShopClues will also enter the battleground this year.
20 Sep, 2017, 10.53 AM IST
Top Alibaba execs join board of Paytm MallThese top executives are also on the board of Alibaba group indicating the importance being ascribed to India by the Chinese internet giant.
29 Aug, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
SoftBank’s India Vision gets new $100-bn tech-focussed FundThe fund will focus on “technologies of the future” such as the Internet of things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and...
06 Jan, 2017, 12.39 AM IST
What sank Yahoo? Blame its 'nice guy' founders - Jerry Yang and David FiloTwo Stanford University students put their studies on hold to create what was at one time an essential part of the internet. Then they stop...
25 Jul, 2016, 10.28 PM IST
Flipkart, Snapdeal escalate online rivalry on social media over Alibaba's entrySachin Bansal took a potshot at rivals by tweeting, "Alibaba deciding to start operations directly shows how badly their Indian investments...
26 Mar, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
Facebook's David Marcus says it won't make companies pay to sell things through MessengerMarcus told Wired's David Rowan that Facebook doesn't plan to take a cut of transactions that happen between companies and people via Messe...
13 Oct, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
Wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parloursSouth Africa has great beaches, fabulous wildlife, fine dining… but it’s very third world in some stuff, just like us.
22 Sep, 2014, 04.16 AM IST
11 wealthiest women in technology industryWomen have been in the tech industry for some time now. Some of those women have risen up to lucrative leadership positions. Here are the 1...
10 Jul, 2014, 03.22 AM IST