Alibaba starts selling Quark AI glasses in China, enters global wearables raceAlibaba has entered the AI wearables market with its Quark glasses, aiming to challenge Meta's dominance. Priced from 1,899 yuan, these gla...
27 Nov, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Dubai to launch autonomous vehicle trials; full self-driving car rollout scheduled for 2026Dubai is gearing up to test self-driving vehicles. The Roads and Transport Authority partners with Pony.ai for this project. Pilot trials w...
07 Jul, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
Ubuy partners with Nuvei to expand payment options worldwideThe integration with Nuvei will allow Ubuy to enter new markets seamlessly. Nuvei currently provides access to 634 APMs through a single in...
27 Jan, 2024, 10.22 PM IST
View: It’s time for a single QR code for all the world’s paymentsThe major economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines —...
07 Nov, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Elon Musk pitches lofty goals in magazine run by China's Internet censorship agencyElon Musk also mentioned the yet-to-be-seen humanoid Tesla Bot, and suggests that people may potentially be able to buy a robot as a gift i...
14 Aug, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Alibaba apps start offering WeChat Pay option after government ordersEarlier this month, the ministry of industry and information technology said it had asked internet companies to end a long-standing practic...
28 Sep, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Government bans 43 more Chinese apps, SnackVideo and AliExpress on the listThe government had earlier banned apps such as ByteDance-owned TikTok, Helo along with WeChat, CamScanner and PUBG.
25 Nov, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Biggest boost for digital payments: Soon, you can make payments using WhatsAppWhatsApp in India is at various stages of integrating its UPI- based payments platform with State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and ...
18 Jan, 2018, 07.59 AM IST
Alibaba staff from China working on Paytm ‘integration’Alibaba said it was natural for the company to work closely with partner Paytm, even as its spokesperson dismissed the integration news.
03 Nov, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
From payment solutions to personal assistance, the answer lies in all-in-one appsLike Paytm, super apps provide multiple use cases such as cab booking, bill payment, flight booking are integrated in a single app.
17 Sep, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
Fintech operation will be many times bigger than ecommerce: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar SharmaVijay Shekhar Sharma is planning to spin off his ecommerce division, where Alibaba will call most of the shots, and focus his energies on f...
08 May, 2016, 11.13 AM IST
With Alipay and Paytm, Uber covers China, India and the worldThe San Francisco-based company, which is locked in a fierce battle for market share in China, can now gain access to Alipay’s user base of...
04 May, 2016, 06.19 AM IST
Uber users can soon pay for rides abroad using Paytm walletUber users can now pay for their rides in Indian currency while they travel abroad. The integration process is on and will be live by month...
03 May, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
Chinese come calling: At $5 bn valuation, Alipay to buy 25% stake in MicromaxThe move is a big push for Micromax, valuing India’s No. 2 handset maker at around $4-5 billion (approximately Rs 24,000-30,000 crore).
27 Apr, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
Paytm to use Alibaba's technology to build a credit rating agency based on customer's digital wallet"Large customer base will help us create newer business models in a way no one ever imagined," Paytm believes.
20 Mar, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
Paytm may turn Credit Rating Agency as it explores business models in IndiaSharma said the company will be working with many other companies in the lifestyle and hospitality space to enable in-store wallet payments.
20 Mar, 2015, 06.00 AM IST
Alibaba enters India's e-commerce space with 25% stake in Paytm owner One97Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, said it had signed a deal to buy a 25% stake in Indian mobile payments platform Paytm owner One97 Communic...
06 Feb, 2015, 12.08 PM IST