Earn money just by walking? In this country, it's the new extra incomePeople in South Korea are earning small amounts of money by using a fintech app for everyday tasks. This trend highlights financial pressur...
13 May, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Big-budget campaigns show how AI companies are racing for relevance in IndiaAI giants are making a big splash in India. ChatGPT and Google Gemini are using TV and billboards to show how AI can solve everyday problem...
06 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
Mother's Day Special: How AI, apps are empowering women to manage finances, improve health, build careerWomen are learning to keep pace with the ubiquitous apps and AI, shrugging off dependence on their kids for financial transactions, online ...
04 May, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
HDFC Bank alerts clients on card swipe for overseas dealsIn recent times many resident individuals, banking with various financial institutions, have used cards to carry out international capital ...
24 Apr, 2026, 06.39 AM IST
Indian IT pack falls; MeitY’s e-gaming rulebookIndian IT stocks suffered on Wednesday after HCLTech’s weak Q4 numbers. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
22 Apr, 2026, 07.55 PM IST
'Deposit krke ready rho. Jackpot karenge': How online gamblers are dodging India’s real money gaming banBy early September, a Telegram group with over four lakh members was actively promoting Lucky Jet, a high-speed ‘crash game’ where players ...
09 Sep, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Real money egaming banned? Players now game the systemBanned in some states, gamers take WhatsApp & Telegram route, mask location to keep playing.
16 Nov, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Former WhatsApp CBO Neeraj Arora opens up on historic Facebook acquisition, says nobody knew it would turn into 'Frankenstein devouring user data'Neeraj Arora took to LinkedIn to share a lengthy post expressing regret over the deal.
06 May, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
WhatsApp Payments: Can it be a big game-changer in the evolution of payments?From Kirana stores to high-end malls, cab hailing services, online food-ordering and even travel apps, UPI-enabled mobile payments are beco...
26 Feb, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
ETtech Morning Dispatch on 29 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your dayFrom the rise and fall of ByteDance in the country to Indian punters getting onto the GameStop gravy train, here's a look at the top tech n...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
Groups and communities being leveraged on FB, Twitter, WhatsApp for help in Covid timesThe group currently has more than 47,000 members and is adding 100-200 more every day, Nagaraj said. It gets about 100-150 messages a day o...
17 Jul, 2020, 09.09 PM IST
PUBG gamers in India use skill to make moneyIndian video gamers are betting on Mini Militia, Teenpatti, Dream11, Clash Royale but it’s Tencent’s PUBG that’s at the top of the list.
23 Mar, 2019, 04.47 PM IST
Scamsters' trading tips via SMSes: Sebi seeks RBI, TRAI helpThese offers are mostly being made through SMSes, WhatsApp and various social media platforms.
27 Jun, 2017, 07.04 PM IST
Banks log on to social media networks for business'iMobile SmartKeys', launched by ICICI Bank last week enables customers to pay bills, transfer funds via chat, messenger, email or games wi...
27 Aug, 2016, 03.48 PM IST
Facebook-WhatsApp deal: Is paying Rs 1 lakh crore for a free app, a masterstroke or a mahablunder?The $16 billion FB has agreed to pay for WhatsApp is a lot of dosh, but may be worth shelling out to own the world’s largest digital countr...
23 Feb, 2014, 08.04 AM IST
How will Facebook monetize WhatsApp?While direct advertising seems off the table for now, here are some possible ways that Facebook can use for monetizing WhatsApp.
21 Feb, 2014, 04.44 PM IST
Instant Message revolution: Zuckerberg bought WhatsApp to expand footprint in emerging mkts, especially IndiaIf WhatsApp continues to maintain the same growth rate, a number of WhatsApp users would easily cross 1 billion by the end of 2015.
21 Feb, 2014, 01.26 PM IST