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Tourists in Tokyo could now be fined for throwing trash on streetsTokyo's Shibuya Ward is now fining litterbugs ¥2,000 on the spot. Businesses must provide trash bins or face penalties. These measures aim ...
PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
Japan to roll out prepaid transport card for foreign visitors from MayJapan will launch a new prepaid IC card, “Tourist Pasmo”, for foreign travellers in May, according to Kyodo News. Issued by Pasmo Co., the ...
US Stock Market | SoftBank's PayPay prices IPO below range at $16 a sharePayPay, a Japanese digital wallet provider, has priced its U.S. initial public offering at $16 per share. This figure is below its initial ...
SoftBank's PayPay prices IPO below range at $16 a sharePayPay on Wednesday priced its US initial public offering at $16 per share, below its targeted price range, as the US-Israeli war with Iran...
World's first yen-pegged stablecoin debuts in JapanA Japanese startup, JPYC, said it will begin issuing stablecoins that are fully convertible to the yen and backed by domestic savings and J...
Japan firms to issue digital currency for clean energy transactionFrom next July, DCJPY is intended to be used by telecommunication firm Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) for the settlement of clean energy c...
Titan’s youth brand Fastrack ties up with Yono-SBI bank to launch a smart fitness bandThe collaborative band will be launched in May, Titan said. The Tata-owned company had launched a similar product in partnership with SBI s...
SoftBank aims to double PayPay users in digital payments fightPayPay has used SoftBank's sales network and aggressive rebates to attract 36 million users in the three years since launch, driving a shif...
This Amazon-backed startup makes digital payment possible without InternetToneTag’s technology involves transmitting data from one device to another using sound waves and nearly 52 million customers have been bene...
Paytm, SoftBank digital payment JV, PayPay, acquires 10 mln users in JapanPayPay established 20 sales bases nationwide prior to the service launch to increase the number of merchants with the aim to penetrate the ...
Is 25 billion digital transaction target for 2017-18 too steep to achieve?Despite mixed growth of digital payments the future is less cash, at least far less than the current 95%-plus transactions via cash and che...
Google and Stripe Eye a slice of UPI pie in IndiaWhile internet giant has started testing UPI on Android Pay, Stripe is looking to launch here soon.
'World should think twice before abolishing cash'Banning cash is inherently discriminatory. It doesn't distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate uses of paper money, assuming that an...
50 years of ATMs: A walk down the memory laneET Magazine takes you through the history of ATM statistics around the world at a time when digital transactions seem to be growing rapidly.
Going cashless: Rising currency-GDP ratio key impedimentExperts feel that continuing rise in circulation of currencies in economic activities could well be a key impediment in transformation to a...
Smartphones can help India's drive for cashless economy: Chinese media"If India would like to try the Chinese style of de-cashing through online/smartphone payment, it is very likely to be beneficial to both c...
Tourists from China, Japan may get to use ATMs hereReserve Bank of India-promoted NPCI, which offers payment services in the local market, is also launching its international debit card next...
National Payments Corp of India gets RBI nod to tie-up with China UnionPayThe Reserve Bank promoted NPCI which so for offers payment services in the local market is launching its international debit card in June t...
- ICICI Bank, American Express launch prepaid travel card
The new card is aimed at the fast-expanding customer segment of discerning travellers who have frequent travel schedules for both business ...