Save big by pledging the gold in your locker: When gold loans beat personal loans and credit cardsWith personal loan rates typically hovering in the 10-25% range and credit card interest at around 40% annually, that gold sitting idle in ...
01 Nov, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
$78,000 salary, 30 credit cards, over 1 million points: How a 33-year-old social worker hacks finances with just his memory?Florida native David Do, 33, has cracked the code to smart spending. Earning $78,000 annually, he’s leveraged credit card rewards to collec...
22 May, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
What is Hezbollah's Qard al-Hassan financial institution?Israeli airstrikes targeted Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, further escalating the conflict. Al-Qard Al-Hassan...
21 Oct, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
Fintechs’ lending businesses under stress; banks leverage Bharat BillpayIn a pointer to tough times ahead, fintechs are finding credit lines for small-ticket unsecured loans drying up following a recent central ...
07 Dec, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
Bihar Police seek ban on over 100 gambling, gaming, 'illegal' loan apps"The decision was taken after confirming that these apps attract Section 69 of the Information Technology (IT) Act as they contain material...
08 Jul, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
Bihar police reach out to IT ministry seeking ban on 100 gambling, gaming and illegal loan appsThe Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar police recently approached Meity urging it to ban more than 100 such apps, Nayyar Hasnain Khan, A...
08 Jul, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
Chinese hackers attacked Kenyan government as debt strains grewChina's foreign ministry said it was "not aware" of any such hacking, while China's embassy in Britain called the accusations "baseless", a...
24 May, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Top 5 no credit check loans online with guaranteed approval and direct lenders in 2022Looking for payday loans online with no credit check in the US? Here are five top loan-matching websites where you can apply for loans with...
11 Oct, 2022, 11.44 AM IST
Sharan Hegde’s top 3 hacks for financial planning“Without saving, how do you invest? The one thing that I have a problem with is these generic rules which are there on the internet. I am s...
26 Sep, 2022, 09.01 AM IST
Tata Group lines up another Rs 3,462 crore for digital biz; Google wants loan apps to display partner banksThis will take the issued share capital of Tata Digital to Rs 15,934 crore, leaving the company the headway to obtain an additional equity ...
21 Sep, 2022, 09.21 AM IST
Why India is no fan of buy now, pay later planThe RBI doesn’t have a problem with 90-second credit. The regulator was even willing to let nonbank finance companies, or NBFCs, retain the...
28 Jun, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
How to raise resources for Budget without tax hike or fiscal slippageIn the first half of FY 21, government spending came down marginally over previous year due to a shortfall in revenue. We don’t have the lu...
27 Jan, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
From art worth millions to his 257-foot yacht, billionaire Ronald O. Perelman is selling almost everything as the pandemic roils his empireAt an age when most fellow billionaires are kicking back, Perelman, 77, is facing a range of financial challenges.
19 Sep, 2020, 02.42 PM IST
Loan apps turn nightmare for borrowersHundreds of customers have taken to social media to complain of intimidation and harassment by collection agents of online loan application...
03 Jun, 2020, 09.06 PM IST
After Rahul Gandhi, now Vijay Mallya’s Twitter, email accounts hackedWithin weeks after Rahul Gandhi and Congress party’s Twitter account was hacked, businessman Vijay Mallya's account has also been hacked.
10 Dec, 2016, 12.09 AM IST
Indians top league of nerds in spotting bugs for tech companiesBug bounties are monetary rewards offered by tech firms to geeks who spot bugs, errors and security flaws before malicious hackers spot the...
17 Aug, 2016, 03.17 AM IST
How to shield yourself from credit card fraudET tells you what precautions one should take while using credit cards and how to avoid identity theft.
15 Feb, 2013, 11.12 AM IST