Walmart’s PhonePe Planning to Move Its Headquarters From Singapore to India

Walmart’s PhonePe Planning to Move Its Headquarters From Singapore to India

Walmart group digital payments firm PhonePe is planning to shift its headquarters from Singapore to India, according to a source privy to the development. Flipkart, the largest shareholder of the firm, will continue to remain headquartered in Singapore and there is no decision to shift its base. When contacted, a…

Sebi Directs Sub-KYC User Agencies to Provide Aadhaar Authentication to Their Clients

Sebi Directs Sub-KYC User Agencies to Provide Aadhaar Authentication to Their Clients

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday issued directives for sub-KYC user agencies to provide Aadhaar authentication services to their clients for the purpose of know your customer (KYC). This comes after the government last week notified 155 entities as sub-KUAs (KYC user agencies) to use Aadhaar authentication services of the…

US Senator Campaigns to Pass Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech as Time Runs Short

US Senator Campaigns to Pass Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech as Time Runs Short

US congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would…

India’s Proposed IT Rules, Panel Formation for Content Moderation Decisions Concern US Tech Giants

India’s Proposed IT Rules, Panel Formation for Content Moderation Decisions Concern US Tech Giants

US lobby groups representing Facebook and Twitter are concerned India’s plan to form a government panel to hear appeals against content moderation decisions could lack independence, documents seen by Reuters show. The proposed policy change is the latest flashpoint between India and technology giants which have for years said stricter…

Asus Zenfone 9 Alleged Renders Leaked, Offers Detailed Look at the Design Ahead of Launch

Asus Zenfone 9 Alleged Renders Leaked, Offers Detailed Look at the Design Ahead of Launch

Asus Zenfone 9 is confirmed to launch on July 28. The company has revealed the official first look of the handset offering a glimpse at the front panel, which features a hole-punch slot on the top-left corner. It is said to be a compact offering from Asus with only a…

American internet giants seek changes to India’s proposed new IT rules – TechCrunch

American internet giants seek changes to India’s proposed new IT rules – TechCrunch

An industry group representing several tech giants has requested the Indian government to make a series of changes to the proposed amendments to the country’s new IT rules, warning those amendments “negate” the government’s commitment to ease of doing business. India last month proposed a number of changes to the…

Google to Cut Play Store Fees, Allow Developers to Use Rival Payment Systems: All Details

Google to Cut Play Store Fees, Allow Developers to Use Rival Payment Systems: All Details

Alphabet unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12 percent, from 15 percent, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. The world’s most popular internet search engine said…

Vivo T1x With Snapdragon 680 SoC Set to Launch in India Today: All You Need to Know

Vivo T1x With Snapdragon 680 SoC Set to Launch in India Today: All You Need to Know

Vivo T1x is all set to launch in India today at 12pm (noon). Renders of the upcoming smartphone have already surfaced online, suggesting that it will likely come in Black and Blue colour options. The renders also show a waterdrop-style notch on the display at the front to house the…

Redmi K50i 5G, Redmi Buds 3 Lite Set to Launch in India Today: How to Watch

Redmi K50i 5G, Redmi Buds 3 Lite Set to Launch in India Today: How to Watch

Redmi K50i 5G India launch has been set for today at 12pm (noon). The launch event will be streamed online through Xiaomi India’s Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as its website. The Redmi K50i 5G smartphone has a display that supports Dolby Vision technology. It has already…