Razorpay Says No Funds Frozen by ED Following Raids, All Operations Adhere to Regulatory Guidelines

Razorpay Says No Funds Frozen by ED Following Raids, All Operations Adhere to Regulatory Guidelines

Payments solution provider Razorpay, which was raided by the Enforcement Directorate recently, in a statement said that it has cooperated with the agency and its funds have not been frozen. “This recent visit by the ED is part of the ongoing investigation against a few suspicious entities who conducted illegal…

Xiaomi India Dismisses Speculation on India Operations Being Moved to Pakistan as ‘False and Baseless’

Xiaomi India Dismisses Speculation on India Operations Being Moved to Pakistan as ‘False and Baseless’

Xiaomi on Friday dismissed speculation that the company might move its operations from India to Pakistan. The company responded to a tweet from a portal on Twitter that claimed the Chinese smartphone manufacturer might shift operations after its funds were frozed by authorities in India over alleged violation of the Foreign…

Enforcement Directorate Freezes Crypto Platform Vauld’s Assets Worth Nearly Rs. 370 Crore: Details

Enforcement Directorate Freezes Crypto Platform Vauld’s Assets Worth Nearly Rs. 370 Crore: Details

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday froze $46.5 million (roughly Rs. 369.5 crore) in assets at the struggling Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Vauld. The country’s economic crime unit on Friday said in a press release that the frozen assets were parked in bank accounts, payment gateway balances, and wallets on the…

ED Probing WazirX in 2 Cases, Transactions With Binance ‘Cloaked in Mystery’, Says MoS Finance

ED Probing WazirX in 2 Cases, Transactions With Binance ‘Cloaked in Mystery’, Says MoS Finance

Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate is probing alleged money laundering of Rs 2,790 crore through crypto exchange WazirX. The ED is investigating two cases related to cryptocurrency against WazirX under the provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), he said in a…

India Should Stop ‘Regulatory Assault’ on Chinese Firms, Chinese State Media Says After Xiaomi Accusations

India Should Stop ‘Regulatory Assault’ on Chinese Firms, Chinese State Media Says After Xiaomi Accusations

India should stop its “regulatory assault” on Chinese companies, state-backed Chinese newspaper Global Times said, after smartphone maker Xiaomi alleged threats of “physical violence” in Indian investigations. Reuters reported on Saturday that Xiaomi had told a court that its top executives faced threats and coercion during questioning by the Enforcement…