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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The architect of Aadhaar and UPI is working on a blockchain platform for the RBI’s proposed digital currency.
The Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable, or iSPIRT, has ambitious plans for the Reserve Bank of India’s digital currency project. The technology think tank wants to build a blockchain platform for the central bank’s digital currency.
The platform that the Bengaluru-based organization is working on is called Bharat Distributed Ledger—or BADAL—and it is likely to present the plan to the RBI. The idea is to build a ready-to-use blockchain infrastructure that can be integrated with India Stack.
Since its inception in 2013, iSPIRT has played an active role in building key digital platforms for the government. In 2016, it launched …
A local fintech deal to consolidate operations, feedback on Saudi Arabia’s proposed IPO rules, and Ras Al Khaimah’s casino economy.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
