Since payment alternatives such as UPI, e-wallets and USSD – based mobile banking through different platforms are directly or indirectly linked to the user’s bank account one needs to be extra careful to keep hackers at bay, explains Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar. Just a few days before the Indian government initiated the demonetisation drive, pushing people to carry out banking transactions through Internet or plastic cards, the country had seen […]

The chatter about the merits and demerits of demonetisation continue but one basic fact cannot be denied that this entire demonetisation drive has suddenly brought forth a completely new villain in the game plan. As the queues continue outside the ATMs, more that 85,000 new Rs 2000 notes were confiscated on suspicion of illegal acquisition. Come to think of it these Rs 2000 notes were the first to be released […]

As an entrepreneur, you’re always in constant search of new ways to grow your business. But who wants to labour through another lengthy how-to book on the entrepreneurial process? There’s another way. If you want some entertainment with your education, the documentary film may be your medium. Here are the 5 documentaries we recommend entrepreneurs Startup.com Watch two old Harvard classmates and observe the rise and fall of their dot […]

To promote digital-transactions in the country the government on Thursday announced two schemes that will give cash awards to customers as well as traders for using cashless-transaction modes in the country. A budget of Rs 340 crore has been allocated for this purpose. Under the ‘Lucky Grahak Yojana’ the government will announce 15,000 winners everyday for the prize money of Rs 1, 000 each. The first lucky draw will be […]

Pronab Sen, the government’s former chief statistician, says contrary to perception, GDP growth won’t be drastically hit in the present quarter. While popular perception is that the demonetisation effect would drastically reduce economic growth in the ongoing quarter and by a bit in the next one, Pronab Sen, the government’s former chief statistician, tells Indivjal Dhasmana it will be the other way round. Various estimates say growth in gross domestic […]

We could continue to argue about the merits and demerits of demonetisation by the Government but one aspect is surely heartening and that is the fact that as a nation we have started taking baby steps towards a digital and cashless economy. It is almost common practice today to see signs of Paytm and other mobile wallets in shops and even relatively low resource traders like the vegetable vendors are […]

Reliance Industries Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced to extend the Reliance Jio Welcome offer till March 2017 in which customers will get free voice calls and roaming services, while data is being charged at one-tenth of the prevailing market rates.   Here are the key facts of announcement regarding Reliance Jio that you should know   – Reliance Jio extends free voice and data for […]

One of the pioneers in the space of backend-as-a-service, Kinvey has faced stiff competition from larger enterprise rivals like Amazon, IBM, Red Hat and SAP. In our smartphone-saturated world, everyone dreams of being an app developer. But somebody’s got to build the platform that lets you turn your next big idea into a practical mobile solution. Enter Sravish Sridhar, founder of the mobile developer platform Kinvey, which was ranked as […]

As Clamorworld keeps prodding on the various cashless transaction modules available for the average person, it is difficult to not mention about UPI or United Payments Interface. This in simple terms mean a system in the financial world that allows you to transfer money between two parties. A well recognised and standard banking operation it enables users to conduct bank transactions from anywhere in matter of clicks. One major difference […]

Over the past two weeks or so through the course of repeated dialogues and debates on the merits and demerits of demonetisation, one aspect has always taken the centre stage. The internet penetration of our country is far lower than anticipated and the access to smart phone is still more of an urbane phenomenon? Needless to mention even I was probing this issue and was exploring the various alternatives available […]