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“There is a market distortion” in the digital payments industry today between incentives for earning revenues and growth, according to Sameer Nigam, chief executive officer, PhonePe. While the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) recently issued guidelines for its market share caps on the Unified Payments Interface, Nigam believes that without a merchant-discount-rate future investments in the sector could be threatened.
Nigam was speaking during discussion organised by Moneycontrol on the Future of Digital Payments in India on Clubhouse, the audio-only meeting app. Other participants in the discussion included Dilip Asbe, CEO, NPCI; Harshil Mathur, CEO, Razorpay; and Vikram Vaidyanathan, managing director, Matrix Partners India.
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has recommended the government create a National Level Blockchain Framework (NLBF) to encourage the adoption of blockchain technology across a variety of public use-cases. The ministry’s draft National Strategy on Blockchain proposes that various public projects can be brought on to a blockchain platform for digital identities, land records and official documents and healthcare, among other areas.
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Google has closed its deal to acquire fitness wearables company Fitbit,
even as probes by competition regulators in the United States and Australia are yet to conclude. The Alphabet-owned company has stressed that “the deal has always been about devices, not data”. The announcement comes nearly a month after the European Union (EU) approved the deal, subjecting Google to certain restrictions such as keeping Fitbit data siloed from Google’s ad business.
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WhatsApp unveils four-pillar strategy for India
The strategy involves growing small business ecosystems; provisioning easy access to businesses; growing the volume of digital payments; and investments to drive social impact, along with other partners
BusinessToday.In | December 16, 2020 | Updated 17:40 IST
WhatsApp has come out with a four-pillar strategy for India. Abhijit Bose, Head (India), WhatsApp, came out with India-centric four-pillar strategy during Facebook Fuel for India event today.
The strategy involves growing small business ecosystems; provisioning easy access to businesses; growing the volume of digital payments; and investments to drive social impact, along with other partners.
Grow small and micro business ecosystem: WhatsApp plans to continue innovating and bringing-in new features to the WhatsApp Business application, which will directly cater to enable small businesses and kiranas to build better efficiencies.