Internet News Singapore Grab and Singtel partner up for full digital bank license in Singapore In a bid to liberalize Singapore’s banking sector, Monetary Authority of Singapore’s… Jeet SutharDecember 30, 20192 minute read
Apps Internet WhatsApp Beta sees major new upgrades including auto delete messages, universal low data mode & call waiting Whatsapp is continuing with more feature showcases for its Beta users. Apart… Upneet SinghDecember 29, 20192 minute read
Startups Indian startups raised $14.5 billion funding in the year 2019 Indian startups ecosystem is one of the largest in the world. In… Jeet SutharDecember 28, 20192 minute read
Internet News Wikimedia Foundation is ‘deeply concerned’ about India’s new intermediary liability laws Wikimedia, the parent company of the world’s biggest online encyclopedia has shown… Upneet SinghDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Business E-commerce Internet Amazon leads the S&P 500 list after its ‘record’ holiday sales We all get a little lavish around the holidays. After all, it’s… Upneet SinghDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Data/Research Internet Wikipedia to become accessible to Turkish citizens after censorship case win Wikipedia is arguably the world’s biggest source of data. Even though the… Upneet SinghDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Startups Food delivery startup Swiggy enters online payments space with Swiggy Money India’s digital payments space has been a mixed bag. While the sheer… Jeet SutharDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Startups Indonesian edtech Ruangguru bags $150 million in Series C Indonesian edu-tech startup Ruangguru has today announced raising of $150 million in… Jeet SutharDecember 26, 20191 minute read
Apps WhatsApp Beta finally gets the much-awaited Dark Mode feature WhatsApp has reportedly been working on a much-requested Dark Mode feature for… Jeet SutharDecember 26, 20191 minute read
Internet Twitter Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with accounts Looks like this year isn’t ending without yet another data leak story.… Jeet SutharDecember 25, 20192 minute read
Business China E-commerce China’s JD.Com’s logistic unit taps banking partners for $10 billion Hong Kong IPO JD.com is the second largest Chinese E-commerce company after Alibaba. And with… Upneet SinghDecember 24, 20192 minute read
Startups UPI-based payments platform BharatPe reports $3.2M in FY19 losses with little revenue Highlighting the rather unsuccessful business model that UPI is, online payments platform… Jeet SutharDecember 24, 20192 minute read
Startups Bike-sharing startup Vogo set to raise $2 million bridge round Trying to solve the last-mile connectivity issues at a lower price point… Jeet SutharDecember 24, 20192 minute read
Startups HomeLane secures $30 million Series D funding to build up its platform HomeLane, a startup that offers platform for home interiors, has announced that… Jeet SutharDecember 24, 20191 minute read
Startups Indian rental marketplace RentoMojo is raising $2 million from GMO Payment Gateway Indian furniture rental startup RentoMojo is raising $2 million funding from GMO… Jeet SutharDecember 23, 20191 minute read
Business Global Startups Japanese banks have reportedly declined $3B lending to SoftBank for its mega WeWork bailout SoftBank has reportedly hit a roadblock on its way to provide liquidity… Upneet SinghDecember 23, 20192 minute read
Apps Internet TikTok banned by U.S. Navy TikTok is the new frenzy and it’s just as popular as it… Upneet SinghDecember 22, 20192 minute read
#Uberbanned Startups Uber ordered to halt its operations in Colombia Smooth operation of its services seems to be distant dream for Uber… Jeet SutharDecember 21, 20192 minute read
Startups OYO appoints Ankit Gupta as COO & SVP of Frontier Businesses OYO has been making major changes to its senior management and in… Jeet SutharDecember 21, 20191 minute read
Internet Security Facebook updates user privacy settings, numbers will no longer be used for friends suggestions Amid a long drawn controversy over how facebook uses your phone number… Upneet SinghDecember 20, 20192 minute read
E-commerce Startups Lenskart scores $231M in a Series G round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 at a $1.5B valuation India’s Lenskart, an online retailer of spectacles, sunglasses and literally all things… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 20, 20192 minute read