India puts tech firms on notice over deepfakes inaction
[ad_1] India has warned tech companies that it is prepared to impose bans if they fail to take active measures against deepfake videos, a senior government minister said, on the…
Read More »Google pulls Binance, other global crypto apps from India store
[ad_1] Google pulled many crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, from its Play Store in India on Saturday in what is the latest blow to the world’s second largest internet…
Read More »Apple pulls Binance, Kraken and other crypto apps in India
[ad_1] Apps of as many as eight crypto exchanges including Binance, Kraken, Mexc and Kucoin have disappeared from Apple’s App Store in India, less than two weeks after the global…
Read More »Peak XV-backed MobiKwik seeks to raise $84 million in India IPO
[ad_1] Indian financial services startup MobiKwik seeks to raise about $84.2 million through issue of new shares in an initial public offering in the home market, it said in a…
Read More »India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites
[ad_1] Financial Intelligence Unit, an Indian government agency which scrutinizes financial transactions, said Thursday nine global crypto exchanges — including Binance, Kraken, Kucoin and Mexc — are operating “illegally” in…
Read More »SoftBank-backed FirstCry seeks to raise nearly $220 million in India IPO
[ad_1] FirstCry, India’s biggest e-commerce platform for mother and baby products, is aiming to raise $218 million through the sale of new shares in its initial public offering, almost a third…
Read More »Nonprofit Code.org sues Byju’s unit WhiteHat Jr over payment dues
[ad_1] Code.org, the US educational non-profit, has filed a lawsuit in a California district court alleging that Byju’s subsidiary WhiteHat Jr breached a licensing contract by failing to pay fees…
Read More »ShareChat faces large valuation cut in new funding
[ad_1] ShareChat is in final stages of deliberations to secure about $50 million in new funding that trims the startup’s valuation to below $1.5 billion, according to two sources familiar…
Read More »India’s top VCs face fresh obstacles as startup investment plummets
[ad_1] High-flying venture investors in India managing hundreds of millions of dollars are tempering expectations, making early-stage startup bets that in best-case scenarios they hope will return 3 to 5…
Read More »India’s Paytm curbing low-value personal loans spells bad news for the industry
[ad_1] Indian financial services firm Paytm sent shockwaves through the industry on Wednesday after it disclosed that it plans to issue fewer personal loans under 50,000 Indian rupees ($600) in…
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