Pokemon Go, the virtual reality game where players have to ‘catch’ and ‘train’ creatures called Pokemons, has officially been launched in India, months after it first became available in markets such as the US. The India launch has been done in association with Reliance Jio, the 4g mobile operator from the Mukesh Ambani group. “With […]
Snapdeal-owned FreeCharge has tied up with ICICI Bank’s Merchant Services, which will allow consumers to pay their bill at over 1 Lakh ICICI stores with their Freecharge accounts. These merchants are located at across 700 cities and towns in India, the company said. “FreeCharge’s partnership with ICICI Merchant Services, powered by First Data, will ease […]
Airtel Payments Bank, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, today said that it has rolled out a pilot of its banking services in Rajasthan. The pilot is aimed at testing systems and processes ahead of a full scale pan Indian launch. With this, Airtel Bank has become the first payments bank in the country to […]
While nearly all the major banks with the exception of SBI and HDFC have come up with UPI apps for regular users, ICICI Bank has gone a step further by bringing out an app specially dedicated to merchants. The app requires a current account with ICICI Bank to operate, and any small merchant or shopkeeper […]
In what is becoming something of a routine, yet another rumor has been spread that Reliance Jio is about to start a DTH service and you will be able to get all the channels at half the price that you currently pay. According to this, 350 TV channels will be offered at Rs 185 per […]
Reliance Communications, which will merge its wireless operations with Aircel in the coming months, has released its international calling app Reliance Global Call in India. Somewhat similar to the Jio4G Voice app, the app helps you make international calls using RCom’s network using your data connection. Call rates are as low as Rs 1.4 per […]
Razorpay, a payment processing company, announced eCOD, a new service that lets customers pay for deliveries after the delivery is actually made. Unlike other recent offerings like Wallet on Delivery etc, Razorpay has built in support for UPI — which means that you can pay directly from your bank account without using any wallet. UPI, […]
Wallet provider Freecharge, one of the first to support the new UPI platform, has now tied up with Indian Oil to let customers make payments for gas deliveries via a PIN number. Once the pin number is provided to the gas delivery boy, the amount will be deducted from your Freecharge account. The pilot project […]
Intex Technologies, one of the leading Indian handset player said it has partnered with Tata Teleservices subsidiary mRUPEE to launch their first ever mobile wallet. The mobile wallet, named ‘Intex MyWallet’, will include quick integrated payment functionalities and conveniences within the device related to recharge, money transfer, shopping, booking train, movie bus tickets and much […]
ŠKODA Auto India, a Volkwagen Group company said it has launched a mobile application for its customers. The App, named ‘MyŠKODA’, connects ŠKODA Owners with ŠKODA India’s digital ecosystem and provides access to the entire service history of their vehicle. It also lets the customers to know the cost of various parts and also estimate the cost […]
Wallet provider MobiKwik has started offering short-term loans for one-time festive buying and users can opt to pay the amount in equated monthly instalments or EMIs. MobiKwik is the first mobile wallet company to launch personal loans. “The loan approval will be done within 30 minutes. To begin with, loans or EMIs up to Rs […]
Ola, one of India’s largest cab aggregators, said it has integrated Siri andApple Maps to its mobile app for iOS 10. The company also launched an app for Apple Watch users. Using just their voice iPhone and iPad users running iOS 10 can simply say, “Hey Siri, get me an Olacab” to book their next ride, […]
MobiKwik, a mobile payments network, said it has made account registration easier by partnering with the smart calling mobile app Truecaller thereby increasing its daily account registrations by 30%. Now any user with a Truecaller account can instantaneously register on MobiKwik, said the company. Truecaller is a mobile app that pools data from all the […]
Reliance Jio has increased the number of TV channels on its JioTV app to 368, making it a potential competitor to DTH and cable TV platforms. JioTV, which started out as JioPlay, had only around 200 channels in the beginning. However, the platform has added about 50 channels every month over the last three months, […]
Quikr, the online classifieds website, announced the launch of “Dazzlr” a talent discovery mobile application that brings together actors, casting professionals, directors and producers. Dazzlr is aimed at organizing casting and talent discovery that will address the needs of the film industry and it offers tailored solutions to cater to the unique needs of both […]
ICICI Bank, one of India’s largest private sector banks has started registering new, user-friendly usernames on its mobile app as part of the UPI advanced payment platform of the government of India. The usernames are in the format name@icici and can be registered by ICICI mobile app users and those who use its Pockets payment app. The process […]
Bank of Maharashtra announced the launch of its UPI mobile application in association with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The mobile app will enable customers to pay and collect money from their smartphones without entering any bank account number. The ‘MahaUPI application’ shall enable our customers and customers of other banks to have a […]
21 banks in India, including Andhra Bank, Axis Bank and Bank of Maharashtra, are introducing the upgraded form of India’s pioneering immediate payment service (IMPS) starting today. Under the new form of IMPS, users will be able to send money using proxy addresses instead of full bank account details, thus making instant money transfer across banks […]
Customers of DBS, one of the leading banks in Asia, will soon be able to carry out their banking operations by via text chat. Customers will be able to use natural text messaging to converse with DBS from their favourite mobile messaging app, manage their money across accounts, track expenses and even make payments in the process, […]
IndusInd Bank and online payment company Payu India entered into a strategic partnership too joint solutions. “The partnership is aimed at bridging the gap between conventional banking world and the new age online payment systems,” the private sector bank said. It will help bring the full suite of consumer banking products online, it added. “The […]
