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RBI’s card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation norms come into effect from October 1. The credit and debit card rules will change with this. The new rules expect to improve the payment experience of cardholders. The shopper will have to enter entire card details when shopping. Once the purchase begins, the merchant will start tokenisation. It will ask for consent to tokenise the card. Once it is approved, the merchant will put a request to the card network. The network will create a token which will act as a proxy card number. RBI says the feature will prevent platforms from storing customer data.…
According to the most recent assessment from renowned brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance, the UAE has the greatest overall brand performance rating with a score of 80.5 out of 100. A scorecard of criteria analysing brand investment, brand perceptions, and brand performance helps the report determine the relative strength of nation brands in addition to brand value. Nation brand value is significantly influenced by nation brand strength in addition to GDP projections. Global brand performance is still below pre-pandemic levels as global relations deteriorate, but the UAE positive stands out as the world’s best performer with a score of 80.5/100.…
IIMK LIVE is now accepting applicants for the LIFE Program (LIVE Innovation Fellowship For Entrepreneurship) The LIFE program’s goal is to encourage entrepreneurship driven by innovation. What LIFE Support will offer is: The laureate of the LIFE award will be qualified for a grant in the form of a monthly stipend with a maximum of Rs. 30,000 and a minimum of Rs. 10,000 for a term of 12 months.The recipient of LIFE receives pre-incubation support, including discounted coworking space, professional services support, and guidance to establish/make the most of their ideas and develop ground-breaking innovations into a commercial endeavour.Access to…
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved the bio-energy strategy in an effort to draw substantial investments and boost the state’s agricultural income.The goal of the policy is to encourage and assist the state’s production of compressed biogas, biocoal, ethanol, and biodiesel. The MSME (small and medium businesses) strategy, which aims to open and support such units in all districts, was also given the green light by the Cabinet. Compressed biogas plants, biodiesel, and biocoal make up the three parts of the policy. To offer manufacturing incentives, the policy will be in place for five years. Production of compressed biogas will get…
Saudi Arabia has signed a deal worth $10.6 billion to develop the infrastructure of 11 cities around the Kingdom. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing signed the deal with the National Housing Company on the sidelines of the Exhibition of Projects of Distinguished Cities under the patronage of King Salman. The agreement will cover infrastructure, service delivery, and facilities for a quality life. It includes more than 150,000 housing units for 11 cities in the Kingdom. The units will be of different sizes and designs and will cover an area of more than 90 million square meters.…
The Ministry of Railways has made online registration mandatory for the transportation of goods with the national transporter as part of its efforts to digitise its records. Beginning on November 1, the new rules will be in effect. The move has been made “with the purpose to achieve digitalization, minimise detention to rolling stock, and streamline transactions in freight industry,” according to the announcement released by the ministry on Monday. All indents placed with zonal railways will be subject to the new regulations, with the exception of military traffic, products transported during natural catastrophes, and circumstances determined by authorities to…
As of September 24, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS), which was established under the Startup India programme in 2016, has committed 7,385 crore to 88 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). The Ministry of Commerce & Industry claims in a statement that these AIFs have in turn invested 11,206 crore in 720 companies. In the Indian startup ecosystem, the Fund of Funds for Startups, which was announced with a corpus of 10,000 crore, has been mobilising domestic funding. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India,…
Digital lending is booming in India. By 2030, it is expected to become a $1.3 trillion market, says the report ‘State of Indian Fintech Ecosystem Q3 2022 InFocus: Neobanks.’ Between 2022 and 2023, the digital lending market is expected to grow from $270 billion in 2022 at a CAGR of 22 per cent, accounting for 60 per cent of the total Indian fintech market. Factors such as growing per capita income and greater internet penetration will encourage the growth. Between 2014 and Q2 2022, digital lending startups raised $6.49 Bn in funding across 447 deals. In terms of fintech funding…
Chennai to be the fastest growing Indian market for South Africa Tourism by 2025. Visitors from Chennai to South Africa are expected to grow by 30 per cent CAGR by 2025. In 2021, Chennai was the third largest Indian feeder market to South Africa. 58.2 per cent of solo travellers from Chennai visited South Africa. 34.7 per cent visited the country with colleagues and associates. The South Africa tourism board is in talks with the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corp. It is for discussing skill development and other collaborations Mumbai and Delhi are other top source markets.
LML Electric to raise up to Rs 500 crore. To fund setting up of manufacturing plant and scale up business. The company will launch its first product in India in the second half of 2023. LML Electric has entered into a partnership with Saera Electric Auto Pvt Ltd. The second product will be a “hyper bike” — a crossover between an electric scooter and motorcycle. The third one will be an electric scooter.