At a time when most sectors involved with the digital economy — including e-commerce, ride sharing, food technology — are trying to find stable ground, the booster shot provided by demonetisation to financial technology sector has allowed companies in this area to indulge in expenditure for expan…
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Budget 2017: A thumbs up for ‘Digital India’ – FM unveils series of reforms
In a big push to digital economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget announced a plan to boost digital transactions by removing service tax on railway tickets booked via IRCTC portal, establishing a travel portal for Indian defence forces and launching Aadhaar Pay, a merchant app for Aad…
GST to ease loan access for millions of firms: Nandan Nilekani
The implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) should drive nearly seven million small businesses to the formal digital economy and help them get easy access to loans, said Nandan Nilekani, the technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Infosys who was tapped by the government to run an ambiti…
Govt to launch Lucky Grahak & Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana
The Government of India seeks to promote digital payment methods to encourage consumers and merchants to increasingly shift to these payment modes. To take this imitative forward, Lucky Grahak Yojana for Consumers and Digi-Dhan Vyapar Yojana for Merchants, will be launched on 25th December 2016 a…
Level playing field for Indian & foreign start-ups: Karnataka IT Minister
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge said the government provides equal opportunity to all startups, and there is a level playing field for Indian and foreign startups alike. Commenting on the lack of a level playing field for Indian startups, Kharge said, “Nothing is preventing any Indian startu…