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Are internet outages covering up civil unrest in India?

11/02/202311/01/2023 Sam Lambert

Internet Outages - People looking at devices

A recent report has spotted a trend linking political turmoil and civil unrest with a struggle to get online. India could be among the large number of countries in the world that will cause deliberate internet outages in areas where there is civil unrest or political turmoil, according to a recent Washington Post report. It’s common for countries to shut off online access in an attempt to control populations. The militaries of Sudan and Myanmar both caused internet outages in their countries when they held armed coups two years ago.…

PayPal mobile wallet go head to head with Amazon in massive market

05/03/201705/01/2017 Jorge Gonzalez

The digital payment platform has applied for its license to operate within the Indian marketplace. PayPal mobile wallet will soon be available to Indian consumers and merchants as the global online payments giant applies for its license to operate in the country. This follows closely on the heels of Amazon’s similar entry into that massive market. The American company has applied to the country for a prepaid payment instrument (PPI). This would place PayPal mobile wallet in a market where these types of payments are suddenly taking off. It is…

Unique QR code calendar shares gorgeous 360 degree monument images

01/30/201701/27/2017 Jennifer Goula

The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology released a colorful publication with a much deeper view of its pictures. The Tamil Nadu Department of Archaeology has released a unique QR code calendar which is more than what it might seem upon first glance. The square barcodes printed onto the calendar’s pages allow people to view a much more complete version of the images next to which they are displayed. The QR codes printed below the calendar pictures offers a digital 360 degree view of the images. The pictures on the QR…

Mobile wallet launch relaunched as Vodafone pushes ahead in India

12/16/201612/14/2016 Jennifer Goula

Vodafone telecommunication mobile wallet launch

The firm’s M-Pesa Pay has been released, providing a refreshed version of their previous offerings. Vodafone India has now announced its new and upgraded mobile wallet launch called Vodafone M-Pesa Pay. This is meant to provide merchants with a new range of options tailored to their needs. This move has been designed to lay a foundation for the firms upcoming m-payments bank venture. Merchants can log into this mobile wallet so that they will be able to access “collecting” money from customers. This merchant experience in this mobile wallet launch…

Important Visa mobile payments milestone reached in India

06/28/201606/25/2016 Jesse Collins

The financial giant has announced that it has issued over one million of its contactless cards in the country. Visa recently announced the issuing of over one million of its branded contactless cards in India. These were all issued through eight major banks within the country. These cards function on the same technology as contactless Visa mobile payments. The widespread use of these cards is opening the door for easier mobile payments to be rapidly adopted. There are over 100,000 merchant locations in India that are now set up to…