Sankalp Phartiyal
Stories by Sankalp Phartiyal
India is at the centre of Amazon’s major fintech push
The company's US fintech efforts have been modest by comparison.
India bans Tencent’s PUBG app following border standoff with China
India ranks No.1 in the world in terms of PUBG downloads.
India widens China app ban to cover more from Xiaomi, Baidu
India in June outlawed 59 Chinese apps for threatening the country's "sovereignty and integrity".
WhatsApp eyes tie-ups with Indian lenders to tap financial services market
WhatsApp will also expand pilot projects to cover financial services such as pensions and insurance.
UCWeb lays off India staff, Club Factory halts payments after app ban
Alibaba's UC Browser had 130 million monthly active users in India.
India: Google acquires 7.7% in Reliance’s digital unit for $4.5b
Google's investment in Jio Platforms is at a valuation of $58.01 billion for the digital platform.
Google commits to invest $10b in India through equity deals, tie-ups
Google will make these investments, spread over 5-7 years, through a digitization fund.
Apple supplier Foxconn to invest $1b to expand capacity in India
Foxconn's planned investment in the Sriperumbur plant will take place over the course of three years.
Indian firms downplay Chinese links amid wave of anti-China sentiment
In its strongest move yet, India banned nearly five dozen Chinese apps including TikTok.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to invest $752m in RIL’s Jio Platforms
Reliance has now sold just over 21% in Jio Platforms, securing $13 billion in less than seven weeks.
