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In GIFT City, we are building a technology for global cross-border remittances system: Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, CEO of Paytm, discusses the opportunities offered by GIFT City and the IFSCA. GIFT City is a place where global market access and domestic technology combine, allowing for the development of innovative solutions. Sharma mentions the plan to build a technology in GIFT City that addresses the challenge of global cross-border remittances. …

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Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin trades near $46,300; Cardano, Avalanche rise over 3%

“In the past 24 hours, the overall market displayed volatility, especially after the launch of the BTC spot ETF. Notably, Spot Bitcoin ETFs achieved a trading volume surpassing $4.5 billion on their first day, indicating positive market sentiment,” said, CoinDCX Research Team. Meanwhile, overnight BTC touched a new higher high at $49,000 but experienced a …

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Indians can now receive instant remittances from Singapore via major UPI apps: NPCI

Indians can now receive remittances from Singapore directly into their bank accounts in real-time, thanks to the new UPI-PayNow linkage announced by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). This breakthrough enables users of popular UPI and bank apps, including SBI, Axis Bank, and ICICI Bank, as well as BHIM, PhonePe, and Paytm apps, to …

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PhonePe, Paytm, SBI and others go live on India-Singapore cross-border UPI-based payments

Other third-party applications and banks like Bank of Baroda, Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, IDFC First Bank, IndusInd Bank and others are set to join the linkage soon, the Mumbai-headquartered payment network added. This interoperability between the two countries is the result of the collaboration between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Monetary Authority …

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Bitcoin holds firm after regulators approve ETFs

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Wednesday it approved 11 applications, including from BlackRock , Ark Investments/ 21Shares, Fidelity, Invesco and VanEck, with most of the products expected to begin trading later in the day. Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, rose 0.2% to $2,590.20, after having peaked at $2,644 on Wednesday, its strongest since …

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Velocity announces Rs 300 cr growth capital fund for Indian B2B SaaS firms

Selected companies will receive growth capital without the need to dilute their equity, thus enabling them to scale operations, accelerate product development, and expand their market reach. In 2023, Velocity significantly outperformed its previous records, disbursing over Rs 400 crore — a sum greater than its total disbursements over the last three years combined to …

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