The Better Business Bureau alerts consumers to a surge in counterfeit QR codes placed over legitimate ones, posing significant risks at parking meters, transport, and parcels, urging caution and verification. The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers to look twice…
GuideStone Financial Resources issues urgent warning as FBI reports billions lost to evolving cyber scams, with older adults disproportionately affected by the growing threat of ‘Phantom Hacker’ schemes leveraging AI and impersonation tactics. GuideStone Financial Resources is warning its members…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasises the importance of state empowerment, funding, and capacity-building to achieve India’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047, highlighting the need to include underdeveloped regions and modernise the socioeconomic fabric. Nirmala Sitharaman has used a lecture…
IIT Madras-incubated startup Solinas Integrity raises $5.5 million in Series A1 funding to expand its robotics-driven solutions for water infrastructure inspection and maintenance across India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Solinas Integrity, an IIT Madras-incubated robotics and climate technology…
India’s move to potentially bring back merchant discount rates on the Unified Payments Interface could revolutionise competition among smaller payment apps by providing new revenue opportunities, even as industry leaders await final approval. India’s push to bring a merchant discount…
India’s recent passage of the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026 reignites the debate over who should fund the rapidly growing digital payments infrastructure, with potential implications for the zero merchant discount rate regime and transaction charges on UPI.…
Retail investors in South Korea are increasingly being pushed into the riskiest corner of the corporate bond market, as securities firms offload unsold speculative-grade paper amid fears of rising defaults and limited regulatory safeguards. Retail investors in South Korea are…
Firstsource Solutions reports ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth, driven by strategic AI deployment and strong deal activity, despite healthcare sector challenges and rising net debt. Firstsource Solutions reported its ninth straight quarter of double-digit revenue growth, as the…
Bangladesh grapples with its largest trade deficit in South Asia as India escalates anti-dumping cases, prompting Dhaka to seek greater market diversification and strengthened negotiations amid ongoing trade tensions. Bangladesh’s trade relationship with India remains marked by a deep imbalance…
India’s coffee exports reached over 140 countries in FY2025-26, with significant growth in premium, GI-tagged varieties and new markets such as Djibouti, Micronesia, and Timor-Leste, supported by government initiatives to boost visibility and high-value branding. India said coffee exports reached…
