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Amazon Pay Users in India Can Now Pay Their Utility, Mobile and Cable Bills With Alexa
To be sure, Amazon has long allowed users in many markets to purchase items using voice command with Alexa. But this is the first time the American company is letting users pay their electricity, water, cooking gas, broadband and satellite TV bills with voice and Amazon Pay.
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TikTok Makes Education Push in India
The social platform, which is used by more than 200 million users in India every month, said its education program is aimed at “democratizing learning for the Indian digital community on the platform.” (TikTok had 120 million monthly active users in April this year.)
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Southeast Asia’s Booming Internet Economy to Boost Fintech Growth
In the e-Conomy SEA Report 2019, released earlier this month, the companies say that the region’s Internet economy has hit a new milestone, reaching US$100 billion for the first time this year, corresponding to a 39% increase from 2018. The sector is on track to hit US$300 billion in 2025, the report says.
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Flipkart to Foray Into Food Retail With New Entity
Newly registered Flipkart FarmerMart, with an authorised equity capital of Rs 1,845 crore, will sell items produced locally.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Viewpoint: How Aadhaar Bill Will Benefit Startups and the Fintech Segment
With the all-new Aadhaar Bill, the startup ecosystem has breathed a massive sigh of relief.
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HP and Girl Rising Debut Education Program for 10 Million Students and Teachers in US, India and Nigeria
A software suite of modules, focused on youth empowerment and life skills will be pre-loaded onto HP Education Edition PC to benefit up to 10 million students and educators.
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Pinterest Launches a New ‘Lite’ App for Emerging Markets
The Pinterest Lite mobile app is available to Android users in Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico, and clocks in at a tiny 1.4 MB.
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Report: 93% of Execs Say Blockchain Helps Achieve Social Impact Goals
Ken Weber, Ripple’s head of social impact, said: “While still early in its development, blockchain is an undeniably promising new technology with far reaching consequences across a wide variety of sectors and use cases.”
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