Digital India Launch

Samsung Music Frame wireless Bluetooth speaker has been launched in India. The new audio device from the South Korean tech giant comes with Dolby Atmos sound and 120W audio output. The Samsung Music Frame include six speakers and in-build Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Samsung has equipped the speaker with Dolby Digital Plus and users can conne...

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is spearheading the trial phase for the digital rial. The trial will be implemented June 21. For now, this trial will remain limited to the Kish Island.

RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) are working on expanding UPI to 20 countries by 2028 or 2029, according to RBI's annual report. The central bank is in talks with central banks of various countries for entering into collaborative arrangements according to the Payments Vision Document 2025.

JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...

DD Kisan, a Doordarshan channel dedicated to news and information sharing for farmers in the country, is going to embrace the artificial intelligence (AI) wave as it gears up to launch two AI anchors on the channel. The move will make it the government TV channel of India to feature AI-powered digital human replicas to present news and information.

India will again delay caps on market share for a popular digital payments method, two sources told Reuters, benefiting Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe as the authorities prioritise growth over concerns about market concentration.

Google Wallet has been launched in India and the app will offer support for local services in the country. The search giant says that it has partnered with over 20 companies in India, including PVR, Inox, Air India, Indigo, Flipkart, MakeMyTrip, Easemytrip, Ixigo, and Pine Labs to enable support for storing digital passes, tickets, and documents in...

The Academy of Blockchain and AI Innovation (ABAII) was recently launched in Vietnam to educate tech students on the potential use cases of blockchain and AI in sectors like banking, data analysis, as well as digital economy and finance. Vietnam is ramping up efforts to join other Asian nations like India, Japan, China, and South Korea in exploring...

Itel Super Guru 4G was launched in India on Thursday, April 18 as a budget feature phone offering from the company. The phone is claimed to offer up to six days of battery life and feature a 2-inch display. The handset is also equipped with a digital camera. It allows users to conduct online UPI transactions.

Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed.

The IRCTC unveiled the first look of these NFTs through its very active X handle. From the looks of it, these NFTs will show sketches of the historic landmarks of Delhi and Lucknow against colourfully shaded backdrops.

Oppo India has launched Digital Self-Help Assistant, a new platform that allows users to fix minor issues with their smartphones independently by watching simulations or troubleshooting with given options, on Wednesday. The smartphone maker said that the platform can be accessed both through its website and via the MyOppo app. The Self-Help Assista...

Chakshu portal, a platform to report suspected communications of cyber fraud, was launched by the government of India on Monday. The portal was created alongside the Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) which will be used for real-time intelligence sharing and coordination between all the stakeholders. The Chakshu portal can be used to report phone ...

RBI expects to launch interoperability of digital payment systems for internet banking in 2024 to enable faster fund settlements for merchants, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday.

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.

Samsung Music Frame wireless Bluetooth speaker has been launched in India. The new audio device from the South Korean tech giant comes with Dolby Atmos sound and 120W audio output. The Samsung Music Frame include six speakers and in-build Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Samsung has equipped the speaker with Dolby Digital Plus and users can conne...

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is spearheading the trial phase for the digital rial. The trial will be implemented June 21. For now, this trial will remain limited to the Kish Island.

RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) are working on expanding UPI to 20 countries by 2028 or 2029, according to RBI's annual report. The central bank is in talks with central banks of various countries for entering into collaborative arrangements according to the Payments Vision Document 2025.

JioFinance was launched on Thursday in beta form by Jio Financial Services. The newly announced JioFinance platform offers a range of digital banking services, including UPI transactions, bill payments, and insurance advisory in a single app. Future updates will expand loan solutions, beginning with loans on mutual funds and gradually introducin...

DD Kisan, a Doordarshan channel dedicated to news and information sharing for farmers in the country, is going to embrace the artificial intelligence (AI) wave as it gears up to launch two AI anchors on the channel. The move will make it the government TV channel of India to feature AI-powered digital human replicas to present news and information.

India will again delay caps on market share for a popular digital payments method, two sources told Reuters, benefiting Google Pay and Walmart-backed PhonePe as the authorities prioritise growth over concerns about market concentration.

Google Wallet has been launched in India and the app will offer support for local services in the country. The search giant says that it has partnered with over 20 companies in India, including PVR, Inox, Air India, Indigo, Flipkart, MakeMyTrip, Easemytrip, Ixigo, and Pine Labs to enable support for storing digital passes, tickets, and documents in...

The Academy of Blockchain and AI Innovation (ABAII) was recently launched in Vietnam to educate tech students on the potential use cases of blockchain and AI in sectors like banking, data analysis, as well as digital economy and finance. Vietnam is ramping up efforts to join other Asian nations like India, Japan, China, and South Korea in exploring...

Itel Super Guru 4G was launched in India on Thursday, April 18 as a budget feature phone offering from the company. The phone is claimed to offer up to six days of battery life and feature a 2-inch display. The handset is also equipped with a digital camera. It allows users to conduct online UPI transactions.

Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed.

The IRCTC unveiled the first look of these NFTs through its very active X handle. From the looks of it, these NFTs will show sketches of the historic landmarks of Delhi and Lucknow against colourfully shaded backdrops.

Oppo India has launched Digital Self-Help Assistant, a new platform that allows users to fix minor issues with their smartphones independently by watching simulations or troubleshooting with given options, on Wednesday. The smartphone maker said that the platform can be accessed both through its website and via the MyOppo app. The Self-Help Assista...

Chakshu portal, a platform to report suspected communications of cyber fraud, was launched by the government of India on Monday. The portal was created alongside the Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) which will be used for real-time intelligence sharing and coordination between all the stakeholders. The Chakshu portal can be used to report phone ...

RBI expects to launch interoperability of digital payment systems for internet banking in 2024 to enable faster fund settlements for merchants, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Monday.

Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.