E-business
Flipkart to start selling televisions online
12 Apr 2014
Alibaba to buy Chinese digital mapping firm AutoNavi in $1.5 bn deal
12 Apr 2014
Alibaba Group, China's largest e-commerce company, yesterday struck a deal to buy AutoNavi Holdings Ltd,the most popular mapping app in China that provides over 20 million geographical points of interest across China
IRCTC books over half a million tickets in a day
21 Mar 2014
IRCTC booked a record 5.8 lakh e-ticket bookings in a day on Wednesday
EBay Inc rejects Icahn’s nominees to its board
11 Mar 2014
EBay Inc rejects Icahn’s nominees to its board
11 Mar 2014
Flipcart confident of crossing $1bn in e-retail sales by month-end
10 Mar 2014
Flipkart, the pioneering Indian e-retailer that has seen popular success but is yet to show a profit, on Sunday announced that it will cross $1 billion mark in sales this year, a year ahead of schedule
eBay raises Snapdeal stake for Rs829 crore
27 Feb 2014
With the current round of funding, the total investments raised so far by Snapdeal is over Rs2,457 crore
eBay raises Snapdeal stake for Rs829 crore
27 Feb 2014
With the current round of funding, the total investments raised so far by Snapdeal is over Rs2,457 crore
Display advertising to see boom on internet as cookie-based ads decline
25 Feb 2014
Banner ads are almost passé; and with cookie-based ads becoming increasingly expensive, the future of digital advertising lies with display ads, say new studies
Robocoin to unveil first US-based Bitcoin ATM
20 Feb 2014
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten to buy instant messaging app Viber for $900 mn
14 Feb 2014
Rakuten Inc, Japan’s largest e-commerce company, today struck a deal to buy Cyprus-based messaging and VoIP service operator Viber Media Ltd for $900 million, in a bid to expand in emerging markets
Understanding risks of different types of mobile banking transactions
05 Feb 2014
Many people are inclined to leave the responsibility for personal banking security entirely with the banks. However, this is not a good strategy for many reasons, say authors Pierluigi Paganini, Ron Kelson, Fabian Martin, David Pace, Benjamin Gittins. Reprinted with permission of Security Affairs
Boost mobile banking services, TRAI chief tells Chidambaram
05 Feb 2014
Trai says citizens in far-flung areas across the country should have the facility to open an account remotely, check their balance, and deposit, withdraw and transfer money through phones without having to go to the nearest physical bank branch