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Unbanked Pakistan to get first digital bank this month, account opening in 3 minutes

Fintech startup TAG Innovation is expected to start commercial operations in 2-3 months in a country where 70% of adults, i.e. about 100 million people, don’t have a bank account.

India shows the world how to take 1.3 billion people to the bank

While it began with Manmohan Singh's govt, Aadhaar became the backbone of India’s public digital infrastructure in 2014 when PM Modi combined it with his govt’s Jan Dhan initiative

Bengal banker Jagat Seth who gave loans to East India Company, financial tips to Aurangzeb

Seth Manikchand, the Bengal banker whose house was anointed Jagat Seth, ruled financial markets for nearly fifty years through business acumen & political support.

Chinese are panicking about their banks collapsing after social media rumours

Confidence in the $43 trillion banking system is eroding among over 1 billion account holders in China, threatening a cornerstone of its rise into an economic powerhouse.

Foreign players are taking the place of Indian entrepreneurs biting the dust

Suzuki has half the car market, the Chinese have mobile phones, the Koreans consumer durables and Etihad may run Jet. Where would we be without foreign players?

MUDRA scheme: What the Modi government failed to do for small businesses

The slowdown in credit to small businesses is yet another example of central planning gone wrong.

Five major challenges that shook India’s economy in 2018

From GST to RBI to NPAs, both institutions and governance had a turbulent ride.

RBI on its own cannot solve the NPA crisis in Indian banking sector

There is need for a broader action plan, involving various government bodies, to fight the NPA crisis in banking sector.

Lavasa: Indian billionaire’s paradise has now become a hell on earth

Modeled on the cotton-candy harbor of Italy’s Portofino, Lavasa is a typical example of a large-scale infrastructure project gone bad.

On Camera

Thorium utilisation is where India’s nuclear renaissance truly begins: Anil Kakodkar

From fast breeder reactors to accelerator systems, Anil Kakodkar’s 2006 address traced India’s path beyond uranium on Dr Homi Bhabha’s 97th birth anniversary.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.