Bajaj Finserv partners with MobiKwik to launch its wallet for fintech lending

Bajaj Finserv and digital wallet provider have entered into a strategic partnership with MobiKwik to launch Bajaj Finserv Wallet, a platform that will offer fintech lending services like purchase finance, credit card, mortgage loans and personal loans along with insurance products. A few weeks ago, Bajaj Finserv invested around $35 million in MobiKwik to acquire a stake…

ByPrashant SharmaOctober 10, 20170Comments

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Airbnb’s China rival Tujia Rakes $300M in Fresh Funding

Airbnb’s major Chinese rival Tujia raises fresh funds. Airbnb’s major Chinese rival Tujia has raised $300M in fresh round of funding, which was led by online travel giant Ctrip. Other high profile investors like All-Stars Investment, Glade Brook, G Street Capital & others also participated in the round. With the latest funding, Tujia’s valuation has zoomed…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 10, 20170Comments

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Tata TeleServices prepares to shut down and lay off more than 5000 employees

Tata Teleservices (TTSL), the telecom unit of Tata Sons is on the verge of shut down which will impact most of its 5000+ employees. They have prepared a detailed exit plan which includes 3-6 months’ notice for its employee and severance package for people who wish to leave the company before the notice period. They…

ByAnkit KumarOctober 9, 20170Comments

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Microsoft May Pull Plug on Windows Phone

Microsoft is done with windows phone In a series of tweets on Sunday, Microsoft’s Windows 10 Chief Joe Belfiore revealed what many saw it coming for a long time now. Belfiore’s tweets disclosed that the software giant won’t create anymore new software or hardware features for Windows 10 mobile phones. These revelations have made it clear,…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 9, 20170Comments

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New BlackBerry Motion Ditches Keyboard and Comes With Huge Battery

BlackBerry unveils BlackBerry Motion. BlackBerry on Monday unveiled a new phone at a special IT Expo event in Dubai. Named as BlackBerry Motion, the company has once again decided to give a ditch to tradition qwerty keyboards in the lieu of touchscreen format. Judging by the specs & price, BlackBerry Motion appears to be targeted at…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 9, 20170Comments

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Alphabet plans to help Puerto Ricans regain emergency connectivity services through Project Loon

Project Loon, the research project under former Google X Lab has got revamped by its parent company Alphabet which is now planning to use high-altitude weather balloons to provide mobile data for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico US. Alphabet has got FCC approval to help the people in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico…

ByAnkit KumarOctober 8, 20170Comments

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Incidents of iPhone 8 Batteries Swelling Reported, Apple says Looking into the matter

News of iPhone 8 batteries reported in China. Reports of newly launched iPhone 8 batteries swelling have been reported from China, the world’s largest smartphone market. Although these reports are as of now unconfirmed, but any truth in these reports would spell crisis for Apple’s quest to revive Iphone’s flattering sales in China. The news of iPhone…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 6, 20170Comments

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Car Rental Firm Drivezy Raises $10 Million, to Introduce Bitcoin Payment

Drivezy to launch Bitcoin Payment on its platform. Self-drive car rental firm Drivezy, previously known as JustRide, has raked up Rs 65 crore ($10 million) in fresh round of funding. The funding was led by part-equity and part-debt round, with American and Japanese investors investing $5 million through equity route. Another $5 million investment via debt…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 6, 20170Comments

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Netflix’s US Subscribers will now have to Shell out more Money

Netflix once again hikes price. Netflix’s US subscribers will now have to dig deeper into their pocket to watch their favorite shows. The reason: price hike. The world’s most popular s streaming platform has once again decided to raise the subscription charges of HD & 4K plans in a bid to outdo HBO & Amazon –…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 6, 20170Comments

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Microsoft All set to Launch Edge Browser on IOS & Android

Microsoft All set to bring Edge Browser on IOS & Android. Microsoft is finally all set to unveil its web browser Microsoft edge on IOS & Android OS platforms. Today the tech giant launched Edge for iOS in preview stage, while promised to launch Edge for Android systems very soon. Besides, the company also re-branded the…

ByGirish ShettiOctober 5, 20170Comments

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