Online payment app Paytm changed its name on its official Twitter account to Binod. The company did this in response to a request from a Twitter user named Gabbar. Requesting Paytm to change its name, Twitter user Gabbar wrote “@Paytm..Can you change your name to Binod? Be a sport. C'mon.” @Paytm Can you change your name to Binod? Be a sport. C'mon. … [Read more...] about ‘Gabbar’ makes Paytm ‘change’ its name
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ITI, Ilantus team up to deliver Make in India Identity Access Management solutions
NEW DELHI: ITI, a state-run telecoms and defence equipment manufacturing company on Saturday joined hands with Ilantus technologies to deliver Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution to government agencies, defence and public-sector firms, amid rising concerns of cyber threats in India. Under the partnership, the two companies will deliver a single IAM products comprising all the features required to address the challenges of fragmented identity landscape. Further, ITI will market the solution to government organizations in the country, the PSU said in a release. According to a report, the consumer identity and access management market is projected to grow from $7.6 billion in 2020 to $15.3 billion by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15.1%. “With our market reach and resources, combined with Ilantus’ product vision, we are certain this will open up several new avenues,” said R M Agarwal, CMD, ITI Limited, on the partnership with Ilantus. … [Read more...] about ITI, Ilantus team up to deliver Make in India Identity Access Management solutions
India’s move to protect citizens’ data is resonating globally, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
NEW DELHI: India has taken the lead in ensuring data security and sovereignty of its citizens by blocking apps such as TikTok and US President Donald Trump has taken note of this move in his executive orders, said telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday. "India has been pursuing all means to protect the digital security, privacy, and rights of its citizens. It has exercised sovereign powers for defence and security of India while blocking apps including TikTok and the move is now resonating globally," Prasad told ET. He was speaking a day after US President Donald Trump issued separate executive orders banning US residents from transacting with ByteDance, owner of popular video-sharing app TikTok, as well as with Tencent-owned WeChat app. The order takes effect in 45 days. Citing the block previously imposed by the Indian government, the order against ByteDance said: "...in a statement, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asserted that they … [Read more...] about India’s move to protect citizens’ data is resonating globally, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Five deals we look forward to seeing on Prime Day
Amazon, which owns Ring, has also regularly been a big fan of combining Ring products with a free Echo Dot or even the Echo Show 5. Just a couple weeks ago the 2nd-generation Ring Alarm systems had a 25% discount in addition to some free smart home devices. These were Prime exclusive savings, and all of Prime Day is Prime exclusive as well. Put two and two together and you get a recipe for savings. (While we're on the subject, sign up for Amazon Prime so you're ready when the deals drop.) … [Read more...] about Five deals we look forward to seeing on Prime Day
Tinder among top 3 money-making apps despite COVID-19
Popular dating app Tinder continues to be one of the top money-making non-game apps despite the threat of COVID-19 and all the social distancing rules in place. For the month of June, Tinder grabbed the third spot after TikTok and YouTube as per the latest report by Sensor Tower. In fact, the report may come as a surprise as it claims that people worldwide have actually spent more money on Tinder than on on streaming apps. “The top grossing non-game app worldwide for June 2020 was TikTok with more than $90.7 million in user spending, 8.3 times its revenue in June 2019,” said Sensor Tower. YouTube took the second spot with close to $73 million in gross revenue in June 2020. “About 56% of YouTube’s revenue was from the U.S., followed by 12% from Japan,” it added. While lockdown restrictions were eased in the month of June, what's even more surprising is that Tinder held on to the third spot in April and May 2020 as well. Meanwhile, Tinder has announced … [Read more...] about Tinder among top 3 money-making apps despite COVID-19
