FDs for Senior citizen: DBS Bank India launches priority banking program; top points here

FDs for Senior citizen: DBS Bank India launches priority banking program; top points here

DBS Bank India has announced the launch of its new offering, ‘DBS Golden Circle’. This priority banking program has been carefully crafted to address the specific needs of senior citizens. Designed for resident Indian individuals aged 60 and above, the program provides an array of exclusive benefits and services to simplify and enhance the banking … Read more

RBI allows RuPay credit card transactions on UPI

RBI allows RuPay credit card transactions on UPI

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday allowed linking of RuPay credit cards to the UPI network, a move that experts say has the potential to expand the market for credit by nearly five times. While the current estimate for those availing instant loans is around 50 million, allowing credit card transactions through … Read more

Is the Big Brother watching? | Book review: ‘What Privacy Means’ by Siddharth Sonkar

Is the Big Brother watching? | Book review: ‘What Privacy Means’ by Siddharth Sonkar

By Shubhangi Shah During the strict Covid-induced lockdown, the government used drones to ensure compliance with safety norms. Then, it was to address a public health concern. However, the same was used during the anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) protests and those against the Centre’s three farm laws. In the absence of any privacy-related safeguards over … Read more

How digital payments make travelling safe

How digital payments make travelling safe

Using credit cards and debit cards to make payments is the norm even when you are not travelling nowadays. By Yash Sharma, Covid 19 has invented new norms. From business to jobs, from leisure to entertainment, from technology to finances, everything has undergone a sea change. The finance sector which was already heavily digital underwent … Read more

‘Mastercard’s dual record maintenance led to RBI ban’

‘Mastercard’s dual record maintenance led to RBI ban’

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India barred Mastercard Inc. from issuing new cards in India after it found the US-based payments major was storing customers’ data on servers located outside the country and also failing to erase from overseas servers the Indian leg of the transactions data within 24 hours as mandated, three sources aware … Read more