What are Mobile Wallets or Digital Wallets
“Use Paytm wallet and get 5% additional discount on BigBasket.com“, said my Colleague. “I use Ola wallet while booking Ola cabs and get discount on my taxi fare“, said another one, “No need to carry...
View ArticleJAM Trinity: Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and Mobile number
A new jargon , JAM Trinity,Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhar, Mobile numbers, has become the Indian’s finance buzzword since it found place in two important documents recently, The Economic Survey 2014-15 and...
View ArticleDigital India
Technology has now become as essential as the three utilities, water, gas, and electricity. Our government leaders have made it clear that broadband highways are as important as national highways....
View ArticleRich Temples of India
Balaji, the world’s richest god at Tirupati, has now opened a demat account to enable devotees to donate shares and securities, after finding it a tedious task to get physical share certificates...
View ArticleBig Billion Sale: Flipkart, Amazon, SnapDeal and Tips to avoid Overspending
Flipkart has announced its Big Billion Day sale starting 13 October till 17. Amazon has also announced its Great Indian Festive Sale. Interestingly, the date falls between 13 and 17 October. SnapDeal...
View ArticleSwachh Bharat Cess
http://www.bemoneyaware.com/blog/what-is-value-added-tax-vat/The Government has announced a new cess, Swachh Bharat cess of 0.5%, on all services liable for service tax, effective from November 15,...
View ArticleWhat is Facebook Free Basics
The Free Basics service, has been in the midst of Net neutrality debate, offers free access to a set of basic websites and services with the objective of introducing Internet to the people. Typically...
View ArticleIndia Set to Simplify Income Tax Laws
India has been levying income tax on its citizens for 55 years, and is about to make some much-needed changes to simplify tax laws. India is now the third-largest economy in Asia, and the country is...
View ArticleWhat do the Padma Vibhushan,Padma Bhushan,Padma Shri winners get?
Every year on 26th Jan, Republic Day, Padma Awards, the country’s highest civilian awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are announced. What are these awards? How are the...
View ArticleAssets and Liabilities of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
In terms of the Code of Conduct Members of the Union Council of Ministers have to declare details in respect of assets, liabilities, business interests, conduct and management of any other business and...
View ArticleNACH: What is NACH? NACH OTM,How NACH will replace ECS
From 1st May, 2016 NACH will replace ECS. You have to use NACH facility to give auto instruction of debit from your bank account. ECS (electronic clearing service) mandates used for doing Systematic...
View ArticleWhat is Pokemon Go, Pokemon, How to Play Pokemon Go
Since the augmented reality game called Pokemon was released on 6 Jul 2016, SmartPhone users of all ages set records downloading the app, surpassing the previous record held by Candy Crush Saga in the...
View ArticleCost of Olympics, India in Rio Olympics
Rio Olympics 2016, is slated to take place from August 5 to 21. India is sending 121-strong contingent of athletes ,the largest that India has ever sent to the Olympics. Will it result in the highest...
View ArticleWhat are Trade Wars?
US President Donald Trump has slapped steep tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Chinese goods, ranging from dishwashers to aircraft tyres. China has announced its own tariffs on $35bn (£26bn)...
View ArticleFinTech and The Rise of FinTech in India
FinTech is the combination of technology in finance. Applying for a loan, buying insurance, and investing online is no different from shopping and booking appointment online. A sharp upturn in sales of...
View ArticleCable and DTH New Rates: Prices, Suggested Packs,FTA Channels
From 29 Dec 2018 you may have to pay more money for your monthly cable or direct to home(DTH) connection as new rates (tariff) will come into effect. This is done by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of...
View ArticleeKYC, KYC Online,Aadhaar and KYC, Supreme Court ruling
A business needs to verify that customer is what he claims to be and hence KYC or Know your customer is needed. In recent years, Government madeAadhaar almost compulsory. Aadhaar also made it easy to...
View ArticlePriyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas Wedding: Cost, Who paid for it, Functions
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas married on 2nd and 3rd December 2018 in a two-day, lavish, East-meets-West celebration, after a whirlwind four-month engagement. According to reports on the internet,...
View ArticleNew Traffic Fines in India, Documents to carry, DigiLocker
The penalties for road rule violations have gone up significantly after the new Motor Vehicle Act came into force from September 1, 2019. Motorists can produce digital documents stored on DigiLocker or...
View ArticleVideo KYC: How will Video KYC work? Challenges
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Jan 2020 allowed video-based know-your-customer (KYC) identification process, called as Video-Based Customer Identification process(VCIP) that will provide an additional...
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