A liquidity crunch in the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) has spelt disaster in the digital lending space. Fintech companies are either facing a funding crisis or shutting shop.

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The government, which launched the card first with domestic card scheme RuPay, has allowed other global schemes to get on board the platform.

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IRDAI said that with the regulatory sandbox approach, fintechs “will have a safe and conducive space to experiment and where the consequences of failure can be contained.”

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The Series-A round also saw participation from venture debt firm Alteria Capital as well as Spinny’s existing investors Blume Ventures and Simile Ventures.

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Only two food delivery firms in competition now as UberEats, Ola’s Foodpanda cut spends.

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The tax liability for 30% tax bracket has increased by Rs 2,625. For middle and lowest income tax slab, the tax outgo hikes by Rs 1,125 and Rs 125 respectively.

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Normally, the TP rates are revised from April 1. However, this time, the Irdai had decided to continue with the old rates until further order.

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There are benefits to working out with a personal trainer, but depending on a trainer could limit your motivation to work out on your own and is expensive too.

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Many cooks were invited to isolate the yeast specimens from the ancient debris and to create a beer with it.

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He offered prayers to Lord Badri and wished for the welfare of the country.

• WhatsApp to get ads next year on its Status feature
• Shah Rukh Khan congratulates PM Modi, asks Indians to work with election winners

The auction opened with bids on a motorbike designed by Lewis Hamilton.

• Results are out: Hima Das juggles training & studies, secures first division in her 12th board exams
• Big B, Shatrughan Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor tweet prayers, offer condolences to kin of Surat fire victims

Film-maker Rajkumar Hirani also spent time with the Kapoors.

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Kohli, Tendulkar, Salman Khan, AKshay Kumar also took to Twitter to congratulate the PM.

• Contemporary artist Nalini Malani becomes first Indian to win $78K Joan Miro Prize
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NASA’s chip with a million names inscribed is a safer option than Mars One.

• LVB boss, Religare Health Ins MD wishlist for Modi 2.0: Robust fintech, accessible healthcare
• Now Samsung Galaxy M series to come with new Android Pie update

Bezos discussed his ambitious roadmap for creating a 'sustained human presence'.

• Soon, driver-less cars will be empowered with human-like reasoning
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