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UPI gets tap-and-pay, and NPCI starts building a registry for AI payment agents

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- India launched a Tap-and-Pay feature for UPI on Thursday. Users can tap a smartphone against a point-of-sale machine to pay over NFC, without opening the UPI app each time. Removi... Read More


Rupee slips to 95.47 as the 10-year yield firms to 6.978

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- The rupee weakened again on Thursday, quoted around 95.4675 against the dollar compared with a previous close of 95.0800. The yield on the 10-year benchmark government bond rose to... Read More


Sensex snaps three-day slide, closes 138 points higher at 74,903

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- Indian equities snapped a three-day losing streak on Thursday. The Sensex added 138.36 points to close at 74,902.59 and the Nifty rose 46.30 points to 23,477.80, with banking and f... Read More


John Ternus led his first Apple keynote - and picked a foldable to open with

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- September 9 was John Ternus's first keynote as Apple's chief executive. He took over from Tim Cook on September 1, and ran the presentation from the start - unveiling the iPhone 18... Read More


Apple skipped the standard iPhone 18 - and split its launch calendar in two

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- The most consequential thing about Apple's September event was a product that was not there. Apple did not launch a standard iPhone 18. The autumn lineup is premium only - iPhone 1... Read More


iPhone 18 Pro brings a variable-aperture camera and Apple's own C2 modem

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- Apple unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on September 9. The headline changes are a variable-aperture main camera, a smaller Dynamic Island, the A20 chip, and Apple's... Read More


Apple launches the iPhone Duo, its first foldable, at $1,999

Punjab, Sept. 10 -- Apple announced the iPhone Duo at its "Surprise and shine" event on September 9, ending years of speculation about whether the company would build a foldable phone at all. It start... Read More


KFC marks 20 years of serving Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- From a Single Restaurant in Gulshan to a Nationwide Favorite, KFC Celebrates Two Decades of Serving Bangladesh. KFC, a proud subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc.,is celebrating its ... Read More


Prime Bank partners with Dominant group

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Prime Bank PLC has entered into a partnership with Dominant group to provide special discounts on apartment purchases to the bank's customers and employees. The agreement was s... Read More


Bank Asia holds anti-money laundering training

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Bank Asia PLC has organised a day-long training programme in Panchagarh on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, with a focus on compliance and financial crime ri... Read More