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Fintech veteran Jitendra Gupta is ready for his new inning — now he is going after banks in India

For most people in India, having to engage with banks doesn’t instill a sense of joy. Banks in the South Asian market are notorious for making unannounced spam calls to upsell customers loans an

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FamPay, a fintech aimed at teens in India, raises $38 million

How big is the market in India for a neobank aimed at teenagers? Scores of high-profile investors are backing a startup to find out.Bangalore-based FamPay said on Wednesday it has raised $38 million i

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FamPay, a fintech aimed at teens in India, raises $38 million

How big is the market in India for a neobank aimed at teenagers? Scores of high-profile investors are backing a startup to find out.Bangalore-based FamPay said on Wednesday it has raised $38 million i

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French set to replace English as EU’s ‘working language’

Emmanuel Macron’s government is drawing up plans for French to replace English as the official “working language” of the EU when it takes over the Council of the Europe

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Nikki Haley called VP Kamala Harris 'unprofessional and unfit' for telling people to 'enjoy the long weekend'

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley had a go at Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday over well wishes she sent out for the holiday weekend.Harris shared a twee

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Nepali billionaire says the country underestimated its second Covid wave

Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to step up its efforts to address the crisis, Nepali billionaire Binod Chaudhary said last week. T

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Lebanon's Hariri will not form cabinet catering to president's wishes

FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday he will not form a cabinet that simply caters to President Michel Aoun's wishes. /Xinhua Lebanon's prime minister

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Johnson calls for UK talks after Scottish Nationalists win

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday invited the leaders of the U.K.’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after Scotland’s pro-independence party

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Scotland's pro-independence government close to a majority

Counting resumed Saturday in Scotland’s parliamentary election with the governing Scottish National Party very close to securing a majority that would see it make a pus

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Human toll of the second wave of coronavirus in India

01:36 Another ambulance arrived at an overburdened crematorium in India's Mumbai with the body of a loved one. This time it was the mother of Akshay Lad."I never realized this moment wi

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Beijing in the midst of Biden's first 100 days

A screen shows President Joe Biden addressing a joint session of the 117th Congress on the eve of his 100th day in office, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021. /Getty

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The art of the possible: Politics and the China-Germany online summit

Getty Editor's note: Jonathan Arnott is a former member of the European Parliament. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Politics is the "art of the

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The UK parliamentary 'genocide' vote is a complete farce

VCG Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities who writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Bri

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Soccer and billionaire owners: A modern conundrum

The collapse of the proposed European Super League (ESL) has potentially exposed a schism between grassroots soccer fans and the billionaire owners of their clubs.On Tuesday, following pressure from

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Mashao mask: Chinese traditional art brings folklore to life

03:21 Mashaoor facial makeup is a popular Chinese traditional art form in Baoji City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Painted on the backs of wooden ladles, mashao

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Football's rebel European Super League: What we know so far

Arsenal and Manchester City are two of the teams to join the breakaway league. /Shaun Botterill/Pool via AP What is it?Some of Europe's biggest football clubs have launched a breakaway Super L

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Prince Philip laid to rest by Queen Elizabeth, royal family

Britain's Queen Elizabeth watches as pallbearers carry the coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh during his funeral at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Windsor, England. /VCG Prince Philip, the