WhatsApp Pay off to slow start, has under 1% share

UPI is largely dominated by Google Pay and Walmart-owned PhonePe, who together control over 80% of transaction volume

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PE-VC deals rise 30% in November, value falls 34%

The January-November 2020 period has recorded 695 deals worth $34.5 billion, compared to 927 deals worth $34.4 billion in the year-ago period.

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Pandemic e-tail push creates 3 lakh delivery, supply chain jobs

About 15-20% of these seasonal jobs, typically created to meet the festive season rush, are likely to be renewed or extended going into 2021

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5G adoption, large deal focus to drive growth for Tech Mahindra

The opportunities would be around three areas, network services for telecom service providers, scaling up 5G for enterprises and R&D spends on networks and devices.

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Amazon says sellers racked up $4.8 billion in global sales from Black Friday to Cyber Monday

More than 71,000 small- and medium-sized businesses worldwide have surpassed $100,000 in sales this holiday season to date.

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Slack Work-Chat Service to Be Acquired by Salesforce in $27.7-Billion Deal

Salesforce is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion (roughly Rs. 2,03,400 crores) in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against industry powerhouse Microsoft.

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Salesforce is buying workplace messaging app Slack for $27.7 billion

Microsoft has been posing a threat to Salesforce's key products, a line-up of tools that help other companies manage their customer relationships.

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