With the acquisition, Synup aims to expand their business suite for agency and reseller clients.

Founded in 2020, Clientjoy has successfully served over 16,000 clients spanning 90 countries. A multi-functional platform for both agencies and freelancers, the platform offers CRM capabilities, docu-signing, invoicing, appointment scheduling, email cadences, client-portal and more. With Clientjoy, agencies can manage their entire client life-cycle on one platform.

Ashwin Ramesh, the founder and CEO of Synup, said, ” We’re thrilled to announce our first major acquisition. This acquisition isn’t just about growth; it’s about expanding our capabilities and delivering value to our partners.”

Founded in 2014, Synup offers multi-location management tool for its listings management, reputation management, store locator, and social media management capabilities.

Yash Shah, co-founder and CEO of Clientjoy, said, “We’re excited to be joining the Synup team. We started Clientjoy with the vision of making life easier for agencies with a streamlined platform, and Synup shares that same crucial vision.”

The collaboration marks a new frontier for B2B SaaS companies. While being an all-in-one solution is a common phrase thrown around in the industry, Synup is taking the steps to embody that ideal.

“We’re redefining industry standards with this addition,” stated Ramesh. “We’ll be integrating Clientjoy’s features into our existing offering throughout Q1, and I’m thrilled to announce all of the exciting changes to come.”

Clientjoy is looking forward to the collaboration opportunities, too. With key members joining the Synup team, including co-founder and CPO Anupama Panchal, the offerings only stand to improve.

About the acquisition, Clientjoy co-founder and CPO Anupama Panchal said: “We dedicated a significant amount of time managing an agency and engaging with Clientjoy’s agency customers. Throughout our journey, we pinpointed various challenges and opportunities in the market that could be addressed through technological solutions. As we delved into the prospect of collaborating with Synup, it became evident that both parties shared a common goal of ensuring agency customers’ success. We are excited to be a part of the Synup family and look forward to contributing to the development of a brighter future for agencies.”

Besides the acquisition and joining of the two companies’ teams, they’re making no immediate announcements about the enhanced offerings. Following the announcement and joining of the two platforms, they’re planning to roll out more capabilities for all of their clients.

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List of services include – Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services, Micro ATM Services, Domestic Money Transfers, Mobile & DTH Recharges and Bill Payments

For the initial launch, Hitachi Payment Services has partnered with YES BANK, demonstrating its commitment to collaborative efforts for financial inclusion. The partnership leverages YES BANK’s strong banking expertise and Hitachi Payment Services’ extensive network and technology infrastructure to provide reliable and secure financial services to the underserved.

The financial inclusion business will be operated under the brand ‘Hitachi Money Spot Plus’ through a network of retailers called Hitachi Partners and will have a strong focus in Tier 3 to Tier 6 towns across the country. Driving financial empowerment and innovation, the array of services under financial inclusion business has been made available through its comprehensive app ‘Hitachi Money Spot Plus’ on Google Playstore. The app provides a convenient one-stop platform for financial services and this digital approach complements the Hitachi Partners network, ensuring accessibility and seamless service delivery across the country.

On the launch of the financial inclusion initiative, Anuj Khosla, Chief Executive Officer – Digital Business, Hitachi Payment Services, said, “The remarkable growth of internet penetration and financial literacy in India, especially in our rural communities, presents an urgent call for a resilient payment infrastructure that can keep pace with this rapid expansion. Retailers and merchants are the last mile touchpoints, enabling easy access to finance for customers. Recognizing this, we are extending our services to include financial inclusion initiatives. In essence, we are not just building a payment infrastructure; we are building bridges to financial empowerment and contributing to the nation’s progress.”

Mr. Naveen Chaluvadi, Chief Digital Officer at YES BANK, said “YES BANK has partnered with Hitachi Payment Services to launch Hitachi Money Spot Plus as part of our commitment to promote financial inclusion. This initiative is aimed at enabling financial transactions at hinterlands, focus on taking digital benefits to last mile in an assisted digital mode”.

Anuj Saraswat, Business Head, Financial Services & Inclusion, Hitachi Payment Services, stated “At Hitachi Payment Services, innovation and financial empowerment are the guiding principles that drive everything we do. We believe that everyone should have access to the financial tools and resources that they require to progress, and we are committed to using technology to make that a reality. Our mission is to bridge the financial divide to empower individuals and communities to thrive. With ‘Hitachi Money Spot Plus’ we have embarked on a transformative journey to build a more inclusive financial ecosystem in India.”

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In India, there are many types of EV chargers available, including Type 1, Type 2, AC and DC, unidirectional and bidirectional charging for e4W (electric 4-wheeler), e3W (electric 3-wheeler), and e2W (electric 2-wheeler).

Tata Power, Ather Energy, Delta Electronics, and other Indian enterprises are involved in installing and operating electric chargers.

The Indian government has also established a number of measures to encourage electric vehicles and improve charging infrastructure, such as the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme.

Companies in India that provide electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and some of the largest ones are:

1. Tata Power

Tata Power operates across multiple cities. With a substantial 10,577 MW installed capacity for electricity generation, Tata Power offers comprehensive charging solutions, including backend power infrastructure and charger installations for small EV manufacturers. Their 300 fast-charging stations in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, and Hyderabad provide both AC and DC fast charging options, compatible with most electric cars and two-wheelers.

2. Delta Electronics India

As a division of the Delta Group, Delta Electronics India has been actively involved in India’s power and energy management business since 2003. It provides breakthrough, eco-friendly, and energy-efficient EV charging solutions, including AC chargers, DC fast chargers, and multi-standard chargers. With partnerships with MG Motors, EV Motors, and Ahmedabad Municipal Transport, Delta has supplied over 8000 chargers in India and contributed to the global delivery of more than 1 million chargers.

3. Charge Zone

Charge Zone is a global leader in fully integrated EV charging technology, combining software systems, hardware, and renewable energy capabilities. It specialises in Fleet Electrification (B2B) and Inter-City Retail EV Charging (B2C) solutions, bolstering public EV charging infrastructure. With a focus on integrating renewable energy, Charge Zone aims to achieve a faster transition to green mobility by establishing an extensive network of electric bus charging stations.

4. Magenta Power:

Magenta Power is a prominent EV charging station provider in India, emphasizing DC fast-charging technology. With a presence in over 25 cities, they offer a range of charging solutions for homes, offices, and public spaces, contributing to the accessibility and convenience of EV charging infrastructure.

5. Glida:

Formerly known as Fortum Charge & Drive India, Glida is planning to install 3,000 EV charging points across India by March 2025. Supported by the Finnish government, Glida currently operates 450 charging points in 15 Indian states. Their advanced charging network management solution aims to enhance the efficiency and usability of the charging infrastructure, making them a key player in India’s EV charging sector.

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The expansion will provide residents and visitors with a range of benefits, including streamlined parking operations, paperless transactions, reduced parking issues, time savings, and the promotion of digitisation.

ParkMate is launching a new and improved version of its app to support the expansion. The app will offer faster performance, reduced size, and enhanced features, providing users with a seamless parking experience.

The company aims to facilitate over 500,000 paperless parking services in the Delhi-NCR region alone over the next six months. It will establish its presence in Lajpat Nagar, Amar Colony, Greater Kailash, Noida Sector 18, and Rohini.

Currently, ParkMate serves around 500-700 customers daily.

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The home-grown EV manufacturer is known for its high and low-speed two-wheeler models like Gen Next, Glob, Wolf, E-Monster, which are popular amongst the riders. Being at the forefront of the EV revolution in India, Joy-e-bike also has plans to launch electric three-wheeler in the second quarter of the current financial year.

Commenting on the EV Expo, Mr Yatin Gupte, Chairman & Managing Director, Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility Ltd, said, “Maharashtra has grown as one of the major EV markets in India. We are grateful to the Government of Maharashtra for their efforts in driving green mobility and providing the EV industry with opportunities to drive the change. Maharashtra is a key market for us with 135 touchpoints and we aim to further adopt new technologies and provide integrated e-mobility solutions to the people of the state. India Auto Show is an important platform for us to showcase, influence, and educate our potential customers to be part of EV transition in India. We are also excited for beginning the deliveries of our new high-speed electric scooters Wolf+ and Next Gen Nanu+ across India.”

The visitors can experience the power of WardWizard technology and its world-class electric two-wheelers at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, Hall No.7.

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Your personal data, be it your residential address, your phone number, email id, details of what you bought online, age, marital status, income and profession, is all up for sale. Most of this personal data is sold for less than a rupee per person -the cost of a chewing gum.

The shocking facts are revealed by the Economic Times while they approached companies called `data brokers’, who hawk their services on online listings and sell personal information. ET posed as a prospective buyer.

From Rs 15000 onwards, personal data of about 1 lakh people can be offered through brokerage.

Most of this personal data is sold for less than a rupee per person -the cost of a chewing gum

The lists up for sale are creative and granular. One data broker told ET that he could get lists of high net worth individuals, salaried people, credit card holders, car owners and retired women in any given vicinity.

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From the list acquired by ET, they called a dozen people to verify the details. And to the horror of those people the data was correct. “It’s scary to say the least,“ said Hyderabad-based Rajashekar, who is among the list.

“It should be deemed as a crime. Without my permission, how can someone trade information related to me?“ said Bengaluru-based Nagaraj BK, who was appalled that details of his purchase of a gas stove on eBay.

Similarly , Bengaluru-based Shruti’s purchase of luggage on Amazon, along with her phone number, and when contacted to check if the purchase listed was accurate, Shruti was offended and scared and even wondered if her Amazon account had been breached.

Most of this data was sold by mobile service providers, agents from hospitals and banks, loan agents, car dealers to the data brokers.

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Uber is being sued for stealing trade secrets and technology from Google.

Waymo, set up by Google owner Alphabet, is taking legal action against Otto, Uber’s self-driving vehicle unit that it bought last year for 700 m dollars. The lawsuit argues that former Waymo manager Anthony Levandowski took information when he left to co-found a venture that became Otto.

Uber said it took the allegations seriously and would review the matter carefully.

The lawsuit alleges that Levandowski “downloaded 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary design files” during his time as a Google employee. “We believe these actions were part of a concerted plan to steal Waymo’s trade secrets and intellectual property,” Waymo said.

Alphabet created Waymo earlier this year as a way of bringing self-driving technology – which Google has been working on for years – to market.

The technology in question is LiDAR, a laser-based radar system that helps the self-driving cars “see” what is around them.

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The London-based startup said on Tuesday that it had developed a Facebook Messenger “chatbot”, or an automated program that can help users communicate with businesses and carry out tasks such as online purchases.

TransferWise’s chatbot enables customers to send money to friends and family to and from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and Europe from Facebook Messenger. It can also be used to set up exchange rate alerts.

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Facebook already allows its users to send money domestically in the United States via its Messenger app, but has not yet launched similar services internationally. TransferWise said its service will be the first to enable international money transfers entirely within Messenger.

Facebook opened up its Messenger app to developers to create chatbots in April in a bid to expand its reach in customer service and enterprise transactions. Chatbots have become a hot topic in enterprise technology over the past year because recent advances in artificial intelligence have made them better at interacting. Businesses, including banks, are hoping that they can be used to improve and reduce the cost of their customer service operations.

One of Europe’s most well-known fintech companies, TransferWise was launched in 2011 by Estonian friends Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Kaarmann out of frustration with the high fees they were being charged by banks for international money transfers.

The company, which is valued at more than $1 billion, is backed by several high profile investors including Silicon Valley venture fund Andreessen Horowitz, Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, and PayPal co-founders Max Levchin and Peter Thiel, through his fund Valar Ventures.

Customers in more than 50 countries send roughly $1 billion through its website every month.

While the TransferWise chatbot is now only available in Facebook Messenger it can be adapted to work with other popular chat services, Scott Miller, head of global partnerships for TransferWise said. He said the service would eventually be extended to work in other countries and money transfer routes that the company operates in.

The launch comes as competition in the mobile payments and international money transfer sectors intensifies. Earlier this month PayPal Holdings Inc announced its US payments application Venmo would be available within popular chat service Slack.

While in January , Ant Financial Services, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , said it would acquire U.S. money-transfer company MoneyGram, in a deal that is expected to shake up the international payments landscape.

Article Courtesy: Topic Tech

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The app allow you to choose whether you’d like to stream your selected videos immediately or download them for offline viewing in standard and low quality modes. You can also send videos to other YouTube Go users near you over a local ad-hoc Wi-Fi hotspot that won’t use up either person’s data.

YouTube Go was first announced back in September of 2016 with a promise that it would become fully public “early next year.” Essentially, it’s an offline and more social spin on the widely-used YouTube app – video previews load before downloading so that you can decide whether you’d like to watch or download that video, you can select the resolution and see how much space each resolution level will take before saving a video, and you can share your saved videos with friends via Bluetooth transfer.

Judging from our brief interaction with the YouTube Go thus far, it seems to be possible to watch and download most YouTube videos. However, you’re restricted to basic or standard quality; no 1080p or even 720p here, folks.

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Kelly said the move could come as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to toughen vetting of visitors to screen out people who could pose a security threat.

He said it was one of the issues under consideration, especially for visitors from seven Muslim majority countries with very weak background screening of their own — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

Kelley told the Homeland Security Committee at a hearing that, “we’re looking at some enhanced or some additional screening,”

“We may want to get on their social media, with passwords. It’s very hard to truly vet these people in these countries, the seven countries… But if they come in, we want to say, what websites do they visit, and give us your passwords. So, we can see what they do on the internet,” Kelly said.

Anyone who refused to cooperate would be barred from entering the U.S, he said. He made clear that no decision has been made, but tighter screening was on its way.

Kelly stressed that no decision had been made yet, but said tighter screening was definitely in the pipeline, even if it means longer delays for awarding visas to visitors.

“But over there, we can ask them for this kind of information and if they truly want to come to America, then they will cooperate. If not, next in line,” he said.

Kelly also took blame for the hasty rollout of President Trump’s executive order.

“I should have delayed it just a bit so I could have talked to members of Congress,” Kelly said. “Going forward, I would have certainly taken some time to inform Congress, and that’s something I look forward to in the future.”

Representative Vern Buchanan, Republican of Florida, who has introduced one of the bills requiring social media information, called the Customs and Border Protection proposal “lame.” And the legislation is still pending in Congress.

“Collecting social media data will enhance the existing investigative process and provide D.H.S. greater clarity and visibility to possible nefarious activity,” the border agency said, referring to the Department of Homeland Security, its parent organization.

The proposal comes after Congress passed legislation on 2015 to add restrictions to the Visa Waiver Program.

The department said that while it does not consistently examine social media accounts of applicants for visas or immigration, it has a list of nearly three dozen situations in which social media can be examined to screen applicants.

Four pilot projects are underway in the department to examine the use of social media among applicants for immigration benefits.

Reference: The New York Times

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