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Bank of Baroda Ties Up with Truecaller to Facilitate UPI Payments

10Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

BUSINESS

Bank of Baroda Ties Up with Truecaller to Facilitate UPI Payments

The popular Indian bank called Bank of Baroda has partnered with True Software Scandinavia, which is the parent company of the caller-ID app Truecaller. This move has been taken to enable digital payments using BHIM Baroda Pay UPI Service. Following the deal, those who register for payments under the UPI platform through the Truecaller app will get a @barodapay handle. This will be the address for receiving or sending money from their bank accounts. “We are getting in people who have been outside of the e- payments system in a frictionless way as many phone users already have Truecaller app installed,” BoB head fintech and new business initiatives Akhil Handa said. With this, Truecaller has launched its account-to-account payment service before Whatsapp. Truecaller’s service is fully ...

Global Telephone Directory Truecaller Launched In-app Call Recording Feature

17Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Global Telephone Directory Truecaller Launched In-app Call Recording Feature

The global telephone directory Truecaller has now launched a new feature that will include call recording for its premium users on the Android version of the app. With this feature, the users will be able to record the incoming as well as the outgoing calls from within the app, with no need to install any other app for recording calls. As the users make or receive a call, he gets an option to record it, and then the recorded call is saved on the device locally. The company stated that this is a next move towards upgrading the "premium" offerings which aim to make communication safe and smooth. This will also help the users in reporting harassment related or fraudulent calls. The basic purpose of this move is to wash out the inconvenience that is caused by the fraudulent calls and ...

Truecaller acquires Sequoia Backed Payment Startup Chillr

13Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Truecaller acquires Sequoia Backed Payment Startup Chillr

Sweden based caller identification app Truecaller has acquired payment startup Chillr to boost its payment business in the country, as announced at a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The acquisition has come in just after the company announced to roll out credit and other financial services to Indian users in the coming months. Chillr team members which include Anoop Sankar, Sony Joy, Mohamed Galib and Lishoy Bhaskaran will be absorbed into the company with co-founder Sony Joy serving as the vice president of Truecaller Pay. Notably, Truecaller had ventured into digital payments last year in India with its UPI service. Co-founder Nami Zarringhalam had earlier informed that the company is incorporating payments as a core part of its offerings. Commenting on the recent a...

The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

20Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

Tech

The Top Ten Most Downloaded Apps in India

Given the growing human dependence on internet and smartphones, the application market has been constantly booming.Indians are using smartphones and the internet in diverse aspects of their lives and owning a smartphone is really seen as an asset to facilitate one’s life. Smartphones and their apps are extensively being used for communication among peers, to do some shopping or buy groceries, for cashless payments and food delivery. The evolution of this digital revolution is also extending to other sectors such as health, insurance, loan credit and entertainment as well, cementing the digital culture further in the Indian society Presently, India stands among the most internet-friendly ecosystems in the world and the scale and scope of this new...

Snapdeal, Truecaller Partner to Make Your Shopping Experience Frictionless

2Mar By AnkitaNo Comments

BUSINESS

Snapdeal, Truecaller Partner to Make Your Shopping Experience Frictionless

New Delhi, ANI: India's largest online marketplace Snapdeal has partnered with Truecaller, one of the leading communication apps in the world to enhance consumer experience by integrating Truecaller Priority in the company's IVR and order confirmation numbers. Customers with Truecaller app installed on their mobiles will be able to easily identify and filter IVR or delivery verification calls when shopping on Snapdeal. Any calls received by users who have placed an order on Snapdeal, while be clearly marked as 'Snapdeal Order Team' or 'Snapdeal Delivery Team', and color coded in purple; thus, assuring the users that the call is important and from a reliable source, not spam. "We are very pleased to bring the Truecaller Priority feature to our platform. It will help reduce a key fricti...