Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

I refer to the earlier post on “WhatsApp moment in Indian Financial Services”  in which the views of Mr Nandan Nilekani on how the financial services market in India is transforming. One of the changes that the new mobile payment … Continue reading →

One of the issues that the Government of India is now trying to address is reduction in Black Money in the system. E Banking and Mobile Banking are expected to assist in the reduction of use of cash in the … Continue reading →

Speaking on a program on BBC, Edward Snowden the well known security specialist who brought to open the US spying on Internet across the globe has  highlighted the risk of Smart Phone hacking through a simple SMS message. He says … Continue reading →

In response to the previous post “Is Karnataka Government hitting NASSCOM through E Commerce taxation?”, the following comment has been received from Mr G.D, Thakur, Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner, Hyderabad. Since the response is exhaustive, it has been published here … Continue reading →

During the recent visit of Prime Minister Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Bengaluru, the Chief Minister Mr Siddaramaiah and more so his party was unhappy that NASSCOM did not invite him for the interaction with the industrialists. It … Continue reading →

In a development which has disturbed over 4500 companies in US doing business in EU region as data processors under the “Safe Harbor” agreement, the Court of Justice of the European Union has struck down the 15 year old agreement … Continue reading →