High Court dismisses Facebook, WhatsApp pleas against CCI order to investigate privacy policy
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WhatsApp had contended that since the issue of its privacy policy was before the Supreme Court, the Competition Commission of India did not need to order the probe.
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WhatsApp had contended that since the issue of its privacy policy was before the Supreme Court, the Competition Commission of India did not need to order the probe.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed plea of instant messaging app WhatsApp challenging a decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) calling for an investigation into its controversial new privacy policy.
Competition regulator looks into antitrust claims against Google Pay
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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has started an investigation to check whether Google Pay (GPay) has abused its dominance of India’s digital payments market, executives at three payment firms aware of the discussions said.
The market watchdog is holding face-to-face interviews with rival payment firms, including PhonePe and Paytm Payments Bank, as part of the probe, the executives said seeking anonymity.
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Details of the offering would likely be out next week
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least $5 billion through the sale of a US dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with knowledge of the matter said, amid regulatory scrutiny of co-founder Jack Ma’s empire.
Depending on investor response, proceeds could reach $8 billion which the e-commerce leader is likely to use for general corporate expenditure, one of the people said.
The fund-raising will be a test of investor sentiment towards Alibaba, coming months after an October speech from billionaire Ma about regulation stifling innovation that led to the halting of affiliate Ant Group’s $37-billion stock market listing.