UPI transaction value doubled to Rs 6.06 lakh crore in July

Outstripped 42% rise in card payments to Rs 1.36 lakh crore as UPI platforms grew 109%

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Exotel bags $35 million in funding led by Sistema, others

IIFL, Synergy Capital, and existing investor Blume Ventures also participated in the round, alongside former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, who has come on board as a mentor.

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Classplus completes ESOP buyback worth $1 million

Classplus will use the proceeds of the ESOP buyback to pay referral bonus to employees—an industry first, according to the company. Over 30 employees participated in the buyback.

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Australia challenges Google's ad dominance, calls for data-use rules

The US justice department is meanwhile preparing an anti-monopoly lawsuit accusing Google of using its market muscle to hobble advertising rivals, according to media reports.

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Teleperformance to hire in India, expand cloud campus

Teleperformance plans to hire more than 50,000 people in India in the next 12 months, in line with the headcount additions over the past few years, India CEO Aditya Arora says.

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SoftBank Vision Fund's Deep Nishar to leave firm by year-end

Deep Nishar made the announcement through a LinkedIn post on Monday.

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Swiggy restructures Supr Daily to unlock its delivery potential

Supr Daily, the subscription-based delivery business of Swiggy, will now operate as a separate business unit, amid intensifying competition in the online grocery space. Swiggy cofounder Phani Kishan will take over as CEO.

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