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Peerzada Abrar

Peerzada Abrar

Peerzada Abrar

Peerzada Abrar is a technology and business reporter at Business Standard. He covers the intersection of technology, AI, business and society, and their impact on our lives. This includes tracking top tech firms and startups. He joined Business Standard in 2019 after having worked at The Economic Times and The Hindu, where he covered the entrepreneurship ecosystem, start-ups, new technologies, venture capital, and private equity. A storyteller at heart, he is captivated by the potential of innovation to address global challenges. His narrative spans from resilient communities combating epidemics and natural disasters to groundbreaking initiatives that empower the underserved and transform humanitarian landscapes.

Peerzada Abrar is a technology and business reporter at Business Standard. He covers the intersection of technology, AI, business and society, and their impact on our lives. This includes tracking top tech firms and startups. He joined Business Standard in 2019 after having worked at The Economic Times and The Hindu, where he covered the entrepreneurship ecosystem, start-ups, new technologies, venture capital, and private equity. A storyteller at heart, he is captivated by the potential of innovation to address global challenges. His narrative spans from resilient communities combating epidemics and natural disasters to groundbreaking initiatives that empower the underserved and transform humanitarian landscapes.

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Going beyond digital: Google Pay goes offline to take on Amazon Pay, Paytm

Google Pay's monthly active users have grown three times, from 14 million in March 2018 to 45 million in March 2019

Going beyond digital: Google Pay goes offline to take on Amazon Pay, Paytm
Updated On : 09 Jul 2019 | 3:45 PM IST

This start-up plays the good cop by helping trace India's lost children

Gurugram-based Staqu uses AI-powered facial recognition and other innovations to achieve this end; Over 60,000 kids go missing each year, and 50% of those missing till 2016 remain untraced

This start-up plays the good cop by helping trace India's lost children
Updated On : 30 Apr 2019 | 1:43 PM IST

New e-commerce norms: Faced downtime but bounced back, says Amazon CFO

Besides Walmart, Amazon is set to face competition from the yet to be launched e-commerce business of Reliance Industries

New e-commerce norms: Faced downtime but bounced back, says Amazon CFO
Updated On : 27 Apr 2019 | 1:33 AM IST

India's gaming industry heats up as investors court fantasy sports firms

In online fantasy sports gaming, fans can create their own virtual teams of real players from upcoming professional matches

India's gaming industry heats up as investors court fantasy sports firms
Updated On : 26 Apr 2019 | 11:13 PM IST

Zomato revenue triples to $206 million in FY19; losses at $294 million

Delivery revenue for the year rose four times to $155 million from $38 million and dining out revenue rose 63 per cent to $49 million

Zomato revenue triples to $206 million in FY19; losses at $294 million
Updated On : 23 Apr 2019 | 7:34 PM IST

Indian engineers to lead next set of businesses: Riverbed Technology CEO

Mountford says he is impressed to see a fast-growing economy with a thriving start-up ecosystem and increasing new digital services

Indian engineers to lead next set of businesses: Riverbed Technology CEO
Updated On : 22 Apr 2019 | 10:23 PM IST

Entrepreneur Sid Mookerji sets up food tech, retail accelerator in Mysuru

Said to be first of its kind accelerator programme in the country, Silicon Road aims to fast-track the growth of the startups in this segment with a tailored programme, mentoring and network

Entrepreneur Sid Mookerji sets up food tech, retail accelerator in Mysuru
Updated On : 20 Apr 2019 | 11:39 PM IST

Explained: How data breach of Justdial's 100 million users was unearthed

In a stock exchange filing on Thursday, Justdial said there had been no data breach of the 100 million users

Explained: How data breach of Justdial's 100 million users was unearthed
Updated On : 19 Apr 2019 | 1:40 AM IST

Nasper's payment service PayU buys Govind Setlur's Wibmo for Rs 483 cr

The acquisition takes PayU's fintech investment past the $500 million mark

Nasper's payment service PayU buys Govind Setlur's Wibmo for Rs 483 cr
Updated On : 13 Apr 2019 | 1:31 AM IST

Dunzo set to raise Rs 80 crore from Google, others in fresh funding

The proceeds are expected to help the firm take on larger players such as Swiggy, Zomato and Grofers

Dunzo set to raise Rs 80 crore from Google, others in fresh funding
Updated On : 05 Apr 2019 | 2:40 AM IST

BharatPe raises $15.5 mn in funding from Insight Partners, Sequoia, Beenext

The company is working towards driving the adoption of UPI among merchants, and has established operations in 11 cities including Indore, Bhopal, Nagpur, Chandigarh, and Jaipur

BharatPe raises $15.5 mn in funding from Insight Partners, Sequoia, Beenext
Updated On : 04 Apr 2019 | 8:03 PM IST

Premji-backed iD Fresh Food plans to sell only organic food products

iD Fresh Food plans is to make it 100% organic in 6-12 months

Premji-backed iD Fresh Food plans to sell only organic food products
Updated On : 29 Mar 2019 | 1:31 AM IST

After Ola investment, Sachin Bansal backs scooter sharing start-up Vogo

Vogo is also betting big on India's growing traffic congestion

After Ola investment, Sachin Bansal backs scooter sharing start-up Vogo
Updated On : 28 Mar 2019 | 10:03 PM IST

These engineers are building robots to kill India's manual scavenging issue

While Genrobotic's 'Bandicoots' are capable of cleaning manholes in 20 minutes, the company is looking at using artificial intelligence for building fully autonomous robots

These engineers are building robots to kill India's manual scavenging issue
Updated On : 26 Mar 2019 | 11:24 AM IST

This IPL season, Swiggy looks to tap over 300 million fans through Hotstar

Hotstar expects to reach over 300 million viewers this year, about 50 per cent more than the previous season

This IPL season, Swiggy looks to tap over 300 million fans through Hotstar
Updated On : 25 Mar 2019 | 10:20 PM IST

Now, AI to predict Cricket matches, assess the luck of the players

IIT Madras and ESPNcricinfo partner to create an engine that leverages rich data collected from over over a decade of insights of ball-by-ball updates

Now, AI to predict Cricket matches, assess the luck of the players
Updated On : 22 Mar 2019 | 7:04 AM IST

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups with a new Rs 40 crore fund

Grants of up to Rs 2 crore for each selected nonprofit, with a special focus on tech solutions

N/Core to support 30 nonprofit startups with a new Rs 40 crore fund
Updated On : 21 Mar 2019 | 9:59 PM IST

Edtech firm Byju's valuation crosses $5-billion mark with new funding

Investment from GA, Tencent to help in international play

Edtech firm Byju's valuation crosses $5-billion mark with new funding
Updated On : 21 Mar 2019 | 2:52 AM IST

Zomato unveils tamper-proof packaging to ensure food safety and hygiene

It will be introduced across all 180 cities where Zomato's online ordering and food delivery services are present

Zomato unveils tamper-proof packaging to ensure food safety and hygiene
Updated On : 20 Mar 2019 | 7:31 PM IST

Robots at Flipkart sort out 5k parcels per hour, compared to 450 by humans

Flipkart said it is introducing India's first robot-based sortation technology at its sortation centre on Soukya Road in the city's outskirts

Robots at Flipkart sort out 5k parcels per hour, compared to 450 by humans
Updated On : 20 Mar 2019 | 1:44 AM IST