Freecharge partners with ICICI merchants in 700 cities

Mobile wallet FreeCharge announced its partnership with ICICI Merchant Services that enable will enable its users to pay from their FreeCharge wallet account at over 1 lakh ICICI Merchant Services merchants across 700 cities and towns in India.

"The partnership will help us expand our footprint and enable merchants and consumers from Tier I & II cities to be part of the digital payments ecosystems," Govind Rajan, Chief Executive Officer, FreeCharge said in a statement.

Customers can use their mobile phones to make payments and complete the transaction with a secure On-The-Go-Pin in less than 10 seconds, the statement said.

*** Nvidia launches program for artificial intelligence in India * Computer chipset company Nvidia today launched the Nvidia virtual incubator program 'Inception' in India to support startups with innovative ideas in Artificial Intelligence.

"We believe the next generation of breakthroughs in technology and business will be driven by the AI startup community. Young India's aspirations, ideas and potential are global in scale, and we are excited to amplify the imagination and intelligence of the country's brightest minds through the Inception Program," Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director - South Asia, NVIDIA said in a statement.

*** Accenture teams with Code.org to inspire Students for coding, * For the second straight year, Accenture has collaborated with Code.org to inspire and expand the opportunities for students to learn coding and computer science skills.

Accenture employees in more than 200 cities across 55 countries have pledged to complete more than 10,000 hours of Code during Computer Science Education Week December 5-11. As part of the collaboration, Accenture leaders will join with employees to participate in Hour of Code activities around the world including, a statement said.

*** Jugnoo launches UPI based 'Jugnoo Pay' Auto-rickshaw hailing mobile app Jugnoo today launched its UPI enabled payment solution, 'Jugnoo Pay' in collaboration with Yes Bank.

"Factoring in the array of drawbacks in e-wallets, UPI is the next big thing and digital wallets will eventually become obsolete. So, we have enabled customers with a new and more hassle free payment option," Ronak Goyal, VP Engineering, Jugnoo said in a statement.

'Jugnoo Pay' can be used by merchants to request and consumers to approve payments directly using their respective bank accounts with their mobile number as an identifier, the company said in a statement.