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Offline card transaction value down 17% this festive season as users shop online

UPI transaction volume was lower in September, compared to August, even with the boost from lower GST rates and online festive sales

Powered by quick commerce, online credit card payments set to surpass offline transactions

Shift towards UPI for small payments have also led to the decline of credit cards use at offline outlets

Digital detox: Why young adults are flocking to London's 'offline' nights

'A lot of us have social media and phone addictions because we're using it even though we don't want to... and we're using it even though we know it doesn't make us feel better,' said one of the organisers Ilya Kneppelhout.

Namdhari appoints Sprout Capital to look for buyers for retail arm

Simpli Namdhari's is being valued at Rs 220-250 crore in deal negotiations, sources have said. The company is only looking sell its retail unit and its other businesses such as the seeds vertical continue to scale and expand

There are not enough consumer brands, we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg: Accel’s Prashanth Prakash and Fireside Ventures’ Kanwaljit Singh

Be it cookies, ketchup, snacks or personal care and beauty products, most people can recall just 5-6 names but are unable to think of companies beyond that, the two investors said.

Peak XV-backed Cuemath forays into offline space with first physical centre in Gurugram

The company plans to set up five such centres in 2024, majorly focusing on Gurugram, Bengaluru and Abu Dhabi, where it has strong office presence.

Utsav Somani's Offline, a club for elite tech founders, raises $2 million in seed round

Founders with $5 million in revenue, or $5 million in funding raised or $10 million in a previous exit can apply to be a part of the ‘Cred for elite tech entrepreneurs’, says Club founder Utsav Somani

Tomato omelettes and salads go missing; Puree in demand as tomato prices soar

Soaring prices force buyers to explore alternatives, hotels take tomato-heavy items off menu.

Facebook may be good for friendships, politics

Contrary to popular fears that cultivating "Facebook friends" will harm people's ability to make friends offline, research suggests that users of social networking sites have higher measures of social well-being.