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India's Pine Labs partners with Abu Dhabi–based Wio Bank to modernise merchant acquiring infrastructure

Indian fintech firm Pine Labs has announced a strategic partnership with Wio Bank, an Abu Dhabi-based digital financial platform. The collaboration is going to build a modern acquiring infrastructure for Wio Bank with no legacy tech dependency, enabling faster merchant onboarding, real-time settlement capabilities, and seamless multi-mode payment acceptance at scale. As part of the partnership , Wio Bank will deploy Credit+, Pine Labs’ modular, API-first acquiring platform, to power its core acquiring operations. Credit+ enables intelligent rule-based workflows, data-driven decisioning, and optimisation of payment acceptance rates, while managing the full merchant acquisition and lifecycle journey through a developer-friendly, tech-first architecture. Designed on a cloud-native, microservices-based framework, Credit+ allows Wio Bank to efficiently scale acquiring volumes with high availability, enterprise-grade security, and regulatory compliance. The platform supports rapid feature...

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DPE issues consolidated gratuity guidelines for CPSE employees

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has released a consolidated set of guidelines on the payment of gratuity to employees of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), bringing together earlier instructions and subsequent clarifications. The move is aimed at removing ambiguity and ensuring uniform compliance across CPSEs. The consolidation follows amendments to the Payment of Gratuity [...] The post DPE issues consolidated gratuity guidelines for CPSE employees appeared first on HR Katha .

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Goa Mulls An Under-16 Social Media Ban, Studies Australia’s Law

Goa IT Minister Rohan Khaunte has said that social media platforms have become a distraction for children, leading to a lot of social implications; hence, the govt is thinking of an under-16 social media ban like Australia. The post Goa Mulls An Under-16 Social Media Ban, Studies Australia’s Law appeared first on MEDIANAMA .