Saudi Arabia cost of living: Riyadh or Jeddah, which KSA city is easier on your wallet?

Is Saudi Arabia Still Affordable? New Data Reveals a Changing Cost-of-Living Story As Saudi Arabia accelerates its economic transformation under Vision 2030, the everyday financial landscape for residents, both citizens and expatriates, is changing rapidly. From housing to groceries, consumer prices are evolving against a backdrop of modest inflation, residential property pressures and shifting wage […]

India’s delayed $5-trillion dream: What IMF’s new timeline means for your wallet

AI image (For representative purposes only) When senior ministers began promising a $5-trillion Indian economy by 2024–25, it was sold as a near-term milestone that would change everyday life — more jobs, better infrastructure, bigger pay packets. In late 2022, home minister Amit Shah even declared that “India will become a 5 trillion dollar economy […]

India’s delayed $5-trillion dream: What IMF’s new timeline means for your wallet

When senior ministers began promising a $5-trillion Indian economy by 2024–25, it was sold as a near-term milestone that would change everyday life — more jobs, better infrastructure, bigger pay packets. In late 2022, home minister Amit Shah even declared that “India will become a 5 trillion dollar economy by 2025.”Three years on, the goalpost […]

Diwali deals after GST 2.0: Are price cuts reaching your wallet? What you should check before buying items

Diwali shoppers may feel the excitement of GST 2.0, with headlines promising lower taxes on televisions, air-conditioners, cars, and other goods. At first glance, the new GST slabs — simplified to 5%, 18%, and 40% — appear to deliver a straightforward win for buyers. The government hopes the reform will reduce prices, simplify compliance, and […]

Visa Brings Google Pay Integration to Fleet Cards, Enabling Tokenization and Push-to-Wallet Across the Digital Wallet Ecosystem

Business Wire India   Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, today announced a major advancement for Fleet Operators. With the addition of Google Pay tokenization and push-to-wallet, Visa addresses the long-standing challenge of fleet data tags being tied solely to the plastic card chip. Now, fleet data tags can be configured by […]

Ant International Launches Alipay+ Voyager, a Built-in End-to-End AI Travel Companion for Digital Wallet and Super App Users

Business Wire India   Alipay+ Voyager converts Alipay+'s agentic travel AI solutions into one multi-task interface for e-wallet and super app users OTA and travel merchant partners such as Agoda, Fliggy and Trip.com offer seamless, end-to-end traveller experience through Alipay+'s global partner apps, from trip planning, trip booking to product and service discovery Alipay+ plans […]

Traveller exposes harsh truth about Indian passport bias: ‘I was asked to open my wallet’ | Trending

A travel content creator has sparked a debate online by sharing the harsh realities faced by Indian passport holders while travelling abroad, despite visa-free agreements with several countries. In a video that has now gone viral on Instagram, content creator Prateek Singh spoke candidly about the scrutiny and extra hurdles he has faced at immigration […]