Finshots Daily
Finshots
A daily 5-min podcast explaining the most important finance and business happenings in plain English. India focused.
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Jan 13, 2021 • 5min
The Incentive Problem with MDR
Banks want MDR (merchant discount rate) reinstated for RuPay and UPI transactions. The only problem — Most people still don’t fully understand the issue. So in today’s Finshots, we discuss MDR, its abolition and more.
Jan 12, 2021 • 5min
A Nykaa IPO?
According to reports Nykaa is apparently gearing up for a $3 Billion IPO pretty soon. So we thought we could look at the online cosmetics giant and see what makes them so special.
Jan 11, 2021 • 6min
Facebook and Twitter—The Active Gatekeepers
On January 8th, Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account from the platform after a mob of protesters ransacked the legislator’s offices in the Capitol. Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram also booted the president off their apps and many other companies followed suit soon after. And while this move was unprecedented for the most part, it wasn’t exactly unexpected. So in today's Finshots, we look at how the reluctant gatekeepers became the active moderators of 2021.
Jan 10, 2021 • 11min
Finshots Special | Luckin Coffee and the Anatomy of a Fraud
In today's episode we bring you a recap of a past story based on the fraud that shook parts of US markets amidst the Coronavirus turmoil.
Fair warning- This will probably take more time to listen to, but we promise you, it will be worth your time.
Jan 9, 2021 • 6min
Finshots Markets | Titan's Gold Rush
In this week’s episode of Finshots Markets, we talk about Titan and it's ever-growing jewelry business.
Jan 8, 2021 • 5min
Are we running out of iron ore? Or are we not?
In today's Finshots we look at the big dispute surrounding iron ore.
Jan 7, 2021 • 4min
The Great GST Crusade
In today's Finshots, we talk about record GST collections and the input tax credit scam.
Jan 6, 2021 • 5min
The Stamp Duty story
A few days ago, Maharashtra reported that it had seen a spurt in revenue collection after having reduced stamp duty on sale deeds. So we thought we could take a closer look at this story and perhaps explain how stamp duty has been evolving over the years.
Jan 5, 2021 • 6min
Why is Bitcoin rallying?
Bitcoin has been on a rally like no other. So we thought we could look at the crypto asset once again and see what's really happening this time around. But like every other story, we need an introduction before we start moving along. So here goes...
Jan 4, 2021 • 7min
Why did SEBI fine Mukesh Ambani?
On January 1st SEBI ordered billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. to pay a combined penalty of Rs 40 crores for alleged manipulative and fraudulent trading in the month of November 2007. And if you’re wondering why the regulator imposed such a harsh penalty, here’s our simplified take on what happened during the fateful month.
