No transaction fee for Google on mobile phone payments

Last Updated: Saturday, June 6, 2015, 23:44

Google`s service will not receive any fees for the transactions, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the situation. It said Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc have made their "tokenization" card-security service free, which prevents payments services from charging fees to issuers.

Three Google directors survive challenge over pay

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 23:46

Three Google Inc compensation committee members were re-elected on Wednesday, the technology company said at its annual meeting, despite a challenge from a high-profile proxy adviser that raised concerns over executive pay.

Google's new Android seeks to make smartphone smarter

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 09:23

Google`s updated Android mobile software seeks to make the smartphone smarter, while keeping the search titan relevant in a world where people rely on apps on the go.

Google unveils Android Pay in fresh challenge to Apple

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 09:13

Google on Thursday unveiled its pay-with-a-phone system for Android devices, ramping up its challenge to Apple in mobile payments.

Tim Cook says Apple in talks with Alibaba over Apple Pay in China

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 09:30

"We very much want to get Apple Pay in China," Cook told Xinhua during a visit to the country. "I`m very bullish on Apple Pay in China."

Average pay hikes to touch 10.7% this fiscal: Survey

Last Updated: Sunday, April 26, 2015, 12:26

In the current financial year, the increase in average salary as well as variable pay is expected to be higher than last fiscal's.

ICICI launches NFC-enabled payment service 'Tap-n-Pay'

Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 16:09

It can be used for merchant payments by merely tapping a NFC-enabled mobile phone or a tag on the counter.

Apple in talks to launch Apple Pay in Canada: Report

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 22:09

Apple Inc is planning to launch its electronic payments service in Canada in November, the first international expansion of Apple Pay, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Median pay of top-100 US CEOs rises 5% to $14.3 mn

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 10:09

The study, which is an analysis of CEO salaries at the 100 largest public US companies as measured by revenue, puts Microsoft's Indian-origin chief Satya Nadella on the top with a pay package of USD 84.3 million (Rs 525 crore) a year.

Microsoft's Satya Nadella tops global CEO pay chart with $84.3 mn

Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015, 09:12

Another Indian-origin CEO, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo, is ranked 19th with USD 19.08 million. Legendary investor Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway is ranked last at 100th position with a total compensation of USD 464,011 million.

Microsoft's Satya Nadella tops global CEO pay chart

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 22:19

With a pay package of USD 84.3 million (Rs 525 crore) a year, technology giant Microsoft's Indian-origin chief Satya Nadella has emerged as the top-paid CEO in the US, as per a new list.

US CEO takes 90% pay cut to give workers huge raise!

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 16:46

A CEO of an American firm has surprised one and all by announcing a 90 percent pay cut for himself and slashing of company's profits to give employees a hefty salary hike after he read a study about happiness.