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Invite Friends   From the Editor's Desk The thinking Indian's guide to Aadhaar There are a few topics as divisive as Aadhaar in drawing room discussions around India. While most people got themselves Aadhaar cards, some privacy advocates and others have managed to get the supreme court to put brakes on its wheels. This is rightfully so and probably due course in a democracy in the digital age. The end result seems a little messy and off-track - hopefully the Aadhaar survives and gets used to reduce corruption (wrt government subsidies, etc) which was the original purpose. This made me wonder if the social security number in the US (similar in scope and use today) faced any opposition of this kind when it was introduced in 1936 - apparently not. There was no social media in 1936. Here's the thinking man's guide to Aadhaar from Founding Fuel. It delves into several specifics. 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Digital "A huge opportunity to completely automate lending": The growth of digital lending in India Over the last decade many other digital lending platforms like Kissht, Capital Float, Faircent and Telr have popped up to harness the potential of this space Digital Former Facebook India MD joins SoftBank's $100 billion fund India Business News: SoftBank said Reddy, with her deep business and technical experience, will bring a set of new perspectives and geographical insights to SoftBank Inves Digital Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [03-08 Dec 2018] 8 More Digital Stories Facebook uses 'WhatsApp Phones' to tap next emerging market Image Credits: Bloomberg News Service Franchise KFC is banking heavily on a franchise-heavy model for expansion While it operated some 70 company-owned outlets till recently, KFC recently handed over 13 existing restaurants in Kerala and Goa to Devyani International Franchise Zomato enters the events space; set to launch multi-city food carnival Zomaland Amongst the other major Indian consumer internet startups that have entered the events space recently, are hospitality chains OYO and Treebo. 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