company:paytm

Interview with a #paytm Web #developer
▻https://hackernoon.com/interview-with-a-paytm-web-developer-a02739454c4a?source=rss----3a8144ea

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An informative question-answer session with a developer at one of the best tech companies in India.Recently I got an opportunity to interview Abhinav Pandey, a developer at Paytm. Abhinav likes to write Node.js APIs and wrangle with databases all day long. Read this article to find his opinions on questions that I hope are very relevant to young developers wanting to hone their skills and get jobs at great companies.Disclaimer- This is not a financial advice from Paytm.What is the work culture at Paytm?Paytm was a dream company for me and I consider myself lucky to be working with such a phenomenal team. Our product manager is very helpful and we can work with great coordination. My team members are highly experienced and because of an open culture, we can freely communicate with each (...)

#programming #web-development #javascript

Rs 500, 10 minutes, and you have access to billion Aadhaar details
▻http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/rs-500-10-minutes-and-you-have-access-to-billion-aadhaar-details/523361.html

It was only last November that the UIDAI asserted that “Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure and there has been no data leak or breach at UIDAI.” Today, The Tribune “purchased” a service being offered by anonymous sellers over WhatsApp that provided unrestricted access to details for any of the more than 1 billion Aadhaar numbers created in India thus far. It took just Rs 500, paid through Paytm, and 10 minutes in which an “agent” of the group running the racket created a “gateway” for this (...)

#UIDAI #Aadhaar #biométrie #hacking

Masayoshi Son’s Grand Plan for SoftBank’s $100 Billion Vision Fund - The New York Times
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/technology/masayoshi-son-softbank-vision-fund.html

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“Masa is in a hurry,” said Vijay Sharma, the chief executive of Indian digital payments start-up Paytm, which SoftBank put $1.4 billion into in May. “He sees this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity where everything we touch can become a market, where we’re at the opening up of a new industrial revolution.”

#singularité #robotisation #capitalisme