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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.

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.

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.

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.

In this week’s episode of Finshots Markets, we talk about Titan and it's ever-growing jewelry business.

In today's Finshots we look at the big dispute surrounding iron ore.

In today's Finshots, we talk about record GST collections and the input tax credit scam.

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.

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...

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.