N R Narayana Murthy has stepped down as chairman of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), reports Times of India. The move comes after Murthy took charge as executive chairman of Infosys in June 2013. The NPCI board will be appointing a new executive chairman on September 23 when it meets, according to the report. NPCI works as a hub for all electronic retail payment systems including ATMs. In June 2013, it had launched an e-commerce solution called ‘RuPay PaySecure’. **** Location based services and Maps company MapmyIndia has launched GPS navigation app on Windows 8 devices, whichcan be downloaded from the Windows 8 store. Besides this, MapmyIndia has also partnered with HP to include the app in HP Picks, which is exclusively available for Windows 8 devices by HP. The deal period or the terms of the partnership have not been disclosed. **** Rediff.com has launched a mobile app called Rediff Shopping enabling users to check prices of a product by scanning the barcode and making a purchase separately. The app currently supports goods in categories such as books, apparel, accessories & bags, mobile phone, sports & fitness equipment, camera, toys, computer & peripherals, among others. The app is available for download from the Google Play Store, iTunes Store, and BlackBerry World. **** New Delhi based E-tailing site edabba.com, owned by Omnipresent Retail Pvt Ltd has raised Rs 4.5 cr from C Cube Angels, a Singapore based angel firm, reports NextBigWhat. The funds raised will be used to expand its operations in more Indian cities. Previously, the company had raised…
