# Weekly Tech Update #12

This week's featured links:

-  [India prepares for open e-commerce](https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/india-quietly-readies-an-amazon-slayer-open-ecommerce-11629331275652.html)
-  [Plaid settled $58 million lawsuit over alleged consumer data sharing](https://finledger.com/2021/08/09/plaid-settled-58-million-lawsuit-over-alleged-consumer-data-sharing)
-  [UPI Payments now available in UAE](https://www-livemint-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.livemint.com/news/india/upi-payments-now-available-in-uae-as-npci-s-global-arm-partners-mashreq-bank/amp-11629455637164.html)