Think organic food, affordable homes, artificial intelligence, suggests Prof Manmeet Barve.
Founded in 2015, Meesho is one of the country's fastest growing social commerce platforms, and provides small and independent entrepreneurs with products and tools to start, maintain, and grow their businesses. Facebook's interest in the digital commerce follows Reliance Industries' entry into the hybrid e-commerce ecosystem.
Mired in corruption, politics and with a history of suicides by its hapless depositors, PMC Bank's revival is a challenge very different from Yes Bank and LVB, both for the regulator and the rescuer, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
One of the mistakes most homemakers make while thinking about financial planning is looking at immediate goals, says Amar Pandit.
Mastercard is keen on being known not as a payments player but a technology company.
It was widely expected that this time around, the government would be less likely to initiate fresh reforms and rather loosen its belt a little to give various segments of the economy, especially the multitudes that truly constitute India, something to smile about, says Sudip Bandyopadhyay.
India-Maldives ties came under strain under Yameen who was perceived to be close to China.
The RBI has been repeatedly cautioning everyone about the usage of cryptocurrencies, flagging a slew of concerns.
With real estate valuations falling and other deals coming unstuck, the current management's improved target faces significant challenges.
This rainy season, don't just prepare for storms but also make your finances rain-proof, says Amar Pandit.
Biometric cards contain the details of policyholders such as name, age, address and finger prints. Besides helping the customers to pay their renewal premiums, the card will facilitate claim processing. It authorises transactions based on the customer's fingerprints.
In the worst-case scenario, it will be next to impossible for tech companies like Amazon and Google to run any service that requires user biometrics.
Paytm plans to launch mutual funds, insurance and banking services and s also providing the option to transact offline with a physical debit card
Consider factors like time, risk profile, return requirements, expenses, liquidity needs, etc. Make sure to have insurance and opt for a term plan, says Amar Pandit.
Top officials in key ministries, including finance and IT, are of the opinion that a sensitive payments system such as UPI should not be on a platform whose security is possibly compromised.
These games of skill with a large social component have managed the transition to a new online avatar.
Sidbi acquires Ahmedabad-based start-up at hefty premium; founders deny link to govt.
These top level changes have come soon after Flipkart co-founder and Group CEO Binny Bansal resigned over allegations of serious personal misconduct in November.
While HackerEarth has clients and developers globally, the US consists more than a third of the revenue stream, and plans to ramp it up to 60 per cent of the total share.
179 million debit cards were issued during December 2016 to June 2018. A mere 2,000 ATMs were opened in the same period.
This September, Sachin Bansal picked 94 per cent stake in microfinance company Chaitanya Rural Intermediation Development Services. His immediate plan is to scale up the company's operations as quickly as possible without making much investment in physical infrastructure and by leveraging technology.
However, in recent times, the clout that trader bodies such as CAIT and other organisations like Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Laghu Udyog Bharati has is steadily increasing. Earlier this year, trader bodies were able to convince the government not to extend the deadline for implementation of the new norms in FDI policy on e-commerce.
Young professionals who lost their jobs tell Rediff.com's Divya Nair how they reclaimed their lives.
Those who have been handed the pink slip shouldn't make too many loan queries, advises Raj Khosla.
If you are serious about your future, here are some MBA programmes and short courses you can consider, advises Arun Jagannathan is co-founder and CEO, CrackVerbal.
Tamal Bandyopadhyay details HDFC Bank's digital journey.
For a borrower, who has serviced his loan without missing any repayment, the banks will be willing to take over the loan, give a top-up, and would offer lower interest rates, says Tinesh Bhasin.
In 5 years, prices for keywords on Google's AdWords platform have gone up three to five times. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
While planning for retirement, the key is to let your money be idle, says Amar Pandit.
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
Not just from the likes of Alibaba and Didi Chuxing, Indian startups saw a surge in Chinese funding from financial investors in 2019. This is a seven-fold jump from $459 million in 2016.
Want a stress free vacation? Amar Pandit tells you what you need to keep in mind.
There were fewer Series-B deals this year versus last, but more money was raised
Is the SBI chairman leaving the bank in a stronger and better position than what it was? Abhijit Lele finds out.
Physical KYC takes anywhere between two to five working days to get done, V-KYC, only a few minutes.
The project is supported by the Department of Jobs through IDA Ireland.
With more and more youngsters preferring to shop online, the credit appetite has surged.
While most banks in India store all this data on Indian servers in their core banking systems, the current directive addresses new-age payment and fintech companies operating in the space
You can get a lumpsum sanctioned, but you may draw only part of it and pay interest on the amount used.
Poor quality of education is one of the most important reasons for high unemployment in India, says Kavita Nigam.
