Faircent.com, India’s largest peer to peer lending marketplace has been acclaimed as the ‘Interbrand Breakthrough Brand in Finance’ by Interbrand. The inaugural Breakthrough Brands report is in partnership with Facebook, Ready Set Rocket and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Faircent.com is the…
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Gupshup to launch bots to customise workflow for SMEs
Bot builder platform Gupshup plans to introduce templatised bots in a bid to make them accessible to small and medium businesses. A bot is a software application that can run automated tasks on the Internet. They are being deployed by businesses to replace basic customer interactions. Over the ne…
SBI rolls out Rs. 200-cr start-up fund
State Bank of India seems to be setting great store by start-ups in the financial technology (FinTech) space. After starting an exclusive branch for start-ups in Bengaluru earlier this year, it has set up a Rs. 200-crore fund to provide assistance to them. SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya said…
SMEs need software which is user friendly, intuitive and affordable | Blueleaf Software CEO Joseph Rasquinha
Oye 10 offers a totally unique GPS Attendance on the mobile for any company needing to keep track of their employees. Made to cater SMEs, this mobile app is user-friendly and extremely affordable for this price sensitive sector. Joseph Rasquinha is a Ph.D. in Economics from St. Andrews University…
PHDCCI Innovation Summit brings together innovative minds for enhancing MSMEs
MSMEs are the growth engine of Indian economy. Innovation in the sector is both an opportunity and a challenge. To make innovation an integral part of the business plan at SME firms, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with Paytm, Hero Mindmine, Ajeevi and SMEpost.com, organise…
‘Google Tax’ to impact start-ups
The equalisation levy or popularly known as ‘Google tax’ which came into effect from June 1 is set to have an impact on the operations of Indian start-ups with higher financial burden and administrative overload. Start-ups which are highly dependent on online platforms like Google, Facebook, Twit…
HDFC ERGO launches “community”, an interactive forum to uncomplicate queries related to health, motor, travel & home insurance
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, one of India’s leading private sector general insurance companies, has announced the launch of a one of its kind “community” platform for public. This community portal https://community.hdfcergo.com/–aims to provide a peer-to-peer channel where users can get a…
E-commerce breathes life into obituaries startups
Rajkot-based online obituaries startup Shradhanjali is expanding its presence by entering into multilingual obituaries, adding social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and soon joining the obits e-Commerce market. Others such as Tributes.in, a venture from India online, which recently en…
South Asian diaspora matchmaking app Dil Mil raises $2.7 million
Despite frosty fund raising scenario, matchmaking continues to be hot as matrimonial app for South Asians, Dil Mil, on March 31 said it has $ 2.7 million in its Pre-Series A round from a clutch of investors. The money would be used to experiment and harness emerging technologies and expand the pr…
Viber opens up its public chat system to Indian startups
Viber has opened its public chat system to Indian startups, as part of the messaging platform’s efforts in India to reach out to fledgling businesses. Zopper, ObiNo, Vuclip, Lootore and KhauGaliDeals are among the startups that in the past two to three months have joined Viber Public Chats …