HYDERABAD: Payment solutions provider Mastercard is keen on collaborating with the Union and state governments to provide technologies for the Smart Cities initiative, Porush Singh, country corporate officer (India) and division president (South Asia), MasterCard, said on Thursday here. Speaking at the 45th Skoch Summit, Singh said, “As a global ... Read More »
NEW DELHI: Indian travellers are getting increasingly younger. They are also travelling and spending more than ever before, according to a survey byMakeMyTrip. Sample this: 30% of new travellers are in the age group of 18 to 24 years, compared to 24% last year and both spending and average vacation ... Read More »
The chairman of Cawston Press, who turned the New Covent Garden Soup Company and Green & Black’s into major brands, talks to Anna Isaac about building a crack team, selling your first company and why a minute without a good finance person is a minute wasted. How did you get ... Read More »
Britain’s services sector enjoyed a record rise last month, as companies shrugged off the initial shock of the vote to leave the EU, according to a survey of business activity that adds to signs the economy has escaped recession in the immediate aftermath of the referendum. The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ ... Read More »
Although our names form an integral part of our identity, we do not get to choose them. Young Indian parents are waking up to the weight of this decision. They are putting a lot of effort into research so that they can choose a pleasant, meaningful, and unique name for ... Read More »
These days, most businesses use a professional IVR voice to connect with their callers. An IVR system increases customer satisfaction as it is available 24×7 and helps with immediate connectivity for urgent requirements. It also introduces them to the company and gives them a more personalised experience. There are so ... Read More »
Europe plans to give media companies the power to demand payment from search engines like Google when snippets of their content are republished. The European Commission is is working on a significant overhaul of copyright law that aims to help level the playing field between news outlets and tech giants ... Read More »
SBI Life Insurance Company, a joint venture between the State Bank of India and French insurer BNP Paribas Cardif, is set to become the number one life insurance company in the private sector, according to a top company official. This is despite the fact that HDFC Life and Max Life ... Read More »
Vinod K. Dasari Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland has drawn up a holistic game plan to usher in a fresh transformation to not only stay healthy as a company in the context of emerging market dynamics but also move up in value graph. Sketching out the details of the new ... Read More »
Bidding adieu:Governor Raghuram Rajan says RBI’s role needs to be clearly defined by the government.— PHOTO: PTI The Reserve Bank of India chief Raghuram Rajan made a strong case for an ‘independent’ central bank and an elevation in the ranking of the central bank Governor’s post. In the interests of ... Read More »
The Civil Aviation Ministry has revised the norms for grant of an international permit for domestic airlines. While domestic airlines will need to have at least 20 aircraft to secure international flying rights, the ones that do not utilise the allocated bilateral air traffic rights will have to return it ... Read More »
Blacks lag far behind whites and other minorities in business ownership, though there are signs the gap has started to narrow since the recession, new government data show. Black-owned firms accounted for just 2.1% of the nation’s companies with at least one employee in 2014, according to the first instalment ... Read More »
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