Fintech firm Model Office has produced a free Covid-19 handbook for Financial Planners. The aim is to provide advice and guidance to advisers on coping with the pandemic through more efficient use of technology. The handbook has been supported by more than a dozen firms including Advicefront, Apricity, Dynamic Planner, Intelliflo, Iress, the Lang Cat, […]
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BigBasket sees nearly tenfold jump in deliveries since lockdown
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi BigBasket and Grofers, India’s biggest online grocers, have nearly doubled the number of daily deliveries compared with a month ago, as more consumers hit the internet to buy essentials amid the ongoing lockdown. The surge has come despite shuttered warehouses in the early days of the lockdown that began on March 25 […]
BigBasket sees nearly tenfold jump in deliveries since lockdown
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi BigBasket and Grofers, India’s biggest online grocers, have nearly doubled the number of daily deliveries compared with a month ago, as more consumers hit the internet to buy essentials amid the ongoing lockdown. The surge has come despite shuttered warehouses in the early days of the lockdown that began on March 25 […]
BigBasket sees nearly tenfold jump in deliveries since lockdown
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi BigBasket and Grofers, India’s biggest online grocers, have nearly doubled the number of daily deliveries compared with a month ago, as more consumers hit the internet to buy essentials amid the ongoing lockdown. The surge has come despite shuttered warehouses in the early days of the lockdown that began on March 25 […]
Coronavirus – An Olympian Financial Event
We’re all participating in a major event at the moment. Indulge me, as I liken it to competing in the Olympics… The planning… Usually the Olympics takes years to plan and pull together successfully. This event has been pulled together in a matter of weeks. With information changing nearly on a daily basis. […]
Walmart’s streaming service Vudu to be bought by Comcast-owned Fandango
(Representative Image) Walmart‘s video-on-demand service, Vudu, said on Monday it would be acquired by Fandango Media, a movie ticketing service owned by cable company Comcast. The terms or value of the deal were not disclosed. Walmart bought Vudu over a decade ago, but the service, which allows customers to either buy or rent movies and […]
WeWork directors defend right to represent shareholders against SoftBank
A special committee of WeWork board members on Monday rejected an assertion by SoftBank Group that it does not have authority to represent the interests of minority shareholders of the office-sharing startup. The back-and-forth presages what could become a long and messy legal dispute between SoftBank and the WeWork special committee, which is contesting SoftBank’s […]
WeWork directors defend right to represent shareholders against SoftBank
A special committee of WeWork board members on Monday rejected an assertion by SoftBank Group that it does not have authority to represent the interests of minority shareholders of the office-sharing startup. The back-and-forth presages what could become a long and messy legal dispute between SoftBank and the WeWork special committee, which is contesting SoftBank’s […]
Paytm cuts losses 20% as digital payments fall
Paytm has started curbing expenditure amid the pandemic to extend its runway. The e-payments major — India’s most valued startup at $16 billion — has been cutting costs at a rate of 15-20% in the last two months, founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma told TOI in an exclusive interview earlier this month. The development […]
Paytm cuts losses 20% as digital payments fall
Paytm has started curbing expenditure amid the pandemic to extend its runway. The e-payments major — India’s most valued startup at $16 billion — has been cutting costs at a rate of 15-20% in the last two months, founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma told TOI in an exclusive interview earlier this month. The development […]