Common service centres (CSCs), or digital kiosks, are planning to offer consumers in remote areas access to a catalogue of over 4,000 movies and other entertainment content, in a bid to attract first-time internet users in far-flung areas. According to a top official, CSCs have been given the mandate to offer last-mile internet connectivity through […]
Archives for January 2020
Facebook takes down account of Jamia shooter
Facebook took down the account of ‘Rambhakt’ Gopal, a man accused of shooting a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi on Thursday, saying the social network has no place for violence. A Facebook page in the assumed name of the man featured a livestream video of him advancing towards the university, where protests […]
Why Citi’s robo is ‘late to the game’
Citigroup is the latest financial services firm to offer a digital advice platform designed to draw retail banking clients into lucrative wealth management relationships. However, the investment bank is behind competitors and the offering is priced well above the most attractive price points from competing firms. “Citi is a little late to the game here,” […]
6 tips for not-for-profit board members to improve volunteer retention
Serving on a not-for-profit board can be a rewarding experience, as board members’ involvement in organizational planning can help the not-for-profit fulfill its mission. To achieve this, it’s important for board members to consider a core element of many not-for-profit organizations: the volunteers. Why do volunteers matter? Not-for-profits cannot always depend on extensive financial resources […]
Don’t Fall For It!
[embedded content] My colleague Ben Carlson has a new book out about the history of financial fraud and what lessons investors can take away from that in modern times. It turns out that the new scams aren’t very different from the old scams, and that bull markets are fertile breeding grounds for credulous investors and […]
QuickBooks updates for January – Accounting Today
Intuit has released several updates for QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Online Accountant and QuickBooks Online Advanced. QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Accountant: Business view For QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Online Accountant, “business view” is now available to help new small business users get up and running quickly on the platform. Business view is meant to reduce […]
3 Helpful Tips to Onboarding New Technology In Your Firm
Technology always evolves. It seems like every day there are new options to help streamline processes and change workflows all with the promise of optimizing your business. As a business owner, you are always on the lookout for ways to improve yourself and your business, but it is important that you take the time to […]
They’re going to invert the yield curve again.
They’re going to invert the yield curve again. But it’s mostly a function of Coronavirus fears and the Fed’s very widely telegraphed activities in the overnight repo market – flushing the system with cash to stabilize an otherwise mundane, routine process that can occasionally be overwhelmed by high demand for dollars, for a variety of […]
Mastercard’s fintech bet pays off with higher card spending
By Jenny Surane Mastercard’s new initiative to team up with more startups on credit cards is beginning to pay off. The company has been initiating card programs for fintechs including Brex, Revolut Technologies and TransferWise, and has unveiled programs designed to make it easier for startups to join Mastercard’s network. That helped boost customers’ spending […]
Push for MSMEs to join ecomm exports
The government is in talks with ecommerce firms to help sell goods produced by small enterprises in remote parts of the country around the world via online marketplaces, and to identify district-wise products that can be promoted globally, amid sagging exports. “The idea is to increase overall exports, especially of small enterprises which are located […]