India’s digital payments ecosystem is gearing up to offer contactless payments for commuters as metro and local rail services reopen in phases across the country. Top digital payment companies, payment gateways, device manufacturers and banks are seeking partnership opportunities to scale and testing new contactless technologies to offer such services and gain share in the […]
Archives for September 2020
What is Pre EMI? – Pre EMI vs Full EMI Difference
Pre EMI vs Full EMI – Pre EMI is EMI paid for before starting an actual EMI of a loan. Pre EMI is generally paid for under-construction properties. As we know that buying a dream home is very difficult. The cost of real estate is sky-rocketing. You need to shell out a lot of money to […]
‘Mr SIPP’celebrates 50 years working in the sector
Industry veteran John Moret is celebrating 50 years of working in the pensions and SIPP sector. In a special series of columns for Financial Planning Today Mr Moret, who writes a regular column for Financial Planning Today, looks back over the last 5 decades and forward to potential developments. In a career spanning half a […]
TechEagle partners Ethiopia’s Addis Mercato for drone delivery of products
Gurugram-based drone delivery startup TechEagle has partnered with Ethiopian ecommerce marketplace Addis Mercato to deliver healthcare products and essentials using drones in the African nation’s urban and suburban areas. The partnership is the first commercial drone delivery service in Ethiopia, the companies said, and the inaugural test flights are likely to be conducted within the […]
Paytm Mall threatens defamation suit against Cyble
Paytm Mall has sent a legal notice threatening to initiate defamation proceedings against cybersecurity startup Cyble Inc for a report that the US-based firm published last month about an alleged cybersecurity breach of its database. The ‘seize and desist’ notice gives Cyble seven days to make public clarifications regarding the report, which Paytm claims is […]
‘Basic’ accounting no more – Accounting Today
With “work from anywhere” becoming more of a necessity right now, performing accounting tasks online has changed from being an option to the best choice for many. And now that you and your clients have gone down this road en masse, that’s not likely to change much, at least in the near future. That’s true […]
The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (September 2020)
Executive Summary Welcome to the September 2020 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month’s edition continues with new co-author (and AdvisorTech guru) Craig Iskowitz, along with […]
How Netflix’s Reed Hastings conquered Hollywood with a PowerPoint presentation
By Lucas Shaw About three years ago, Reed Hastings set out to answer a question that had bedeviled Hollywood for the past decade: How did a small DVD-by-mail company build the most popular TV service in the world? Hastings, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Netflix, was never fond of revisiting his past. “There’s […]
Introducing our new Australian community team
If the last six months has taught us anything about the resilience and strength of our partners, a connected and supported community is an important piece of the puzzle to help navigate growing your business. Over the past two years, our partners are familiar with Amanda Newton, who has been an incredibly passionate champion for […]
Tax-News.com: UK, Austria Sign Deal On Granting Tax Treaty Benefits
HM Revenue and Customs has announced that it is has agreed changes with authorities in Austria regarding how the two authorities will deal with requests for relief under the two countries’ tax treaty.