Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Payments company Razorpay has closed a $100 million financing round co-led by GIC, the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, and existing investor Sequoia Capital, in the process topping $1 billion in valuation, and becoming the first Indian neo-bank to hit that benchmark. Existing investors of Bengaluru-headquartered Razorpay, which includes Palo Alto-based financial […]
Archives for October 2020
How do you find someone to help you with the bookkeeping for your business?
When maintaining your accounts records becomes too much as your business grows and you realise you need some help how do you find someone to help? Maybe you will decide to use someone you know – the PA you use already, a friend or family member or someone you met at a networking event. Maybe […]
Covid-hit banks offer cracking deals on ecommerce during the festive period
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi An unsteady revival of the consumer economy has set off a discounting war among leading banks in partnership with online platforms and brands, as ecommerce is one among a handful of sectors that are expected to see growth in the festive period. Bankers and ecommerce executives ET spoke to said tight competition […]
How can Kiwi SMEs leverage the latest Xero Small Business Insights for their business?
As we continue to live with the impacts of the global pandemic, small businesses across different regions and industries in New Zealand have fared differently. Through Xero’s Small Business Insights (SBI), we’re able to see trends in revenue and employment, and paint an accurate picture of the New Zealand small business economy using real data. […]
Top Technology Funds for Investment 2020-21 – 40% Returns 1 Year
Technology Funds are funds that invest money in IT-related businesses. This includes businesses like manufacturing of IT devices, development of software, IT outsourcing, digital services, could services, etc. Despite economic stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian IT companies are showing massive rally. This is mainly due adoption of remote working, digital transformation, IoT, Digitalization […]
Facebook, Twitter announce mental health resource centres in India
Representational photo. Social media giants Facebook and Twitter have announced initiatives in India related to World Mental Health Day. On Saturday, Facebook announced tie-ups with three Indian firms – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, It’s Ok To Talk and actor Deepika Padukone‘s The Live Love Laugh Foundation – to provide mental health helplines and resources […]
A 15-year-old influencer can now reach as many people as a newspaper but with none of the responsibility: Former Google exec Tristan Harris
( Getty Images) In The Social Dilemma, the documentary that’s kickstarted a very important conversation on social media’s harmful effects on society, Tristan Harris not only pulled some neat coin tricks but gave us some chilling insights on how we’re being manipulated by Big Tech. Harris, a former Google executive and currently president of the […]
Finding Your Ideal Customer
When an entrepreneur starts marketing, they may envision their customers as everyone and anyone. No surprise here. Many want to spread the word far and wide about who they are and what they can do for customers. I love this enthusiasm, but lacking a well-defined target audience can set you back. Let’s look at the “why […]
Microsoft to let most employees work remotely for up to half their weekly working hours
Microsoft said on Friday it would allow most of its employees to clock in up to half their weekly working hours remotely, providing greater flexibility even after offices start reopening. The software-maker said in a blog post that while returning to office is optional for most employees for now, Microsoft was not committing to having […]
Microsoft to let most employees work remotely for up to half their weekly working hours
Microsoft said on Friday it would allow most of its employees to clock in up to half their weekly working hours remotely, providing greater flexibility even after offices start reopening. The software-maker said in a blog post that while returning to office is optional for most employees for now, Microsoft was not committing to having […]