Monthly archives: September, 2017

MintWalk partners with PwC Fintech Program for developing Goal-based investment platform

September 07, 2017, New Delhi: MintWalk (GetClarity Fintech Services), a leading goal-based, SEBI-registered robo-advisory platform today announced their partnership with PwC’s Fintech Program. Through this program, PwC is mentoring and assisting MintWalk in creating a world-class disruptive goal-based financial services platform. MintWalk is the one of the first such partnerships under PwC’s Fintech Program globally. …

Flipkart’s Big Billion Days To Kick In From September 20

5 day shopping extravaganza for India spread across categories with a plethora of exclusive products, brands & offers HIGHLIGHTS: Exciting offers on a wide range and exclusive products across 80+ categories Enhanced and unique selection through exclusive partnerships with leading brands in fashion, consumer electronics & durables, and smartphones Up to 90% off on products …

It’s time to get your hands on the most funded hybrid smartwatch

With over $6,000,000 raised in crowdfunding, ZeTime, the world’s first hybrid smartwatch with mechanical hands and color touchscreen will be showcased at MWC Americas 2017 MyKronoz at Pepcom September 11th 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Metreon City View 135 4th Street, 4th Floor San Francisco

Mahindra Finance’s digital financial literacy campaign

UNESCO has adopted the theme of ‘Literacy in a digital world’ this year on the occasion of International Literacy Day on 8th September. As per Census 2011, the literacy rate in India is merely 76%, far lower than the global literacy rate of 86.3%. Digital illiteracy is even higher, posing a threat to India’s growth …

Sale of Brazilian steel mill CSA complete

The sale of the CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico (CSA) steel mill in Brazil to the Latin American steelmaker Ternium is complete. With the closing of the transaction thyssenkrupp has received the purchase price (enterprise value) of €1.5 billion. The transaction reduces the Group’s net financial debt significantly and contributes to the expected improvement in its …

IFAD invests $75 million to help mitigate drought in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, 7 September 2017 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of India have signed an agreement today to improve incomes and strengthen drought resilience for 165,000 farming households in the five driest districts in Andhra Pradesh. The financial and project agreements for the Andhra Pradesh Drought Mitigation Project were signed …

India’s loss is over Rs. 60 lakh crore each year due to poor healthcare: Vazirani

The 10th Medtech Conference of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) emphasizes the need to focus on medical technology to improve healthcare in India Industry leaders deliberate on the role of the Indian medical technology industry and Government to promote preventive diagnostics to counter this challenge New Delhi, 7 September 2017. The 10th Medtech …

Asian Watch Conference Unveils the Future of Smart Watches

7 September 2017 – Watchmakers who have established themselves in the global market for many years are being forced to re-evaluate their ideals and branding strategies while trying to embrace new technology posed by the growth of smart watches. These trends and technological developments were discussed on 6 September during the Asian Watch Conference at …

Gemalto enables biometric passports in over 30 different countries

– Advanced passport technologies combine stronger security with an enhanced traveler experience – New ePassport trends will include growing deployment of eVisa information, smartphone-based digital identities and fully automated, biometric self-service passenger facilitation AMSTERDAM, Sept 7, 2017 – (ACN Newswire) – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announces that its advanced epassport technologies are …

NXP India Takes a Major Step Towards Women Safety; Provides Safety Device ‘SAFER’ to Its Female Employees

Aims to enhance safety for women to live, learn and work New Delhi, September 07, 2017: As part of its commitment to ensure security and safety for their women employees, NXP India; a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications; today provided a safety wearable device called ‘SAFER’ to female employees. The pendant …