Articles categorized as "Cover Story"
Scaling up digital lending
Feb 06, 2017
Capital Float is an online lending platform which provides collateral-free working capital loans to small-time entrepreneurs, with a focus on Tier II and Tier III regions as well. Gaurav Hinduja…
Easy Access to Foreign Exchange
Feb 06, 2017
Bookmyforex.com has a slew of offerings related to foreign exchange, aimed at making travelling abroad easy for Indians. “When you are travelling, right from booking rooms to hiring a porter, you…
Deal makers go digital
Feb 06, 2017
With its mid-market deal origination platform, BankerBay aims to challenge the traditional means by which capital is sought world over. Currently, it brokers over 600 deals a month and has recently…
Making BFSI software agile
Jan 31, 2017
Founded by Kalpesh Desai, the former COO of 3i Infotech EMEA, Agile Financial Technologies (Agile FT) has made a serious dent on the InsuranceTech segment, thanks to the domain expertise of its…
A chatbot for banks
Jan 31, 2017
Founded by banking veterans, Active.ai wants to enable better customer experience for banks using artificial intelligence. Singapore-headquartered Active.ai, is working towards a grand vision of using AI-based Chatbots…
“Opportunity lies in using technology and innovation to deliver financial services that can increase adoption and expand the market itself”
Jan 31, 2017
Bala Srinivasa, Partner, Kalaari Capital, helps us understand the nuances of the fintech sector and the various opportunities available for the entrepreneurs. For Bala Srinivasa, the fact that he is able to…
The Fintech Wave
Jan 31, 2017
Every one of the 35 fintech entrepreneurs we spoke to, is bridging a gap in two segments; for MSMEs, the glaring gap in availability of finance, and for consumers, improving penetration of…
The IPO Story
Oct 25, 2016
The journey of three entrepreneurs from the ideation phase to scaling up and, eventually, a listing in the public markets. Going public is a major move for an organisation and a sign…
Roopa Kudva, Omidyar Network India Featured in Social Impact Leadership Next
Filling in two cheque books
Sep 12, 2016
Roopa Kudva nearly celebrated a silver jubilee at CRISIL before she assumed her role as the leader of impact investment firm, Omidyar Network India. At Omidyar, parallel efforts to invest in impact…
How Dr. Velumani led thyrocare’s big-bang entry into the stock market
Jun 20, 2016
Dr. Velumani helps us see what it takes to build a successful business in India; stamina and frugality. Clearly, investors loved these traits of Thyrocare and as a result, the IPO was…
