Stubbornly high shipping expenses for businesses are getting sealed into contracts for the next 12 months, forcing companies to pass the extra costs on to consumers. The price for a container of goods from China…
Paytm hiring over 1,000 people to support expansion…
NEW DELHI: Fintech major Paytm on Wednesday said it is in the process of hiring over 1,000 people across various roles over the next few months as it expands its operations, including segments like financial…
How big businesses in Singapore are managing the…
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown into sharp focus the role of government in supporting the economy during periods of crises.But it has also highlighted the role big business can play.Look at Singapore. As the Asia-Pacific headquarters for…
Farm-to-fork social commerce venture Otipy raises $1mn from…
NEW DELHI: Otipy, the social commerce venture of farm-to-fork agricultural tech startup Crofarm today said that it has raised $ 1 mn from Inflection Point Ventures (IPV). IPV is an early-stage investing platform. Otipy uses…
Delhi HC directs Oyo to furnish affidavit of…
NEW DELHI: In the matter concerning Oyo Hotels & Homes and hospitality company Anam Datsec, the Delhi High Court, through an order passed on August 20, directed Oyo to furnish a copy of the affidavit…
Log 9 supplies Sorbene oil pads to aid…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai-headquartered clean-tech startup Log 9 Spill Containment Pvt Ltd on Saturday said it supplied oil absorbent pads Sorbene to clean up a major oil spill off the coast of island nation Mauritius. A…
‘Unabashed’ capitalist Kevin O’Leary: ‘I don’t think Biden…
Kevin O'Leary told CNBC on Thursday that he does not believe Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would impair the stock market if the former vice president were to defeat President Donald Trump in November. "I don't…
MCS enters the Indian AI automation market with…
MUMBAI: Auditoria.ai and MCS Group have announced a partnership that will deliver AI-based finance automation to Indian corporates. With this new agreement, several of MCS Group customers will be able to leverage artificial intelligence to…
Microfinance sector may see consolidation post COVID, say…
MUMBAI: Microfinance industry, which serves the unbanked, is likely to head towards the path of consolidation post-COVID19, feel industry experts. Micro lenders will also move towards digitisation of all processes for serving their customers who…