Private sector DCB Bank on Friday announced the launch of a mobile based payment solution, mVisa, for easier retail payment.
"mVisa, a mobile-based payment solution will make payments at retail outlets much easier. Customers can pay now through their smart phones by scanning the unique Quick Response (QR) code at the retail outlet," DCB Bank said in a release.
mVisa is a card less mobile payment solution that offers customers the convenience of doing digital payments at retail outlets, it added.
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TiE Delhi-NCR hosts India Education Entrepreneurship Day * To boost education technology solutions for students by startups and educators, TiE Delhi-NCR today hosted the India Education Entrepreneurship Day here.
TiE Delhi-NCR is the Delhi chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs — a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship.
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"The need of the hour is to better equip our teachers with the technology savvy students, who are more aware about the world than the teacher in the classroom," Deputy Chief Minister & Education Minister, Manish Sisodia said.
54% young Indians prefer to work with startup over large firms * Young Indian population prefer working with startups over a large corporation when offered a similar job by both, according to a poll by Inshorts and research firm Ipsos.
Out of the 51,629 users who responded to the question, more than 54 per cent voted startup, 36 per cent voted large corporation and a little more than 10 per cent voted can't say.
To a question on whether their career prospects improved in the last two years under the current government, out of the 51,576 users who responded to the question, 45 per cent voted yes, 38 per cent voted no and 17 per cent voted they cannot comment on the topic.
CAIA, ISB partner on alternative investment in education
The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, the global leader in alternative investment education and the Indian School of Business (ISB) have announced an academic partnership to promote alternative investment education in India.
"India is one of the fast growing countries in the world, and its alternative investment community is filled with potential," Jo Murphy, Managing Director - Asia Pacific, CAIA said.
Alternative investments include private equity, hedge funds, managed-futures,real estate, commodities and derivatives contracts.
"Though currently a nascent asset class in India, Alternative Investment will scale up and this partnership will help our students to understand the ideas and benefits of alternative investments like never before," Professor Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, ISB, said.