Aircel today launched free calling scheme, 'Good Morning' pack, limited to calls made between 6 am to 8 am for just Re 1 per day.
Subscribers can also avail the offer by a recharge of Re 1 which has been launched in Aircel's 13 service areas across the country.
"This product is especially aimed at the student community and young working professionals who start their day early and like to be in touch with their friends and family before heading for their respective work places or colleges," Aircel Chief Marketing Officer Anupam Vasudev said in a statement.
Users will be charged Re 1 for the first call of the day between 6 am-8 am after which all calls would be free during the period.
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Loofre to expand table booking service in nine cities
*K5 Brand today said it is going to expand its online table reservation platform Loofre.Com to nine cities.
"On the road ahead, Loofre.Com is live and we are testing our processes in Delhi NCR. By the next month, we will be live in all nine major Indian cities," K5 Brand Solutions Managing Partner Rohit Mahajan said in a statement.
K5 Brand manages dining, wellness and online programmes of banks like ICICI (Culinary Treats), HDFC (Food Fiesta), HDFC Times Card and SBI Cards.
It has footprint across all major Indian metros in 5,000 retail points which include brands like Barbaque Nation, US Pizza, Bercos, The Great Kabab Factory, Eat Thai, Between Breads, Peninsula, Carter's Express, Aldredo's and JP Fortune Park.
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Ola cabs hit Shimla roads
*Taxi aggregator Ola launched its services in Shimla today with more than 200 cabs.
With this, Shimla has become the first city in Himachal to have Ola services, joining the list of 100 other cities.
"Customers can book through the Olacabs mobile app that is available to download on Android, iOS and Windows phones and residents and touristscan have easy access to reliable, efficient and convenient transportation options at all times atthe tap of a button", said Deep Singh, Business Head - North at Ola.
MobiKwik to launch virtual card for online, offline payments
* Mobile wallet firm MobiKwik today said its users will be able to use MobiKwik for payments across all online & offline retailers and shops, where credit and debit cards are accepted by January 2017 using a virtual card.
MobiKwik Card will help users pay through their wallet without having to worry about the merchant's inclusion in our network. They can generate a new card every time to make payments and use MobiKwik wallet pan India, for any purchases," Upasana Taku, Co-founder of MobiKwik said in a statement.
South Africa based Net1 UEPS Technologies Inc, an investor in MobiKwik, will be help the company with their proprietary Card technology for the initiative.
MobiKwik users will be able to generate MobiKwik Card from the app and share details of the card with any online or offline retailer for payment.
MobiKwik was the first to launch mobile wallets in India in 2009 and has a network reach of over 2,50,000 retailers in India.
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Capillary Tech, Razorpay partner for integrated mobile wallet * IT company Capillary Technologies today announced the launch of its integrated wallet payment solution for retailers and brands in partnership with Razorpay
"We power 20,000 stores, host 150 Million users, process millions of monthly eCommerce transactions on our Omni-channel Platform. Consumers can shop with retailers through wallets without the hassle of cash. On the other end, retailers can use our wallet solution to get connected to all the major wallets out there," Abhijeet Vijayvergiya, Vice President and Country Head- India, Capillary Technologies said in a statement.
The wallet will be pre-integrated with multiple point of sales systems and retailers can link multiple bank accounts mapped to different stores and also easily manage scenarios where stores are managed by franchises, the statement said.
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FundsIndia.Com launches fund rating service * An online investment platform for mutual funds and equities FundsIndia.Com today said it has launched its own research-driven, in-house funds rating service-FundsIndia ratings (FI ratings).
With FundsIndia ratings, investors would not only have access to investment-worthy funds through Select Funds, but also get an idea of where their other current holdings stand, in relation to category peers, it said in a statement.
