Hexaware Technologies today said it has appointed Sunder Madakshira as its Chief Marketing Officer.
Madakshira, who was previously Vice President (Marketing and Communication) at SAP, has held leadership roles in sales and marketing functions at Unilever, Infosys and Wipro.
"We have embarked on an ambitious journey of growth in the last 12 months. One of the important requisites to be on this path is to make Hexaware a very compelling brand in the IT services space globally for customers, employees and the community," Hexaware Technologies CEO and Executive Director R Srikrishna said.
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Brother Intl eyes 15% share of Indian tank inkjet printer mkt * Japanese printing solutions provider Brother International today said it expects to more than triple its market share in the Indian refill tank inkjet printer category to 15 per cent by March 2017.
The company, which currently has a share of about four per cent in the category, is expanding its product portfolio and service centres to strengthen its position in the country.
"India is an important market for us and we are focussing on introducing new products and expanding channel and service partners."
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Kachyng in talks with e-commerce firms for deployment in India * US-based payments technology firm Kachyng today said it is in discussions with e-commerce companies for deploying its solutions in India.
The Fisher Capital-funded firm allows payments to be made with a single click, making transactions faster and secure.
"The idea behind Kachyng is to remove the tedious and painful process of making online payments, due to which today more than 80 per cent of online and mobile shopping attempts are abandoned," Kachyng founder Resh Wallaja said.
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PHD Chamber launches FOREX helpline
* PHD Chamber has launched a FOREX helpline to facilitate businesses to track day-to-day regulatory developments in the foreign exchange markets.
"The FOREX Helpline will facilitate businesses across the segments with a major focus on MSMEs," the industry body said.
The helpline was launched yesterday by Vandana Khare, General Manager, Foreign Exchange Department, RBI, who termed it as a revolution which is much needed in a dynamic economic environment.
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MicroSave for hike in agents' commission to 3% under PMJDY * MicroSave, a financial inclusion consulting firm, has recommended the central government, which is gearing up to launch three social security schemes on May 9, to increase the commission paid by it through direct benefit transfer to 3 per cent from 1 per cent.
The three social security schemes -- Pradhan Mantri Jeewan Jyoti Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana -- will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kolkata.
MicroSave has suggested for increasing the commission paid by the Centre for direct benefit transfer (DBT) under the ongoing Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in rural areas to 3 per cent from the currently existing 1 per cent with an upper limit of Rs 10 per transaction.
