IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has been named the official technology partner of Virgin Money London Marathon for three years -- 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The partnership with Virgin Money London Marathon would help enhance the digital experience delivered to marathon participants by giving them wealth of data and insight to help guide their preparation and boost performance.
"Through this endeavour, British astronaut Tim Peake is training to become the first man to run a marathon in space, during the 2016 edition of the event," it added.
A record total of 2.47 lakh people have entered the ballot for the 2016 race.
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Federal Bank, UAE Exchange launch credit facility a/c for NRIs * Federal Bank has partnered with Oman UAE Exchange and launched FLASHremit, a real-time account credit facility which enables non-resident Indian customers residing in Oman to transfer money directly to their beneficiary having an account with the bank in India.
The advantage of this instant money transfer service is that the moment the account is credited, both the sender and the beneficiary receives SMS notification, thus minimising the follow-ups and travel time to bank or exchange house.
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Wealthy.In raises Rs 1.6 cr from angel investors * Wealthy.In, an online investment advice and transaction platform, today said it has secured Rs 1.6 crore funding from a clutch of angel investors.
The investors include entrepreneurs Zishaan Hayath of Toppr, Abhishek Goyal of Tracxn Labs, Arjun and Rohan Malhotra of Investopad, Harpreet Singh Grover of CoCubes and Gagan Dugal of Matrix Cellular.
Launched last month, Wealthy.In has been successful in validating its approach.
"We want to leverage technology that lets us support even a Rs 100 investment portfolio profitably. We are now working to extend our offerings and offer more wealth management solutions to our customers," the startup's Founder and CEO Aditya Agarwal said.
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Infosys to donate Rs 8 cr to Asia Heart Foundation * Software major Infosys' philanthropic arm today said it will donate Rs 8 crore to Asia Heart Foundation to adopt robotics in healthcare.
The grant will be used to purchase high-end equipments to enable robotic surgeries, it said in a statement.
The intervention facilitates affordable, high quality, minimally invasive surgeries to a large number of people, it added.
The aim of the project is reducing morbidity in complex surgeries and the average length of stay (ALOS) for keyhole and laparoscopic surgeries, it added.
Club One Air expands its fleet to 10 aircraft
* Private jet operator Club One Air has added one more Falcon 2000, taking its fleet size to ten.
This is the third Falcon 2000 in the fleet. Dassault is the manufacturer of Falcon.
Club One Air Director and CEO Bhupesh Joshi said in a release today that it has introduced one more Falcon 2000 into the fleet.
"We want to congratulate Club One Air for the addition of one more Falcon 2000 to its fleet. We are looking forward to support the aircrafts through extended customer service network in India," Dassault Aviation Senior Vice President (Sales) Gilles Gautier said.
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IndiaLends launches free credit score app * Fin-tech start-up IndiaLends.Com today said it has launched credit score and analytics app that allows consumers to check their credit score on their mobile phones instantly.
"In India, only a handful of consumers are aware of their credit score. As a result, unaware consumers who apply for loans are more likely to get their applications rejected or be charged higher interest rates and fees", said Gaurav Chopra, Co-founder of IndiaLends.
The app enables them to make better decisions and negotiate affordable interest rates, he said.
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SBI launches overseas education loan
* State Bank of India today launched an education loan which will provide finance to students who want to go top foreign colleges and universities for higher education.
"Students seeking global exposure are trying for prestigious Universities like Stanford, Harvard, MIT and INSEAD etc. But the cost of education being on the higher side, they often find it difficult to pursue their studies for want of adequate finance," SBI said in a statement here today.
Under the scheme - SBI Global Ed-Vantage, the bank will give loans upwards of Rs 20 lakh and going up to Rs 1.5 crore. It will finance up to 80 per cent of the cost of course.
