Anita Babu

Byju's to take learning app to US, UK market

Byju's video tutorials have teachers simplifying concepts with help of animation aimed at improving learning in high school kids

Applied games woo users to learn new skills, improve health as they play

Singapore-based TrakInvest uses games to train individuals in stock market investment

SME lenders laud govt's move

NBFCs have been brought under the enhanced credit guarantee scheme for SMEs

Bengaluru software firms seek flexi working hours

Currently, engineers are not allowed to work beyond stipulated nine hours; overtime is a breach

Face to face: Amazon's entry stirs up at-home beauty services

Global e-commerce major is taking on local rivals such as UrbanClap and AtHomeDiva

Edtech startups look at local language courses to tap states, go hinterland

Mindler, an app that helps students and parents to choose career path, customised its tool in Hindi

Discretionary spending down, jewellery sales climb

Innoviti, a payment solutions company, says card users have cut spending by 30% on discretionary items such as mobiles and consumer durables

Slowdown in West Asia hits Indian retailers' business

The impact has been severe in markets that are dependent on oil revenue

MSME enabler Indifi Technologies raises $10 mn from Omidyar Network, existing investors

It will use the investment to expand the product lineup and develop technology solutions

Indian health care providers eye Africa to boost business

Health care seen among fastest-growing categories in Africa; market is pegged to reach $49 billion by 2025

Tanishq plans to boost digital presence with CaratLane

Customer might be able to 'add to cart' a few shortlisted designs online and book an appointment at the nearby store

Wipro looks at Microsoft Accelerator to help start-ups grow

The partnership will help start-ups with more go-to-market opportunities by working with enterprise businesses

How Myntra is scoring with celebrity brands

The e-tailer bets on its portfolio of celebrity branded apparel and customer fascination with Bollywood to position itself as a premium brand

Wildcraft looks at higher growth to changing lifestyle of urban customers

It is expecting to close current financial year with sales of Rs 400 crore, as opposed to Rs 300 crore from past year

Myntra set to hit profitability in FY18

The focus of the company for 2017 will be to provide more personalised services to its customers

Titan to up its smartwatch game to revive business

The company, which was hit by weak consumer demand for watches, is planning a multi-pronged approach to push growth

Demonetisation: How note ban is spoiling start-ups' business

See digital payments driving growth in future

Metropolis Healthcare eyes Asia markets for growth

The firm, which had exited South Africa in August, now is quite bullish about Africa as a market

Smaller cities pip metros in debit card usage post demonetisation

Most new transactions are for less than Rs 300; card deals across India grew more than 133% in second week of demonetisation

Cashbacks galore: Payment wallets grab Modi baton

With a surge in users and transactions in two weeks, payment wallets step up cashbacks to get more users online