Author: Vishal Jasani

PingPong, founded in 2015 in New York, now operates in India is the first payment service provider built 100% for cross-border e-commerce retailers, exporters and freelancers. It’s on a mission to become the driving force of and accelerate global trade digitisation. Its core products include payment services covering all segments of cross-border trade, starting from B2B in e-Commerce. Now have a suite of financial products covering B2C and wholesale sales, wholesale trade businesses, end-to-end payment solutions for developers and freelancers, and related FX services. The country’s Manager Mr Mukesh Sahu interacted with Hello Entrepreneurs and gave us insight into PinPong.…

Nagpur: Don’t let go of God’s hand, no matter what you face in life. That is what Nagpur’s young and talented entrepreneur, Suresh Prakash Gurwani, believes in. He is a successful medicine exporter running a rapidly growing digital marketing agency. Suresh Gurwani can be best described as a man of many facets, personas, and skills. But, his persistence, humbleness, and positive thinking are among his many attractive qualities.  Persistence provides invaluable experience. When you persevere, you realize that each setback provides you with another opportunity to learn. You’ll get more resilient with each failure. You’ll also understand how to overcome obstacles,…

New Delhi: 99 Pancakes, India’s first QSR chain specializing in the pancakes segment, has expanded into Uttar Pradesh with a franchise outlet in Prayagraj. The QSR outlet will be operated on Franchise Owned Franchise Operated (FOFO) Model. The new outlet in Prayagraj is located on Tej Bahadur Sapru Road. 99 Pancakes’ Prayagraj outlet is the second in Uttar Pradesh. Prayagraj is the thirteenth city in the country, where 99 Pancakes has marked its presence. 99 Pancakes, a Mumbai-based establishment founded in 2017, has gained recognition for its innovative menu and collaborations with reputed names such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Rage…

New Delhi: A leading global enterprise, TresVista, took home Bronze in the Economic Times Human Capital Awards in the ‘Excellence in Remote Work Arrangement & Management category. TresVista is a 16-year-old Financial Services organization with over 1,500 employees and offices in Pune, Mumbai, & Bengaluru. The firm has been awarded this laurel due to its exceptional remote working system and work-from-home initiatives to elevate the employee experience and ease personal and professional functioning. The transition to remote working during the pandemic and now to the hybrid model was made seamless due to intense planning, policy curation, training, effective communication, and successful…

Bengaluru: Global technology company Aptiv inaugurated a new$14 million Technical Center campus in India, one of its largest sites.With a focus on developing safer, greener and more connected mobility solutions, the Aptiv Technical Center in India is a key engineering and software hub. The facility was inaugurated in the presence of the global leadership team, the employees of Aptiv and their families. Aptiv TCI will support OEMs in passenger and commercial vehicle markets for Indian and global customers Aptiv TCI Bengaluru facility reinforces the company’s commitment to its people and future growth in India The 237,000-square-foot state-of-the-art campus is located at…

Amit Saluja, Centre Head of NASSCOM CoE, Gandhinagar India has taken rapid strides towards digitalization recently, and the budget has sought to add pace to the trend. The skill development scheme to cover new-age courses such as coding, AI, robotics, IoT, 3D printing, etc., for Industry 4.0 has been expanded. Setting up 5G labs and three Centre of Excellence for AI will boost research and innovation in realizing the vision of Make AI in India and Make AI work for India. Public Digital Infrastructure will take open innovation to the next level and accelerate tech adoption. All these initiatives will…

Mr Hari Subramaniam, Founder & Director of LifeSigns “The budget for 2023–24 is a significant step forward for the health-tech sector. With a focus on strengthening the research infrastructure and investment in digitalization through 5G, it sets a positive trajectory for companies like ours. Establishing new nursing colleges and allocating resources for medical research and pharmaceutical innovation demonstrate a commitment to improving healthcare access and outcomes.  At LifeSigns, we’re particularly encouraged by the dedicated multidisciplinary courses for medical devices and the support for medical research in select ICMR labs. These initiatives will foster a dynamic environment for collaboration and more…

New Delhi: OQ, the Oman-based energy transition enabler specializing in PP and PE grades for flexible and rigid packaging solutions, continues building on a long-lived trading partnership between its home country and India as the company greets familiar faces at the PlastIndia event in New Delhi this week.  Indian sub-continent is one of the fastest-growing regions for polymer demand Oman’stotal trade with India nearly doubled last year to USD$9.9bn OQ to create new and strengthen existing Oman-India business partnerships at PlastIndia on the ground floor, hall 2 – C4 Oman’s total trade with India doubled last year and was estimated…

The eyes of the esports world will be on Riyadh as the biggest esports competitions are combined with big-name concerts, festivals, community gaming, and more New Delhi: Gamers8, the biggest esports and gaming festival worldwide, is returning this summer even bigger and better – with a world record prize pool in excess of $ 30 million, more than double last year’s grand prize total. Entitled Gamers8: The Land of Heroes for the 2023 season, the eight-week entertainment extravaganza makes a triumphant return on Thursday, July 6 – so make a notification of the date now, and don’t miss out. The big…

Mr. Mridu Mahendra Das, Co-founder & CEO of Automovill  “Impending recession and negative sentiments in the market have been a great concern for growth-stage startups. Demands for higher margins and lean structure from stakeholders and the investment ecosystem make the startup journey challenging for any charismatic results. This could be when Govt. could do its best to boost Startups, MSME sectors and entrepreneurs vying for growth post-pandemic. We strongly support the GST regime; however, at the same time, MSMEs/Startups also need flexibility in filings. Working in B2B environments and long-standing contracts makes regulatory filings difficult, which requires more freedom in…