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25 May

HDFC Life launches campaign #TheRightStep to celebrate stories of kindness

MediaCatalystNewsHDFC Life, The Right Step

New Delhi: HDFC Life, one of India’s leading life insurers has launched a campaign #TheRightStep to celebrate stories of kindness while also encouraging people to be the ray of hope in someone’s life through small acts of help and generosity. India is putting up a brave fight to overcome the pandemic. Individuals continue to show inspiring resilience in the middle of multiple challenges. The campaign aims to inspire everyone to take the right action and help fight this pandemic in whatever way they can. To spread this message, HDFC Life has created six ten-seconder videos with a selection of slice of life stories, showcasing everyday moments where people…

25 May

SalaryBox Raises undisclosed amount in pre-seed funding round

MediaCatalystInvestmentGSF Accelerator, SalaryBox

Gurugram: SalaryBox, a startup that simplifies the payroll process for small businesses, has raised an undisclosed amount in its pre-seed funding round. GSF Accelerator led the round, with the participation of marquee individual investors Alok Mittal, CEO, Indifi; Amit Ranjan, ex-CoFounder, SlideShare; Sumit Jain, Co-Founder, CommonFloor; Surjendu Kuila, Co-Founder, Zopper. The start-up said that it would use the funds to accelerate product development and drive customer acquisition. Founded in 2020 by IIT Roorkee Alumni Nikhil Goel & Peeyush Goyal, SalaryBox has built a mobile-first SaaS product that makes salary calculation and payments simple & convenient for small businesses. “Small businesses that…

25 May

Glamplus raises INR 2 crore in Pre-Series-A funding round

MediaCatalystInvestmentGlamplus, Inflection Point Ventures

Delhi: Salon-focused SaaS platform Glamplus has raised Rs 2 crore in a Pre-Series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures, one of India’s largest angel investment platforms in India. Few of the other investors in this round are Anil G (Co-Founder & COO at Bounce) Sachin Khandelwal (MD & CEO at Sadhan Enterprise), Sravan Kumar (CEO at Transin), Abhishek Daiya (AVP at Byju's) and Anudeep Nagalia (VP at Shadowfax). They have invested in personal capacity. Funds raised will be used for enhancement of product & tech capabilities and business expansion. The funds will also be utilized in scaling to 3000…

24 May

MHRFL partners with IPPB for cash management solution

MediaCatalystBanking, Finance, Insurance, NewsIndia Post Payments Bank, Mahindra Rural Housing Finance

Mumbai: Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Limited (MRHFL), a subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Ltd, and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) today announced a strategic partnership for cash management solution. As part of the tie-up, IPPB will be offering cash management and collection services to MRHFL through its access points and postal service providers. With the cash management service, MRHFL customers will be able to repay their monthly or quarterly loan instalments at over 136,000 post offices. The tie-up for cash management solution is a significant partnership in the financial services sector, and is aimed at customer inclusivity by both the partners. IPPB’s…

24 May

JL Kapoor Memorial Trust ensures a helping hand to the transit camp housing renowned artists of Kathputli colony

MediaCatalystCSRJL Kapoor Memorial Trust

New Delhi: JL Kapoor Memorial Trust, during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic, has taken an initiative to extend help and support to 23500 Residents of Transit Camp, Anand Parbat Delhi (a DDA Camp). The camp is housing the renowned artists of Kathputli colony who are now helpless due to the raging pandemic from last year. The initiative focuses on providing COVID Pandemic Relief Material that includes masks, sanitizers, disinfectants, pulse oximeter, oxygen kits, PPE kits, infrared thermometer, etc. to the residents who have been tested positive. To ensure fewer people should sleep hungry in the ongoing pandemic, the trust has started…

24 May

EuroKids Group unveils its new identity ‘Lighthouse Learning’

MediaCatalystEducation, NewsEurokids, Lighthouse

Mumbai: EuroKids Group, the leading early childhood & K12 education company in India, backed by global investment firm KKR, unveils its new identity 'Lighthouse Learning Private Ltd.' The new identity reflects the company’s vision to be a high quality educational platform which offers the best educational experiences through its various brands and will serve as guiding beacon in setting new standards in education. Celebrating 20 years of inception, the group has stayed ahead of the curve and is a harbinger of change in the educational landscape. It has focused on setting new standards and raising the bar in many aspects, including…

12 May

BharatPe launches initiative to encourage Covid-19 vaccination for merchants

MediaCatalystNewsBharatPe, BharatPe Cares

Mumbai: BharatPe, the fintech company for merchants, today announced the rollout of its unique campaign to further strengthen the Indian government’s vaccination drive against COVID19. Launched under ‘BharatPe Cares’, a corporate social responsibility initiative by BharatPe, this first-of-its-kind of programme aims to create awareness about Covid-19 vaccination amongst the company’s 6 million+ merchant partners and also encourage them to get vaccinated without delay. In India's first vaccination Cashback program, BharatPe merchants will get a Rs. 300 instant cash back in their bank account by scanning their vaccination certificate via the BharatPe app. The company also announced the launch of a Covid-19…

12 May

Online hiring demand in April ‘21 exceeded April ‘20 level in 10 of the 27 Industries: Monster Employment Index

MediaCatalystHuman ResourceMonster, Monster Employment Index 2021

Bengaluru: Monster Employment Index, the comprehensive job analysis report by Monster.com, has published its findings for April 2021, providing insights into the job market across industries, cities, and functions. The data from the 1st to 30th April 2021 indicates that the employment index saw a decline in job posting activity in April 2021 compared to the previous month, March 2021, by 3%. Overall job postings have declined by 4% year-on-year as of April 2021, compared to April 2020. The job postings for entry-level roles have declined by 5% month-on-month (April 2021 vs. March 2021). The decline in postings is due to the…

10 May

Federal Bank partners with Mashreq Bank to offer instant money transfers from UAE to India

MediaCatalystBanking, Finance, InsuranceFederal Bank, Mashreq Bank

Hyderabad: Federal Bank has entered into a strategic tie-up with Mashreq Bank one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, to facilitate money transfers from the UAE to India. The partnership will support Mashreq’s faster payment product, QuickRemit, which was launched in 2017. Mashreq is one of the oldest banks in the UAE, and has a presence in twelve countries across Europe, US, Asia and Africa. It is also the only privately-owned bank in the UAE. Referring to this tie-up, Shalini Warrier, Executive Director, Federal Bank said, “We are excited about the partnership with Mashreqbank PSC, UAE, to provide a…

10 May

Ola Foundation to provide oxygen concentrators for free through the Ola app

MediaCatalystNewsGiveIndia, Ola Foundation

Mumbai: Ola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Ola, today announced its partnership with GiveIndia to provide consumers with oxygen concentrators for free through the Ola app. The service will start rolling out in Bangalore from this week with an initial set of 500 oxygen concentrators. Ola and GiveIndia will scale it up across the country with upto 10,000 concentrators in the coming weeks. Consumers will be able to log into the Ola app and request for an oxygen concentrator by providing a few basic details. Once submitted, the request will be validated and Ola will then pick up the concentrator via…