Thales and Google Cloud has announced a strategic agreement to co-develop a sovereign hyperscale cloud offering for France. Operated by a joint company with Thales as the majority shareholder, it will meet the criteria of the French ‘Trusted Cloud.’ “To adapt to the diversity of our customers’ cloud needs, Thales offers a wide range of…
India’s multi-channel network, Krazyfox has announced its expansion in the markets of Bangladesh, UAE and Middle Eastern region. Speaking about the growth of the industry Vishal Srivastava, Co-founder of Krazyfox, said, “We are glad to announce that we are taking the Krazyfox globally. With this expansion, we aim to fully explore the potential of influencer…
Blue Matter, a strategic consulting firm focused on the life sciences industry, is strengthening its presence in Asia with an office in Mumbai, India. According to a statement, this will provide a significant boost in the firm’s ability to serve clients across the globe. The Mumbai office will be the firm’s sixth, joining offices in…
IBM and Honda Motor Europe announced a five-year agreement under which IBM plans to manage and run Honda’s finance and procurement operations across Europe. The contract is designed to deliver integrated end-to-end service which can help Honda improve efficiency, reduce costs, standardise processes across its European operations and ultimately set it on course to a “Zero…
Tech Data, a TD SYNNEX company, a global distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem, has announced that it has signed a Distributor Agreement with Freshworks Inc., a software company empowering businesses to delight their customers and employees. This partnership will enable Tech Data to make Freshworks’ suite of products for business solutions available…
Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENAT (Middle East North Africa and Turkey) region, has announced plans for further expansion in India, following approval from RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to open two additional branches. The group said in a statement, “The announcement reflects India’s growing importance to Dubai’s biggest bank by assets as…
Trifacta, the Data Engineering Cloud company, has announced its continued expansion into Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ), with a new regional presence in Singapore and Bengaluru. To drive the continued expansion and support the influx of customers, Trifacta appointed Quoc Tran as the company’s first Vice President of the APJ region. Tran brings over two…
Park Place Technologies has announced the opening of a new office in Hyderabad, India. The office in Hyderabad will enhance the company’s ability to deliver its award-winning data center hardware maintenance and full suite of managed services to customers in India, as per the company’s statement. It added, “The 24/7 Hyderabad facility will feature 2,500…
Microsoft has announced a partnership with cyber insurance company, At-Bay. At-Bay assesses the cyber-risk of every company it insures and provides insights on how customers can improve their security posture. “An insurance policy is an effective tool to articulate the impact of cybersecurity choices on the financial risk of a company. By offering better pricing…
Zwipe and Que Processing Services (QPS) are joining forces to bring Zwipe Pay ONE biometric payment cards to banks in two key markets, Asia and the Middle East. QPS provides a fully managed card issuance and processing platform services to various financial and non-financial institutions. QPS delivers innovative card programs in multiple countries including India,…
Andersen Global has extended its global platform’s eastern coverage through a Collaboration Agreement with tax advisory firm BoardRoom Business Solutions Pte. Ltd., adding 14 locations across Singapore, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. Founded in 1968, BoardRoom offers a full suite of tax, finance, payroll and corporate secretarial services, providing business solutions and corporate advisory to…
Vymo, the sales acceleration platform of choice for financial institutions, has announced that it has partnered with Mahindra Home finance, the home finance company serving rural India, to deploy a cloud-based sales & distribution management platform called Vymo LeadEx. “Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd. provides home loans to customers in smaller (category three and four)…
MeitY Start-up Hub (MSH), an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), aimed at strengthening the deep-tech ecosystem across India, has entered into a partnership with Dell International Services India Pvt. Ltd. (Dell Technologies). According to a statement, the said collaboration shall help the start-ups by providing mentorship and training for their upskilling,…
HDFC Bank is aiming to expand its reach to two lakh villages in the next 18-24 months. The bank plans this expansion through a combination of branch network, business correspondents, business facilitators, CSC partners, virtual relationship management and digital outreach platforms. HDFC Bank currently offers its products and services to MSMEs in over 550 districts,…
Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting and business process services company, has organized the 16th annual ‘Spirit of Wipro’ (SOW) Run, drawing thousands of participants from over 35 countries to run together in spirit. A statement said, “For the past sixteen years, Wiproites around the world have come together to celebrate Wipro’s core values.…