Payment and banking technology company, based out of Bangalore, Cashfree has named Vaibhav Mehrotra as the Head of Marketing in order to drive the marketing strategy of the company. According to a statement, “Mehrotra will be responsible for building the brand while instilling the industry’s best practices across brand marketing, product marketing, digital and performance…
Rajesh Kamath will head thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions India, the plant engineering group company of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (BUUhde) in India. According to a statement, Kamath will take over the reins of the Indian EPC business in India from the CEO & Managing Director PD Samudra, who superannuates at the end of June 2021, after…
Continental has appointed Gilles Mabire as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Automotive Technologies group sector. Currently responsible for the Commercial Vehicles and Services business unit at Continental, he will assume the new role latest by January 1, 2022, succeeding Dr. Dirk Abendroth, who is leaving the company at his own request at the end…
Mastercard has announced the appointment of Nikhil Sahni as its new Division President, South Asia & Country Corporate Officer, India, taking over from Porush Singh. Porush Singh will be relocating to Singapore and assuming a new role within the company. Nikhil joins Mastercard with nearly 25 years of experience across strategy, investment banking, corporate, commercial,…
Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, has announced that it has secured a $100 million Series E financing led by Coatue, bringing its valuation to $4.2 billion. Previous investors Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Durable Capital Partners, and 9Yards Capital increased their investment in the company, and Altimeter, Blackstone, GIC, Pictet, Sequoia Heritage, and SVB Capital also…
Social commerce startup, based in Bengaluru, WINDO has announced that it has raised $500,000 in Unicorn India Ventures led seed round. Prominent angels like CEO of Rapido – Aravind Sanka, CEO of Portea – Meena Ganesh, GrowthStory’s Srinivas Anumolu along with Vivek Bhargava also participated in the financing round. “WINDO plans to use the funds…
Adapdix, a software-based platform, has appointed John Genovesi as its chief operating officer (COO) to help expand sector growth and support customer demand. At Adapdix, he will report directly to the CEO, Anthony Hill. Genovesi comes from Rockwell Automation, where he held multiple senior roles since moving to the company from Siemens in 1989. Most…
Visa has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tink, a European open banking platform that enables financial institutions, fintechs and merchants to build tailored financial management tools, products and services for European consumers and businesses based on their financial data. Visa will pay total financial consideration of 1.8 billion Euros, inclusive of…
Fractal, a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions, has announced the appointment of Ashwath Bhat as Chief Financial Officer. Based out of global headquarters in New York, Ashwath will oversee the company’s strategic finance, accounting, business intelligence, treasury and legal functions. “We are delighted to welcome Ashwath to Fractal,” said Srikanth Velamakanni,…
Small business banking platform Novo has announced that it has raised $40.7 million in Series A funding round in order to scale digital banking platform for small businesses. Valar Ventures led the round, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, and BoxGroup. Speaking on the investment, Michael Rangel, Co-Founder & CEO, Novo, said,…
Michael Baker International, a global engineering, planning and consulting services provider, has announced that Sirish Peyyeti, P.E., has been promoted to Vice President and Office Executive for the firm’s New York operations, which includes offices in New York City and White Plains. In his new role, Mr. Peyyeti will leverage his deep technical knowledge and…
Acronis, a cyber protection platform, has announced the availability of a new Acronis Cloud Data Center in Mumbai, launched jointly with local partners – Compuage India, Ingram Micro and Crayon Software Experts India. Rustom Hiramaneck, Acronis General Manager in South Asia, said, “Having a local Acronis Cloud Data Center was extremely important to our partners…
Tredence, an AI engineering and data science company, has announced the opening of offices in the UK and Canada alongside plans to establish a new office in Ukraine. The new offices will now account for the rapid expansion the company is undertaking, enlarging the firm’s global footprint to 9 offices in 4 countries, according to…
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts has announced the vaccination of all its eligible associates across the brand. While majority of the associates have been vaccinated with both doses, all those eligible have taken their first dose. “In these unprecedented times, vaccination is the key element in combating the pandemic. Ensuring the vaccination of our…
BrightNight has announced its entrance into India’s energy market with two key hires based in New Delhi. Sajay KV has joined as India CEO and Naveen Khandelwal has joined as India COO and CFO. Combined, BrightNight’s new India management team members have contributed to the delivery of 10 GW of renewable projects across India, and…