Animoca Brands and private investors across Asia including Hemant Tucker, Segment Head for Technopreneurs and Market Head for South Asia and Middle East, Bank of Singapore, have invested in digital collectible platform Fantico Pte Ltd.
Category: Corporate
Byju’s ropes in ex-Bain consultant Rachna Bahadur to spearhead global plans
Edtech platform Byju’s has picked up Rachna Bahadur as the company’s senior vice president for global expansion plans.
Meet Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO who replaced Jack Dorsey
Non-Resident Indian Parag Agrawal, 37, an IIT-Bombay graduate, has replaced Jack Dorsey as the new Twitter chief executive officer, becoming the youngest CEO among the top 500 US companies.
India’s Trinity Lubes and Grease sets up first plant in Sharjah
Trinity Lubes and Grease FC, one of India’s leading lubricants and grease production companies, has set up its first overseas plant in the inner port of Sharjah’s Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) at an investment of AED 50 million.
Rajneesh Karnatak appointed Executive Director of Union Bank of India
Union Bank of India has appointed a veteran banker from the Punjab National Bank (PNB), Rajneesh Karnatak to the position of Executive Director.
Google celebrates turning 23 with special animated doodle
Google is celebrating its 23rd birthday today with a special animated doodle on its homepage. The animated doodle features a cake with “23” written on top of it, with a birthday candle substituting for “L” in “Google.”
StarHub offers interest- and contract-free device installment payment plan for Singapore subscribers
Singapore telecom services provider StarHub announced that SIM Only customers can buy a smartphone of their choice with EasyGo, an instalment plan that involves no upfront costs, contracts and zero interest.
Indian-origin business veteran Vindi Banga appointed chair of UK Government Investments
Indian-origin business and industry veteran Manvinder Singh (Vindi) Banga has been appointed as Chair of the UK Government Investments (UKGI), an arm’s length body of the Treasury department and the government’s centre of expertise in corporate finance and governance.
BYJU’s acquires Singapore-based professional skilling firm Great Learning for USD 600 million
India-based BYJU’S edtech platform announced its acquisition of Singapore-based Great Learning which focuses on professional and higher education, in a deal valued at USD 600 million.
Singapore’s investment in Telangana has crossed USD 1-billion mark: High Commissioner Simon Wong
Of the USD 2.3 billion foreign direct investment into Telangana since 2018, USD 1 billion came from Singapore, Simon Wong, High Commissioner of Republic of Singapore to India, said yesterday.
