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Britain's big banks trying to catch up with fintech firms by making apps

HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of Scotland are at various stages of producing cutting-edge apps that will allow customers to pull data from different accounts

Commercial coal mining: A question of ecosystems

A major impending reform for the sector is fraught with doubts over demand and the robustness of the regulatory environment

Private equity investors bring in deals worth $983 mn in January: Thornton

January was dominated by investments in start-ups which contributed to 52% of total investment volumes

PNB scam: Meet Firestar's Vipul Ambani, simple CFO in a complex setting

The self-described entrepreneur had surprised all by joining Nirav Modi four years ago

Here's what the Chinese spent $146 billion on over New Year holiday

Sales at restaurants and shopping malls jumped 10.2 per cent

IFC betting big on affordable housing in India: Mengistu Alemayehu

International Finance Corporation to create systemic impact, new asset class in quick time: Alemayehu

JM Financial to sell 32% stake in Sona BLW to private equity investors

In-house research and development has already come up with an electric axle and has showcased the device for three-wheelers

Vortex Engineering sees revenue spurt after $5 million funding

With the latest round of $5-million Series D funding, Vortex Engineering has raised $10 million

Tata Global smells the coffee; plans to buyout Hector Beverages

Talk of a possible buyout of Hector Beverages is just the beginning of the company's plan to widen its portfolio and see off rivals

Hero MotoCorp's premium ambitions with 200cc engine bikes

The country's largest two-wheeler maker is taking a cue from Maruti Suzuki to appeal to customers at the premium end of the market

Toyota Motor Corp readies cheaper electric motor by halving rare earth use

Toyota sees demand for neodymium exceeding supply from 2025, by which time the carmaker intends to be offering an electrified version of every vehicle in its lineup

Telecom wars: Poaching the new weapon for players as user market slows down

Silver lining: Aircel's bankruptcy plea to yielding harvest of 84 mn users; Jio to gain most from new predator policy

Malvinder and Shivinder Singh: The difficulties of being good at business

As the Daiichi Sankyo-Ranbaxy controversy enters the last lap, the Singh brothers may be ruing their inability to run professional businesses

Banks develop a taste for venture capital after Sidbi backed new VC firms

Alteria Capital, the venture debt fund floated by Hattangdi and his former colleague Vinod Murali, has roped in a public sector bank and a private bank

Railway finances on a shaky track after a sharp cut in budgetary support

The cut during third successive year raises serious doubts about the national transporter's ability to meet its massive modernisation and expansion plans

Can govt really pay the farmer much better prices promised in the Budget?

Niti Aayog is evaluating several models; how effective they will turn out to be is another question

IndiGo on long-haul flight path, to take final call on buying Air India

The advantages that accrue to the carrier in the domestic skies may not apply to its new international foray

Gemini Traze will manufacture RFID tags

Renuka Chowdhury, 'Rajini of Rajya Sabha' unlikely to make a return

It will be tough for her to return to the Upper House from either Telangana or Andhra Pradesh, where the Congress' presence has dwindled

Lafarge Takes Over Tata Steel Cement Wing