Aditya Mandloi, MD, Head of Wealth and Retail Banking (India and South Asia), Standard Chartered Bank In a new bid to reach emerging, affluent and high-net-worth individual customers, Standard Chartered Bank is focusing on regions outside India’s top cities, said Aditya Mandloi, MD, Head of Wealth and Retail Banking (India and South Asia). Edited excerpts: […]
The opinions of contributing entrepreneurs are their own. </p><div> Key Takeaways AI is no longer a luxury reserved for large corporations with huge budgets. Combined with the right cloud and data foundations, it can deliver meaningful results for SMBs with modest budgets. To make AI truly profitable, small and medium businesses also need to measure […]
Small and medium-sized businesses often face difficulties in obtaining quick financing. Loan approvals can seem slow, and unclear terms only add to the stress. These delays can hinder growth when every moment matters. By 2026, technological developments will transform SME lending. Modern FinTech developments speed up lending processes while increasing fairness and security. This blog […]
After a strong rally that pushed Indian equities to record highs in 2025, the road ahead could be much more muted.Nitin Bhasin, Head of Institutional Equities at Ambit, and Bharat Arora, Lead – Strategy at Ambit Capital, talk to ETMarkets’ Kshitij Anand about why 2026 will be a year of moderation rather than acceleration. They […]
Mumbai: CS Setty, chairman of the State Bank of India, told ET that companies should start investing once consumption stabilizes in the world’s fastest-growing major economy, which the country’s largest lender expects to grow by more than 7.5% in FY27.The lender, which recently crossed the milestone of Rs 100 lakh crore in total turnover, has […]
India will witness the busiest month for IPOs in almost 30 years, with no fewer than 25 companies being expected to hit the mainboard segment in September. According to Data from Primedatabase, compiled by Bloomberg, the last such increase in IPOs was seen in 1997, when 28 companies ticked into the markets. They are expected […]
Airfloa Rail Technology, a supplier of the Indian Railways, has been set to open its RS 91 Crore IPO for subscription on 11 September. The book-built number will be closed on 15 September, with a list planned for September 18 on the BSE SME platform. The IPO has already generated Buzz in the non-listed market, […]