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Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18’s AI Alliance comes to the National Capital Region on May 17th, Friday

May 13, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Chandra R Srikanth, #CNBC-TV18, #Moneycontrol

13th May 2024: Following the resounding success of its Bengaluru and Pune edition, Moneycontrol and CNBC-TV18’s AI Alliance is set to host its next chapter, themed ‘AI: Shaping the Future of NCR’ on May 17, 2024, at The Oberoi, Gurgaon. The summit promises to highlight the transformative potential of AI across various industries and its pivotal role in shaping the future of the National Capital Region (NCR).

Known for its diverse array of IT/BPM firms, multinational corporations, and a thriving startup ecosystem, NCR has been a key contributor to India’s prominence in the technology sector. With its inherent advantages, tech talent and potential in AI innovation, NCR was a natural choice for the AI alliance.

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The AI Alliance in NCR will serve as a platform for industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators, fostering collaboration and charting a path for NCR’s AI-driven future.

The event will be graced by distinguished speakers such as S Krishnan (Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), Abhishek Singh (Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology), Rajan Anandan (Managing Director, Peak XV Partners) Kunal Bahl (Co-Founder, Snapdeal and Titan Capital), Rafee Tarafdar (CTO, Infosys), Prateek Maheshwari (co-founder PhysicsWallah) Varun Alagh (co-founder and CEO, Honasa Consumer) Mayank Kumar (Co-founder & MD, upGrad), Pratham Mittal (Founder, Masters’ Union) and Ruchi Kalra (Co-Founder, OfBusiness and Oxyzo).

The event will also have top executives from Nandan Nilekani’s people+ai to take the audience through why India can emerge as the AI use case capital of the world.

Attendees can expect to gain valuable insights as the discussions touch upon themes ranging from India’s AI mission, AI regulation and policy, impact of AI on the IT sector, building population scale AI, its implications on education, to the essentials of building a thriving AI startup ecosystem in the region. The audience will also get a chance to interact with founders, policymakers, and thought leaders, and explore networking opportunities and potential collaborations.

Chandra R Srikanth, Deputy Executive Editor, Moneycontrol said, “With the NCR city chapter of AI Alliance, we are deepening our commitment towards fostering and building an AI community in India and shining a light on its impact across sectors. Just as our Pune edition highlighted the city’s vibrant auto, Saas and deep tech ecosystem, this event will delve into NCR’s tech DNA and the opportunities it can leverage in the AI era. It will serve as a platform to boost collaboration and innovation.”

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Moneycontrol Pro amongst the world’s top-ranked digital news subscription services

Jun 18, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #B2C Revenue, #Business Head, #Manoj Nagpal, #Moneycontrol

India: Continuing to rule the roost, Moneycontrol Pro cements its leadership position in the digital business and finance segment. As per the recently released Global Digital Subscription Snapshot of 2021 Q2 Update Report by FIPP in association with CeleraOne – Moneycontrol Pro is ranked in the Top 20 list of Global Digital News Subscription Services and top 3 Digital News Subscription Services in Asia. With this – the platform joins the league of the world’s leading news publishing platforms in the likes of The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal amongst others.

Moneycontrol Pro amongst the world's top-ranked digital news subscription services Since its launch in April 2019, Moneycontrol PRO has become the country’s fastest growing subscription-based product – owing to its best-in-class services, innovative offerings, and in-house expert led team of market pioneers. It offers comprehensive research on the industry, curated markets data, exclusive trading recommendations, independent equity analysis, and actionable investment ideas that help investors to stay on top of their stock market game. Throughout its journey, Moneycontrol PRO kept on expanding its offerings through transformative services and collaborations, best exemplified by the editorial content partnership with global publishers, monthly webinars, online summits, exclusive interviews with India’s top fund managers. Through a platform-agnostic approach it continues to provide its diverse &ever-growing subscriber base of 3 lac+ active users premium, relevant and exclusive content.

Sharing his thoughts on the achievement, Manoj Nagpal, Business Head, B2C Revenue, Moneycontrol said, “In our endeavor to serve our users with finest services adept with the latest technology – we have gained the trust of people from all over the world. This is very well testified by the global recognition showcased in the report. In the past year, we gained more subscribers as people started to pay more attention to their investments to increase their earnings to cope with the market uncertainties. Content has always been one of the key differentiators for us. The period saw us go beyond the ordinary and build a comprehensive catalogue of webinars, conversations, and associations. This certainly is an encouraging win for the entire Moneycontrol team for their undeterred hard-work and determination. We are now, even more motivated to continue and bring the best-in-class offerings for our subscribers.”

Moneycontrol PRO’s innovative offerings, services and deals have always been in line with users’ best interests, making it an undisputed leader in the business and finance segment. Every milestone PRO has witnessed is a testament to its increasing popularity.

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This Women’s Day, Moneycontrol celebrates and learns from women trailblazers

Mar 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Executive Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai: India has come a long way in empowering its women. Many women now lead from the front and stories abound about successful women leaders who have overcome challenges and made the most of opportunities. An inclusive workforce is now vital to businesses that serve a vastly diverse customer base. In other words, no business in India can do without women.

But more needs to be done. Skewed gender ratios, huge gaps in pay and other forms of inequality are real, pressing problems. What can companies and the governments do to ensure more participation of women through entrepreneurship? What can we learn from women who have overcome great odds to deal with these issues?

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, Moneycontrol is excited to bring together women leaders from disparate sectors to share their learnings in the hope that they will encourage many more to blaze a trail. From businesses to entertainment to culture, the women featured in Moneycontrol’s special coverage have broken new ground.

At Moneycontrol, India’s leading business and finance platform, our work has focused on capturing these exciting journeys. This edition of International Women’s Day comes in the midst of a pandemic. Not to be bogged down, several women have rebooted, reskilled and found ways to forge a new path. For example, our platform has told the stories of women who used the lockdown to learn about the stock market and turn sharp investors.

Anchored in a special microsite, Moneycontrol Women’s Day Special will engage with successful women leaders and spotlight their careers and life goals. Through a series of articles, interviews, panel discussions, podcasts and videos spread over the next few days, Moneycontrol will steer conversations centered on actionable insights.

Featured in the special series are Divya Gokulnath, co-founder, Byju’s, Ekta Kapoor, television and film producer and director; Geetha Manjunath, Founder & CEO, Niramai Health Analytix, Lizzie Chapman, Co-founder & CEO, ZestMoney, Vineeta Singh, Co-founder & CEO, SUGAR Cosmetics, Swati Khemani, Founder, Carnelian Capital, Deepali Naair, CMO, IBM India, and Shanai Ghosh, ED & CEO, Edelweiss Insurance, among others.

Commenting on the special coverage on Women’s Day, Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol said, “We have long focused on amplifying the voices of women through our storytelling. By featuring successful women leaders from a raft of sectors, we want to shine a light on their inspirational stories and motivate other women who are under-represented or unheard.”

In the coming days, Moneycontrol will launch special series on women who have turned successful entrepreneurs and who have made thriving careers in stock markets, mutual funds, financial advisory and other sectors. The Moneycontrol Women’s Day Special is a celebration of the stories, body of work and life goals of women.

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Moneycontrol along with Spartan Poker concludes the final round qualifiers of its first online championship- ‘Poker for People’

Feb 19, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Group CEO, #Moneycontrol, #Quadrific Media Pvt Ltd, #Ranjita Sehgal, #Revenue Head, #Rozani

Mumbai: Moneycontrol, one of India’s leading business and financial platform with The Spartan Poker, country’s leading online gaming platform announces the finale phase of ‘Poker for People’. This one-of-a-kind competition saw Moneycontrol introduce an online poker championship to its users for the very first time. The tournament’s grand finale on 28th February 2021 will witness the winner take home an incredible reward from a prize pool INR 25 lakh.

With the game of poker being a highly skill-based game that requires utmost foresight, planning and the ability to take calculative decision-making. Moneycontrol draws a parallel between the card game and the stock market for their audience. The competition will invite several wild card entries back in the game, where the player will compete with the finalists. Players who have missed the early qualifying rounds can still secure a seat in the final round by registering and playing the last-minute on-demand four Qualifiers scheduled from 24th – 28th February without any investment.

Commenting on this activity, Ranjita Sehgal, Revenue Head, Moneycontrol said, “The underlying aim of this association was to introduce an interesting property that engages our audiences. We created this platform in association with Spartan Poker where players can interact and compete with each other. We are looking forward to the winner who will give their best shot and take home an incredible reward from the prize pool of INR 25 lakh.”

“We are delighted to organise the final round of Poker for People in association with Moneycontrol and believe that over 300 qualified poker enthusiasts will showcase their impeccable skills to win the finale. In addition, the poker tournament will see wild card entries where C-suite executives can get an opportunity to set their master skills at the table and level up the excitement. We are certain that this will be a spectator show for poker players with larger monetisation opportunity,” says Amin Rozani, Group CEO, Quadrific Media Pvt Ltd

The players/audiences can follow the tournament and play on the below mentioned link: https://www.moneycontrol.com/ms/poker/

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Moneycontrol reigns as the No.1 digital destination for Budget Day coverage…

Feb 8, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Executive Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai: Moneycontrol’s Budget-Day coverage smashed all previous digital traffic records as people from across India visited its specially designed microsite for up-to-date information and quick clarity on February 1, when the finance minister announced a raft of measures to revive the economy.

Moneycontrol, India’s leading financial news platform, experienced a significant increase in visits by readers, again becoming the destination of choice for the most comprehensive, and real-time coverage of the Union Budget.
Moneycontrol cornered more visits by users than its competitors, The Economic Times, LiveMint and Financial Express, by 26% and 77%, 108%, respectively, according to data by SimilarWeb, a testament to the value that readers attach to its coverage of important financial events. Moneycontrol also recorded a higher number of sponsors than the competition.

The high-engagement numbers again demonstrate the faith of readers and sponsors in our real-time updates, which again was backed by in-depth insights on the Union Budget 2021.

Readers flocked to Moneycontrol’s live updates blog for real-time information that was supported by deep analysis of the impact of the announcements. Moneycontrol’s team of senior editors along with our in-house analysts and financial experts of think-tanks connected the dots for our readers as the budget unfolded. A unique feature of the budget day coverage this year was the display of a set of visually powerful cards that gave readers up-to-date information of the budget’s measures on each vital sector of the economy.

Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol, said: “The Union Budget is India’s biggest financial event every year and Moneycontrol’s team of journalists, designers, product managers and engineers collaborated to give our readers a unique experience. I am pleased to note that more readers than ever visited our website for our important stories, deep analysis, and valuable commentary.”

Moneycontrol broke down the Budget for readers using the theme Rebuilding India, which captured the impact of Budget 2021 on individuals, investors and businesses. Through the day and well into the night, Moneycontrol used a variety of storytelling formats, including videos and podcasts, that helped readers make sense of the budget.

“The incredible traffic numbers demonstrate that readers gave a huge thumbs-up to our efforts to bring them the most precise, relevant and comprehensive coverage of the budget,” said Binoy Prabhakar, Executive Editor, Moneycontrol.

Some of India’s biggest policymakers, the sharpest business minds and well-known corporate leaders also weighed in on the budget, discussing the finer points of the Budget and offering insights what the measures would mean for the economy and business. Moneycontrol interviewed the masterminds of the budget such as minister of state for Anurag Thakur, finance secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, expenditure secretary TV Somanathan; India’s top deal makers and corporate lawyers such as Zia Mody, co-Founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners and Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas; and financial experts such as Ashish Shankar, Head – Investment Advisory, Motilal Oswal Private Wealth Management and Homi Mistry, Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, among others, to give intelligent analysis about the budget. Moneycontrol’s Budget-Day coverage stood out because it not only provided real- time updates, but also unpacked an exhaustive assessment of the measures.

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Moneycontrol decodes Budget 2021 with ‘Rebuilding India’

Jan 28, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai, 28^th January 2021: In the New Year, people and businesses across industries have their hopes pinned on the forthcoming Union Budget—billed by no less than the finance minister as a Budget Like Never Before—to be unveiled on February 1, 2021. Moneycontrol, India’s leading business and finance platform, has been decoding the vital elements of the upcoming Budget 2021-22 through a theme named Rebuilding India—a special coverage that will look deeply into the exercise by not just mapping the pulse of the market, but also making sense of it for the industry and common man.

As the go-to destination for all finance and business news, Moneycontrol has already presented the Moneycontrol Manifesto, outlining a raft of measures required to make the economy humming again. Moneycontrol’s Pitch Report has captured the state of various sectors and what they expect from the budget; Captain’s Views has collated the views and expectations of some of India Inc’s biggest industry names; and the Dil Chahta Hai series takes an exhaustive look at what individuals and traders want from the market. Macros and Markets panel discussion features experts on what the budget means for the capital market and what investors should expect from the budget. All of this, our rolling coverage of the budget and more have been housed in a comprehensive, special Budget 2021 microsite.

On Budget Day, Moneycontrol readers can look forward to live streaming of the finance minister’s speech and minute-by-minute analyses of the impact of the budget. Moneycontrol will also explain in detail the key announcements of the budget and what they mean for each sector and individuals, including their personal finances.

Commenting on the same, Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, Moneycontrol, said, “Moneycontrol has always aimed at helping our readers understand financial events that matter to them. There is a lot riding on Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget as it will not only have to address the needs of an economy battered by the budget but set the tone for the future. Our Rebuilding India budget theme has been designed with these factors in mind. We have lined up a strong list of industry captains, financial analysts, corporate lawyers and fund managers who along with our editors will help our readers make sense of the budget and take well-informed financial decisions.”

Moneycontrol’s Rebuilding India budget coverage will decode the most important financial event of the year for investors, traders, business owners, students and the common man. Moneycontrol will help its readers make informed investment, and financial decisions regarding Budget 2021. Moneycontrol on Union Budget 2021 is partnered by Kotak Mutual Fund and the associate partners are SMC, Samsung and Volvo.

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Moneycontrol introduces MC Minis on its app and mobile site – insightful articles that fit into a screenshot

Dec 15, 2020 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Binoy Prabhakar, #Editor, #Moneycontrol

Mumbai: In today’s fast-paced life, it is difficult for readers to keep pace with the raft of changes unfolding before them. So it is important now more than ever to provide readers an experience that truly values their time.

Moneycontrol, India’s leading business and finance platform, has regularly rolled out products and features that augment the user’s experience. Staying true to this promise, Moneycontrol has introduced MC Minis—succinct and sharp articles that help our readers see the corners and connect the dots quickly. Available on Moneycontrol’s award-winning app and mobile site, MC Minis are articles that save users the trouble of scrolling endlessly on their phone screens by providing valuable insights in a matter of seconds.

Commenting on the launch, Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, Moneycontrol, said, “MC Minis echo a constant endeavour to put our readers at the centre of everything we do.We understand that not all our readers have the time to consume our deeply researched articles. MC Minis are aimed at delivering a unique experience to readers who want to understand topics that matter as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

MC Minis offer users, crisp articles—explainers, trendspotting, data—that fit into the screens of their mobile phones. Consisting of a header, body text and a chart, these articles help the Moneycontrol audience to understand the fundamental aspects of the most important topics related to markets, mutual funds, economy, technology, startups, pharma, retail etc.

Manoj Nagpal, Business Head, B2C Revenue, Moneycontrol said, “It is a pressing need in the times that live today to curate a platform for people looking for detailed information with just a click of a button on their screens. This feature once again sees us perfectly align ourselves to new-age emerging technologies and the ever-changing demands of our users to curate a service that adds immense value in the lives of those who use it. In our endeavor to enhance the user interface and offer a seamless content-consumption experience, we take a right step in this direction towards through Minis.”

With the launch of MC Minis, moneycontrol has once again consolidated its position as the market leader in the business and finance journalism space. In the coming months, moneycontrol will continue to introduce a host of features to deepen its relationship with readers.

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Moneycontrol and Inflection Point Ventures collaborate to launch ‘Pitch Right’, a competitive initiative for high potential startups to secure funding

Oct 21, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Ankur Mittal, #Binoy Prabhakar, #entrepreneurship, #Inflection Point Ventures, #Moneycontrol, #start-up, #Vinay Bansal

In a bid to encourage a culture of entrepreneurship and start-up in the country, moneycontrol, one of India’s leading financial news platforms and Inflection Point Ventures, one of India’s largest and most active angel platforms, have come together to launch Pitch Right, a competitive initiative for high potential startups to secure funding. Through the platform, the two industry pioneers will identify promising startups that are building innovative solutions and help them grow and succeed in the current challenging environment.

Kick-starting the registration, eligible participants can submit their entries till November 8. The platform will provide a chance to early-stage startups to showcase their idea and potential to top VCs, successful founders and leading Angels of India. Based on that, the jury will select one winner who will receive INR 50 lakh in funding from IPV on the finale, scheduled for 5th December 2020. The identified and shortlisted startups will be mentored and given access to a widespread network of industry professionals and luminaries.

Commenting on the initiative, Binoy Prabhakar, Editor, moneycontrol said, “We at, moneycontrol have accompanied the evolution and growth of the Indian Startup industry by providing a holistic reportage on the entire ecosystem. Over the years, we have seen aplenty startups change the world with disruptive ideas and innovative technology. Following which, we have launched Pitch Right with Inflection Point Ventures with an aim to present entrepreneurs a direction to use their most disruptive ideas and provide more than just an avenue of investment for the budding entrepreneurs.”

Vinay Bansal, Founder CEO, Inflection Point Ventures, added, “We are pleased to associate with moneycontrol, a brand recognized for its credibility, accuracy and authority on India’s startup industry. More than just being a funding platform, through Pitch Right we aim to offer an entire ecosystem for both the investors as well as startups. We seek to identify the promising entrepreneurs and startups of tomorrow and aid them by providing mentoring and capital.”

The initiative was launched on October 8 via a highly engaging and successful 30-minute AMA session that saw the presence of new-age startups and well-known investors who discussed and debated on the topics of how to raise funds amid a Pandemic and make them last longer. The session was conducted with Vinay Bansal, Founder CEO, IPV and Ankur Mittal, Co-founder IPV, moderated by Priyanka Sahay, Special Correspondent, moneycontrol.

To know more and register your startups please visit: https://t.co/nsNcm9UNQ8?amp=1

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