IoT can be of great assistance in refurbishing how businesses operate. The technology is assisting payments to get streamlined as these online transactions can be electronically monitored and managed. The data-driven decision making helps to make an informed decision in the time-saving timeframe... ToneTag, a Bangalore based Fintech and Retail Solutions company, which made headlines for using crypted sound waves to make offline, proximity-based contactless payments on any device, believes in the strength of IoT in the payments domain. Its co-founder Vivek Kumar Singh says, “The Internet of things (IOT)  can be a game-changer for India as it has democratized the usage of technology. ToneTag as a technology company has believed in enabling people to use the technology across all segments irrespective of social strata or infrastructural dependencies.”

Transcribing audio can be extremely tedious, and often require an enormous amount of labor. If you are looking for a simpler solution to turn an audio file into organized text quickly, audio to text converter online startups are the option for you. They will allow you to transcribe virtually all audio files online, in a short period of time... Saykara is a thriving startup that aims to aid physicians in daily medical practices, predominantly surgery. The startup went live online through the domain saykara.com in early 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The startup quickly managed to raise $2.5 million in capital and assembled a team of engineers and other experts from Amazon and Nuance to establish a formidable organization.

Degreed, the world’s first career-long skills-building platform, was recognized as one of the 50 Highest Rated Private Cloud Computing Companies To Work For in a list released by Battery Ventures, a global investment firm and cloud investor, with data specifically provided by Glassdoor*, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites. The list highlights 50 privately held companies—all business-to-business, cloud-computing companies--where employees report the highest levels of satisfaction at work, according to employee feedback shared on Glassdoor...

Shaukat Shamim, the mind behind the Yahoo Messenger, is the CEO & Founder of Youplus, a technology company that has built the world’s first video opinion search engine. Shaukat is a successful serial entrepreneur and technologist with a long track record of driving breakthrough tech innovations. I spoke to Shaukat on his inspiring entrepreneurial journey and how he is steering a never-before-seen innovation in video with his startup Youplus...

Driving store traffic was significantly less expensive for brands in 2018 than the year before, according to details about Cuebiq’s Footfall Attribution Benchmarks report that were provided to Marketing Dive. In 2017, on average, brands spent $23.05 to induce one additional store visit, compared to $13.71 last year for a savings of $9.34 or 40.5%.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hootsuite, the global leader in social media management, today announced it has been recognized as a leader in “The Forrester New Wave™: Sales Social Engagement Tools” report.  The report analyzed and evaluated the eight most significant providers supporting enterprise sales social engagement and Hootsuite was identified by Forrester as a “leader.”

Dark comedy thriller “Villains,” which premiered last month at the SXSW Film Festival, has been acquired for U.S. release by Gunpowder & Sky in association with MoviePass’ film division. G&S and MoviePass Films plans to give “Villains” a theatrical release this summer, after buying the rights from The Realm, Bron Studios genre arm...

Hyderabad: U GRO Capital, a small-business lending Platform listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, launches its operations in Telengana. Opening their Hyderabad office is part of U GRO Capital’s strategy to disburse loans between INR 10 lakhs and 5 crores to small businesses operating in eight identified sectors. Founded by Mr. Shachindra Nath, a financial services veteran, U GRO Capital aims to create highly customized customer journeys by building sector specific products, assessment frameworks and distribution networks...

Ocrolus, a data verification and cash-flow analytics company, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with BlueVine, a provider of online working capital financing to small and medium-sized business lenders. Ocrolus reported BlueVine will use its technology to accelerate growth and scale operations efficiently, creating a faster and more seamless experience for its customers…

Chennai: Non banking finance company (NBFC), U GRO Capital has announced the launch of its operations in Tamilnadu. A release stated that opening their Chennai office is a part of U GRO Capital’s strategy to disburse loans of up to Rs 5 crore to small businesses operating in eight identified sectors in which the company aims to build deep credit and product expertise...

While globally, there are lot of trending topics and many topics are regional and specific to a country, Youplus continuously look for such trending topics that are of interest to the public and pick some of the most relevant topic of the time. With a large base of panellists that we have, we continuously engage them in conversation with us by sending questions relevant to the chosen topics. Our panellists are very interactive and engaging in nature and they give their opinions on the topics we push through our proprietary MIC App. All the opinions of the public are captured in Video form and we receive them on a continuous basis. Once we start getting the videos on to our environment, we use our proprietary VOISE platform to generate meaningful outcomes and then publish the report.

Business Today recently spoke to Chris McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer of Degreed, to understand how the company curates content and measures skills. Turns out, technology and data play a crucial role. "We collate the history of what an employee did in the company or outside. We collect every data point we can find about an individual- it can be in the human resources systems, the learning management systems, the spreadsheets. Also, what they do in their spare time and which device is used for learning", McCarthy says. "We can then identify the gaps in his portfolio. We pull the learning material in and make it a personalised experience. It says this is what you have to learn, here is what you might be interested in, here is what people like you have also learnt", he adds...

In the age of data driven personalization, corporations need to aim for optimal human-machine interaction. CIOs or CHROs will not be able to deliver on this alone. US-based learning and skill tracking platform is aimed at sensitizing CIOs on their two pronged role for digital transformation - procuring and updating technology platforms in the dynamic business scenario and ensuring that CHROs have the best skills building technologies that can cut the long talent/skills-gap story short. In an interview with ETCIO.COM, Chris McCarthy, CEO, Degreed discusses how Degreed is working with integrated CIO-CHRO teams to unlock true potential of digital transformation for the companies...