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Moneycontrol to Congregate Leading Voices at ‘Startup Conclave 2024’
Mumbai: Moneycontrol, a financial news platform, has announced the second edition of the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024. This premier event, set for 9 August 2024, at ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, is dedicated to fostering a sustainable and resilient startup ecosystem in India. The conclave will bring together a diverse group of policymakers, investors, leading startup founders, industry leaders, and emerging entrepreneurs for an engaging exchange of ideas and strategic insights.
Following a challenging two-year funding winter, India’s startup landscape is witnessing a remarkable resurgence marked by increased profitability, late-stage funding, a vibrant secondary market, and numerous tech IPOs. Themed “Persist | Reset | Rebuild” this year’s conclave will emphasize the resilience and adaptability of startups in the face of an AI-driven world and evolving regulatory frameworks. The event will delve into the future of India’s startup ecosystem, providing essential insights for the next wave of entrepreneurial success.
Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024 will feature a series of insightful sessions led by prominent figures including Karnataka Minister for IT-BT and science & technology Priyank Kharge; Karnataka Government, department of electronics, information technology, biotechnology and science & technology, secretary Dr Ekroop Caur; India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant; Narayana Health, founder and chairman Dr Devi Prasad Shetty; SoftBank, head of India and EMEA Sumer Juneja; PhonePe, co-founder and CEO Sameer Nigam; Swiggy, co-founder Sriharsha Majety; Sorin Investments, founder and chairman Sanjay Nayar; Games24x7, co-founder and co-CEO Bhavin Pandya; Tally Solutions Pvt Ltd, chief of engineering Nabendu Das; IndiQube, co-founder Rishi Das; Adobe, head of sales channel & SMB, digital media India & SA Ajay Joseph; DTDC Express, CEO Abhishek Chakraborty; Peak XV Partners, MD Shailesh Lakhani.
Moneycontrol has been instrumental in nurturing the startup community, sharing compelling narratives of innovation, success, failure, and resilience. Through initiatives like the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave, the platform continues to champion the entrepreneurial spirit and support the growth of India’s dynamic startup ecosystem.
Moneycontrol Startup Conclave 2024 is supported by banking partner IDFC FIRST Bank, exclusive logistics partner DTDC, VC partner Peak XV, workplace partner IndiQube, and associate partners Games24x7, Share.Market, Adobe, Tally, Reliance India Ltd, state partner KITS, luxury partner Da Milano Italia and event technology partner Townhall.
The event will commence at 10:00 am on 9 August 2024, at ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, and will be livestreamed for a global audience.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
