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Tech Mahindra takes Grameen Koota Live with Temenos T24, Boosting Delivery of Financial Services to Low-income Households

Written By Unknown on Friday, November 13, 2015 | 4:24 AM

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), market-leading provider of mission-critical solutions to the financial services industry and Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering announced that they have implemented Temenos T24 for Microfinance and Community Banking for Grameen Koota Financial Services Private Limited (Grameen Koota). With a modern core banking structure that affords higher levels of automation and flexibility, Grameen Koota can now achieve its mission to reach a larger client base.

Over a period of nine months, Tech Mahindra and Temenos implemented T24 across 270 branches in five states to migrating a 1.1 million-strong customer base, consisting of 2.3 million loans and equipping Grameen Koota with the capability to achieve a daily loan disbursement for 10,000 customers. T24’s scalable architecture improves operational efficiency, streamlines Grameen Koota’s Management Information System, and enables access from remote locations, empowering growth across a wider geographical range and to more diverse rural communities.

T24 for Microfinance and Community Banking is specially configured for the specific requirements of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and is a robust platform for Grameen Koota’s multiple solutions and offerings such as credit, insurance, pension and non-financial services such as healthcare.

“Revamping our infrastructure with T24 is an important step towards accelerating operational efficiency and achieving growth targets. We can now become more customer-centric with the help of a versatile back-end system,” said Mr Udaya Kumar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Grameen Koota. “The credit for achieving the successful transition to Temenos T24 in such a short period goes to the dedication and hard work put in by Mr Arun Kumar B, Head of IT and his team members," he noted.

“Our deep expertise in implementing T24 and business understanding of Micro-community business served in providing a scalable solution to customers’ growing demand,” said Ravi Vasantraj, Global Head BFSI Competency, Tech Mahindra. “Customers are at the heart of all that we do and we are honoured to be a part of Grameen Koota’s vision to enhance financial inclusion in India.” 

“MFIs who want to thrive in a fast evolving landscape need mission-critical solutions to succeed,” said Martin Frick, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Temenos. “Our award-winning T24 will fuel Grameen Koota’s ambitions in propelling India’s rural communities to a more progressive future. We want to continue expanding our proven track record and support MFIs in growing their market share and business scope.”

Temenos is the world’s largest provider of MFI core banking solutions, with over 220 clients. T24 offers a complete front-to-back office, CRM and product lifecycle management software platform that powers core banking operations for financial institutions from new starters, to established intermediaries entering a new market, to very large mass market retail banks. T24 has been consistently ranked as the first or second best-selling core banking software platform worldwide for the past 14 years (International Banking Systems Sales League Table).


About Temenos

Temenos Group AG (SIX: TEMN), headquartered in Geneva, is a market leading software provider, partnering with banks and other financial institutions to transform their businesses and stay ahead of a changing marketplace. Over 2,000 firms across the globe, including 38 of the top 50 banks, rely on Temenos to process the daily transactions of more than 500 million banking customers as well as over USD 5 trillion in assets. Temenos customers are proven to be more profitable than their peers: in the period 2008-2012, they enjoyed on average a 32% higher return on assets, a 42% higher return on equity and an 8.1 percentage point lower cost/income ratio than banks running legacy applications.

For more information, please visit www.temenos.com.

                     
About Grameen Koota

Grameen Koota Financial Services Private Limited provides micro finance services to women from rural poor and low income households in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. The company offers income generation, home improvement, emergency, family welfare, and home construction loans; life insurance and healthcare products; and pension schemes, and non-financial services. Grameen Koota was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.

For more information, visit: www.grameenkoota.org


About Tech Mahindra

Tech Mahindra represents the connected world, offering innovative and customer-centric information technology services and solutions, enabling Enterprises, Associates and the Society to Rise™. We are a USD 3.9 billion company with 105,200+ professionals across 90 countries, helping over 780+ global customers including Fortune 500 companies. Our innovation platforms and reusable assets connect across a number of technologies to deliver tangible business value to our stakeholders. Tech Mahindra is also amongst the Fab 50 companies in Asia as per the Forbes 2014 List.

We are part of the USD 16.9 billion Mahindra Group that employs more than 200,000 people in over 100 countries. The Group operates in the key industries that drive economic growth, enjoying a leadership position in tractors, utility vehicles, after-market, information technology and vacation ownership.

Bihar Elections: Now focus on Economy

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | 12:44 AM

The battle for Bihar is over. The Grand Alliance decimated the BJP-led NDA, scoring a landslide two-thirds majority in the assembly polls. It secured 178 seats in the 243-member House — RJD: 80 seats, JD(U): 71 seats and Congress: 27 seats. The NDA secured 58 seats, with the BJP on its own securing 53 seats. Political analysts are now dissecting the reasons for the NDA's electoral defeat, and along with them economy watchers have come out with views on possible economic impact of the verdict. I think the NDA's defeat in the Bihar elections is unlikely to have any major negative implication on the economy.

Prior to the election results, some concerns surfaced that a NDA defeat may hit the government's reform agenda. It was pointed out that a victory would help the Centre to strengthen its presence in the Upper House where its legislative agenda has been repeatedly blocked. But the fact is that Bihar has 16 Rajya Sabha seats out of which four seats are currently held by the BJP, the other 12 being occupied by Janata Dal (United) MPs. Out of the total seats, five (all JD-U members) will fall vacant in 2016 and six in 2018 (four JD-U and two BJP members). So, a BJP win would have hardly helped clear the current RS logjam, though it is now clear that the NDA will get only one out of five Bihar Rajya Sabha seats in 2016 and one out of six seats in 2018.

In the backdrop of the Bihar defeat, industry experts have urged the Centre to give undivided focus on its economic agenda. According to a global financial house, the importance of the Bihar election is overstated and the incremental economic reforms are likely to continue irrespective of the verdict. According to some others, the elections verdict may even result in a better outcome for the future of economic reforms if the Centre takes this as a lesson that only sticking to the development agenda could help them win. I support these views, but at the same time I think the verdict should not be taken by the Opposition as a mandate to obstruct Parliament.

The PM recently said that the Indian economy is better placed today, with some major economic indicators, including GDP growth, foreign investment, current account deficit, fiscal deficit and revenue collection giving a better picture. There is no denial of this fact. In addition, control in corruption and sign of improvement in Doing Business raking are also positive developments. But there is still much to be done. Exports are down, quarterly corporate results are not showing uptick in sales, manufacturing is struggling, banks' NPA problem is still looming, and so on. Also, issues like power sector woes, bankruptcy norms and rail-road project development need to be adequately addressed.

I invite your opinions. I'd also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and prosperous Diwali.

Russian millionaire found dead in Washington, D.C. hotel

Written By Unknown on Friday, November 6, 2015 | 11:10 PM

A prominent Russian millionaire and press minister under Vladimir Putin was found dead of an apparent heart attack in a Washington hotel, according to U.S. and Russian news sources.

Mikhail Lesin, the former head of media affairs for the Russian government who's been accused of curtailing the country's press freedoms, had been staying at Hotel Dupont when he was found Thursday, according to ABC News.

Washington's Metropolitan Police Department said the incident was under investigation and that the identity of the victim could not yet be confirmed.

Police first got the call about the death Thursday morning at about 11:34 a.m. ET, Officer Sean Hickman, a spokesman for the department's public information office, said Friday night.

The Dupont Circle Hotel is located at 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW. A woman who answered the phone at the site said it was not hotel policy to give out information on guests.

According to the Russian embassy, Lesin, 57, was found dead in his hotel room, TASS Russian News Agency reported.

Following the news, Putin expressed condolences to the family of Lesin, who had served as a presidential adviser from 2004 to 2009, Sputnik News reported.

"The president has a high appreciation for Mikhail Lesin's massive contribution to the creation of modern Russian mass media," the Kremlin's press service said, RT reported.

Sputnik News said Lesin died in Moscow, although several other media, including Reuters, ABC and the New York Daily News, identified Washington as the location where he died.

It's unclear why Lesin would have been in the U.S.

Lesin's relatives say he suffered from a disease and died because of the heart attack

Lesin is credited with creating Russia Today, the English-language news network backed by the Russian government. Now known as RT, the network "provides an alternative perspective on major global events, and acquaints an international audience with the Russian viewpoint," according to its website.

ABC reported that from 1999 to 2004, Lesin served as Russia's Minister of Press, Television and Radio, often traveling with Putin on official trips.

He then served as presidential media adviser from 2004 to 2009, RT reported.

In 2013, he became head of Gazprom-Media Holding, the state-controlled media giant that describes itself as one of the largest media groups in Russia and Europe. Lesin resigned the next year, reportedly citing family reasons.

Jessica Estepa contributed from USA Today.

Techcircle Startup 2014: Delhi's largest startup-investor forum on July 24, book your seat now!

Written By Unknown on Monday, July 7, 2014 | 11:22 PM

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With the angel & seed investments perking up almost 33 percent in Q1 2014-15; Modi-led Government forming a Ministry of Entrepreneurship; SEBI issuing a consultation paper on crowd-funding; and early stage investors seeking tax exemption on angel investment, it's clear that it's looking for the startup world.

We explore what's in store for entrepreneurs in North India, what's driving the ecosystem in this part of the country, ideas disrupting the market & much more at Techcircle Startup on 24th July 2014 at The Lalit, New Delhi

Key highlights of the event:
  • •   Ashish Kashyap, CEO - Ibibo Group, on what are the interesting opportunities in internet & his M&A strategy.
  • •   Learnings from India's fastest growing pharmacy retail chain, as well as the bold transition he made from being a top manager for twenty-five years to an entrepreneur - Ashutosh Garg, CMD Guardian Lifecare
  • •   Mahesh Murthy, Partner - Seedfund to advise young entrepreneurs on company building.
  • •   Opportunity to walk into offices of much sought-after companies & VCs, Techcircle Walkabouts, on July 23, take you on an experiential tour to offices of One97 Communication, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Advisory Services, Snapdeal in New Delhi. Seats are limited, book your slots in advance with Ipshita/Sandeep at register@vccircle.com or 0120-4171111. Last date to register for Walkabouts: July 17th 2014. Click here to know more
  • •   Generate interest about your big ideas through Nasscom 10,000 Startups powered Techcircle Showcase, a curated platform for innovative startups to make presentations on their business ideas to an audience comprising leading technology focused venture capitalists, seed and angel investors. Click here to apply or write to Ipshita/ Sandeep at register@vccircle.com or 0120-4171111. Last date for receiving applications is 9th July, 2014.
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   Key Speakers
Ashish Kashyap
Ashish Kashyap
CEO
ibibo Group

Ashutosh Garg
Ashutosh Garg
CMD
Guardian Lifecare

Mahesh Murthy
Mahesh Murthy
Partner
Seedfund

Sunil Goyal
Sunil Goyal
Founder & CEO
YourNest Capital Advisors

Alok Mittal
Alok Mittal
Managing Director
Canaan Partners India
Ankit Pruthi
Ankit Pruthi
Founder & CEO
Unicommerce

Akshat Ghiya
Akshat Ghiya
Co-Founder & Director
Karma Recycling

Alexander Souter
Alexander Souter
Co-Founder
Overcart.com

Ankur Singla
Ankur Singla
Founder & CEO
Akosha

Bharat Sethi
Bharat Sethi
Founder & CEO
PosterGully.com
Ishan Gupta
Ishan Gupta
CEO
EduKart.com

Manish Singhal
Manish Singhal
Founder & CEO
LetsVenture

Nirmal Singh
Nirmal Singh
Founder & CEO
Wheebox

Samay Kohli
Samay Kohli
CEO
GreyOrange

Srikant Krishnan
Srikant Krishnan
Co-founder
dMACQ
Tanuj Mendiratta
Tanuj Mendiratta
Co-founder & CEO
Appiterate

Vibhu Bhushan
Vibhu Bhushan
Co-founder
GradeStack

     
* more speakers joining
For suggesting agenda and nominating speakers, write to prateek.kathpal@vccircle.com
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Early Bird Discount: 20% till 10th July 2014
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Fees (Without Unwind/ Cocktail Session)
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INR 6000 + S.Tax (12.36%)
Investors/ I-Bankers/ Consultants/ Others-
INR 8000 + S.Tax (12.36%)

Early Bird Discount: 20% till 10th July 2014
Entrepreneurs/ Companies/ Startups -
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Investors/ I-Bankers/ Consultants/ Others-
INR 6400 + S.Tax (12.36%)

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