The Co-founder of Financial Technologies wants to create a global network of exchanges that cuts across asset classes. At the same time, he is chasing upstream and downstream opportunities that range from depositories and payment gateways to information vending. Is Shah biting off more than he can chew?

The stock market meltdown has hit the wallets of executives of India Inc. and even their retirement plans. It has taken a toll on the value of your ESOPs. What are your options now?

The adventure tourism industry is booming for the new executive class in India. To find out why, BT More puts on its helmet and knee pads and heads out into the wild.

Mumbai might be the maximum city with most people surveyed voting for it as the best city to do business in, but it’s among the toughest cities to live in.

Although stock lending has yet to gather momentum, it promises long-term investors a chance to make an extra buck from idle shares.

These are extraordinary times, not just for India but the whole world. At no time before in world history has inflation and economic downturn combined to create a “caught-between-ice-and-fire” situation. In India, rising inflation coupled with a moderating economy does signal a cyclical slowdown, but the country’s long-term growth story is still intact. An analysis by BT's Shalini S. Dagar.

The fear that short selling by institutional investors may tank an already depressed market may not come true after all.

The government is pushing ahead with key capital market reforms. On top of its agenda is a proposal to peg the minimum public float at 25 percent for all companies.

The 14th Business Today-KPMG survey of India’s Best Banks reveals, there’s one bank that continued to roll better than all others: HDFC Bank. Once again, for the fifth year in a row, the Aditya Puri-led bank beat 76 others to emerge as the #1 player in the industry.

HDFC Bank has emerged as #1 for the 5th year running. What is the secret formula that keeps it ahead, year after year?

From #5 to #2 is a big jump in any rankings—more so for HSBC, which has powered ahead on the back of sheer growth in deposits and profits.

The Indian banking system will have to deal with mind-boggling paradigm shifts in a complex global environment in the years ahead.

The stock markets are being influenced by a host of domestic and global factors. A lowdown on what you should know about the changing dynamics of the market to swim with the sharks.

As in the recent years, the BT-KPMG survey methodology has been modified to address some of the questions that came from the banking community.

One of the world’s favourite holiday destinations, the Maldives is sinking rapidly. This is probably your last chance to see these magical islands. Go pack your bags.

If the year gone by was a belter, 2008 promises to be another party. While the immediate prospects don’t look promising, the year ahead should eventually turn out well, if not better, for everyone.21 young leaders for India's 21st centuryCheck out the young leaders in slide show Slide show: The biggest newsmakers of 2007Slide show: Best of BT 2007Slide show: Best of BT More 2007

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Listings are horribly hard to put together. This one is more so. For one, how does one measure power? For another, when there are so many talented and successful women in Indian business, how does one zero in on the 25 most powerful? The first question is relatively easy to answer.

Well, actually, transaction banking never went anywhere. Only, banks are rediscovering its virtues now—steady income, absence of volatility and predictability.

ICICI Bank, SBI and a host of other banks have mobilised thousands of crores or plan to do so soon. But given their growth momentum, they will probably have to come back for more.