After taking two Silicon Valley technology companies public over a span of 10 years (1990-2000), Carol Realini  had decided to settle in the ski-resort city of Aspen. But a trip to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, opened her eyes to a huge opportunity.

TCS finds a viable route to the unbanked Indian in the country's villages with the help of cloud computing.

Asset management companies are sprucing up their websites to facilitate online transactions by not just tech-savvy investors but even lay ones.

Recession-hit global chip makers are targeting the Indian hinterland as their next big market.

An additional password to guard against frauds for online credit-card transactions.

The Satyam fraud may seem just an isolated case—but thanks to the IT and ITES sector’s unique characteristics, there is enough to suggest room for more frauds. Here is a quick checklist.

Managers are racking their brains for strategies to beat the slowdown. But hotshots remain hotshots. We present 5th listing of India's young and happening executives.

Banks have hiked various charges and, in some cases, introduced new ones like counting charges on a large cash deposit or withdrawal. Here’s what you should know.

Telecom operators, banks and a clutch of service providers are jostling for what is likely to become a massive market in mobile payment. The question is: can it do to banking what mobile phones did to communications? Kushan Mitra finds out.

Mobile banking is fast catching up as an alternative channel for banking services. Here’s what you should know about it.

Standard Chartered Bank has joined hands with Tata AIG General Insurance Company to provide a risk cover for lost cards that will protect customers against fraudulent transactions.

From LPG prices to GST: New rules that will impact you in 2021

Can information technology be transformational? Without doubt, yes. And here are 20 examples to prove it. Our annual listing of the most IT-savvy outfits in the country.

Armed with deep pockets and distinguished brands, some of India’s biggest mega-corps are diversifying away from their flagship businesses. Synergies do exist in most cases, but do some of these promoters run the risk of spreading themselves too thin? BT's Anand Adhikari finds out.

Business Today’s league of extraordinary managers—25 young guns, aged 40 or under, who are blazing a trail up the corporate ladder.

If cash is going out of fashion, thanks to the credit card, it won’t be long before plastic makes way for another payment system. And this one could well be in your mobile handset.

Investors have been lukewarm to the FMCG and pharma sectors. But the future looks brighter than the immediate past.

A few months ago, hackers brought Europe’s most wired country, Estonia, to its knees. India’s IT network is rather modest in comparison. So, who would bother messing with it, right? Wrong.

It’s been a heady journey for 14-month old Yatra.com. The travel and hospitality solutions portal, in which Silicon Valley venture capitalist Pramod Haque has invested, hopes to cross the $120-million mark by the end of 2007.

Six months of survey and analysis, 94 final participants, and hundreds of days of reporting is what it took to bring you stories of India's best employers. Best companies in pictures