Press Release | Tide to double tech headcount in India

 

Tide to double tech headcount in India, aims to hire more than 600 techies in the next five years

~Plans to create new talent stream with ‘Internship to Hire programme’~

 

December 16, 2021, Mumbai: Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform^[1], with operations and an imminent launch in India, has announced a hiring spree of more than 600 tech professionals by the end of 2026. This drive, which constitutes nearly 60% of the company’s total hiring, stems from Tide’s expansion strategy to boost its local presence in India, its first international market.

Earlier this year, Tide announced plans to create more than 1,000 jobs in India over the next five years. In the coming 18-24 months, the fintech’s Hyderabad technology centre/global development centre (GDC) will onboard more than 300 engineers across various roles, with a particular focus on backend engineers in Java and Python, as well as experts in data science and Flutter.

Keeping in mind the current tech talent crunch across the globe, Tide is creating new hiring streams through an ‘Internship to Hire’ programme to attract and nurture top quality talent. Focused on training fresh graduates from premium institutes, such as IITs and NITs, Tide will leverage the programme to recruit entry-level candidates and then gradually increase the count as the model matures. Upon successful completion of the programme, interns will be offered full-time employment opportunities at Tide.

Gurjodhpal Singh, CEO, Tide (India) said “We have seen a tremendous response from the India market within a short span of starting operations in the country. The additional technological capabilities will help us build our product for India as we expand our roots deeper into the country and invest in the technology leaders of tomorrow.”

Tide’s aggressive hiring spree can be attributed to its ambition of serving the 64-million and growing Indian SME sector. Earlier this year, when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit SMEs hard, digital banking platforms emerged as critical solutions to increase efficiency, saving time and money for people running businesses.

As an employer, Tide is focused on championing entry-level engineers and making tech employment opportunities more accessible to all, without any gender or socio-economic background biases.

Commenting on this Neeraj Agrawal, VP Engineering-Hyderabad Technology Centre, Tide (India) stated, “Tide’s global development centre in Hyderabad has a global mandate, although it currently serves the UK and India markets, we plan to expand to multiple countries in future. Moreover, the GDC is integral to scaling our business in India. The country has a huge pool of technological expertise available locally and I am confident the team we are building will help us tune our offering better for Indian SMEs and deliver superior support to them when we roll out our offering here in India.”

Tide already has over 350 highly skilled employees in India, with most based in its Hyderabad technology centre, which was set up in early 2020. Its business headquarters are in Gurugram.

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About Tide:

Founded in 2015 and launched in 2017, London-based Tide is now the leading business financial platform in the UK. Tide helps SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable administrative solutions. Tide has over 380,000 SME members in the UK (nearly 7% market share).

Tide has been funded by Apax Digital, Anthemis, Augmentum, Creandum, Goodwater, Jigsaw, Latitude, LocalGlobe, Passion Capital, SpeedInvest and The SBI Group. It employs 800+ professionals worldwide, has recently been awarded the UK Fintech Awards' ‘Banking Tech of the Year’ and is among the Sunday Times Fast Track Disruptors to Watch. Tide has a long-term ambition to be the leading business financial platform globally.

Tide selected India as its first international market in 2020. With over 350 highly skilled employees in India, most based in its Hyderabad technology centre, Tide is presently ramping up operations for a full-fledged launch in India early next year.

Tide is not a bank and does not hold or claim to hold a banking license. Tide is a business financial platform and the leading digital challenger in business banking services. We believe that a platform approach is the future of business banking, allowing us to offer both financial and admin services to SMEs, saving them time (and money) to allow them to focus on what they love: running their businesses. Tide Business Accounts are hosted and virtual debit cards are provided through our partner bank which is an RBI-licensed bank. Tide follows all security standards prescribed by the partner bank, in accordance with RBI regulations.0................................................................

'इंडियन आयडल मराठी' या मंचावर राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार विजेत्या, सुप्रसिद्ध गायिका साधना सरगम येणार!

 सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर 'इंडियन आयडल मराठी' हा कार्यक्रम सुरू झाला आणि प्रेक्षकांनी या कार्यक्रमाला उत्स्फूर्त दाद दिली. इंडियन आयडल हा कार्यक्रम पहिल्यांदाच प्रादेशिक भाषेत होतो आहे. कार्यक्रमाची निर्मिती आराधना भोला यांच्या फ्रिमेन्टल इंडिया टेलिव्हिजन प्रॉडक्शन्स प्रा. लि. या संस्थेने केली आहे. या कार्यक्रमाचे परीक्षक अजय-अतुल असल्याने कार्यक्रमाची रंगत वाढते आहे. सर्वोत्तम १४ स्पर्धकांमधून महाराष्ट्राला 'इंडियन आयडल मराठी'चा पहिला विजेता/विजेती मिळणार आहे. हे स्पर्धक रसिकांच्या कौतुकास पात्र ठरताहेत.  दोन दशकं बॉलिवूडवर राज्य करणाऱ्या आणि राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार विजेत्या सुप्रसिद्ध गायिका साधना सरगम यंदाच्या आठवड्यात विशेष पाहुण्या म्हणून येणार आहेत.

 

   १९८२ मध्ये प्रकाशित झालेल्या 'विधाता' या चित्रपटातली 'सात सहेलियां खडी खडी' हे गाणे गाऊन साधना यांनी बॉलिवूडमध्ये पदार्पण केलं होतं. त्यांनी आत्तापर्यंत ३४ भाषांमध्ये १५ हजारांहून अधिक गाणी गायली आहे. ‘सातसमंदर पार मैं तेरे पीछे पीछे गई’ या गीताने ९० च्या दशकात धूम केली होती. हे गीत गाणाऱ्या साधना सरगम यांच्या अनेक गाण्यांनी लाखो चाहते घायाळ आहेत. ‘हर किसी को नहीं मिलता’, ‘मैं तेरी मोहोब्बत में’, ‘तेरी उम्मीद तेरा इंतजार’ आणि ‘नीले नीले अंबर पर’ या गाण्यांतून रसिकांच्या हृदयावर राज्य करणाऱ्या साधना या मराठी मुलीने तब्बल ३४ भाषांत गीतं गायली. कल्याणजी-आनंदजी जोडीपासून ए. आर. रहमानपर्यंत प्रत्येकानी त्यांचं कौतुक केलं. उदित नारायण यांच्याबरोबर 'जो जीता वही सिकंदर' या सिनेमातलं गाजलेलं गाणं ‘पहला नशा पहला खुमार’ गाऊन प्रसिद्धीझोतात आलेल्या साधना सरगम या 'इंडियन आयडल मराठी' या मंचावर स्पर्धकांचं मनोबल वाढवून त्यांना मार्गदर्शन करण्यासाठी येणार आहेत.

 

   फ्रिमेन्टल इंडिया टेलिव्हिजन प्रॉडक्शन्स प्रा. लि. निर्मित 'इंडियन आयडल मराठी' हा कार्यक्रम आणि साधना सरगम यांना नक्की बघा.

पाहा, 'इंडियन आयडल मराठी', २० आणि २१ डिसेंबर, रात्री ९ वा. सोनी मराठी वाहिनीवर.

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line”. Tips rewind presents Aapko Dekh Kar by Navraj Hans. For Tips rewind and Skoda presents “Tips Rewind” a tribute to Jagjit Singh.

 

Song link: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_LHybMMyo

Aapko Dekh Kar is a beautiful composition sung by Navraj Hans. His Immortal voice makes you fall in love with the Ghazal and can’t stop from hearing. Each and every single line of this Ghazal touches the heart. And makes you memorize your old days.

Navraj Hans says,“Glad to work with alling in love is easy but to maintain it, is not so easy thing. It's a romantic track which provides a sense of calmness to all loving souls. Aapko Dekh Kar is a beautiful composition with lyrics we all can relate to.”

Tips Rewind platform will bring together India’s most talented and popular artists, who will showcase & perform the mesmerising renditions of Jagjit Singh’s on the same stage. Artist line-up includes - Sonu Nigam, Hariharan, Babul Supriyo, Shaan, Sameer Khan, Ankit Tiwari, Talat Aziz, Amit Mishra, Bandish, Ash King, Shahid Mallya & Navraj Hans.

Produced by: Kumar Taurani , Singer: Navraj Hans , Lyricist: Aziz Qaisi , Additional Lyrics: Priyanka R Bala , Music Director: Jagjit Singh , Additional Music Composer: Shamir Tandon , Anchor: Priya Malik , Curated By: Saksham Tandon , Couture: Fatiz , Agency Partner: Media Vantage

सिद्धार्थ म्हणतोय अंगात आलया!!!

  

दोन वर्षाच्या प्रदीर्घ काळानंतर आता प्रेक्षकांसाठी चित्रपट गृह सुरू झालेत. मनोरंजनाची मोठी पर्वणी प्रेक्षकांना मिळणार आहे. मराठी चित्रपटाच्या प्रयोगशीलतेत या दोन वर्षात चांगलीच वाढ झाली. दर्जेदार आणि वैचारिक प्रगल्भता जपणाऱ्या मराठी चित्रपट सृष्टीत बऱ्याच वर्षांनी एक वेगळा प्रयोग होत आहे. हा प्रयोग म्हणजे ' झोंबिवली' हा आगामी चित्रपट, मोठ्या पडद्यावर येत्या ४ फेब्रुवारी रोजी प्रेक्षकाच्या भेटीला येतोय. आदित्य सरपोतदार याच्या उत्कृष्ट दिग्दर्शनाने सज्ज असा चित्रपट सध्या चर्चेत आहे.

          चित्रपटाची एकूणच चर्चा बघता चित्रपटातील गाण्याची चर्चा सुद्धा सुरू होती. मराठीतला पहिलाच झोंबी चित्रपटात नेमकी किती आणि कोणती गाणी असणार यावर सगळेच विचार करत असताना आता या विचाराला पूर्णविराम देण्यासाठी 'अंगात आलया' हे गाणं प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला आल आहे. प्रशांत मदपूवर यांनी लिहिलेलं आणि रोहन रोहन यांनी संगीतबद्ध केलेलं 'अंगात आलया' हे गाणं रोहन प्रधान याने गायलं आहे. 'अंगात आलया' हे गाणं चित्रपटानुसार झोंबीनी भरलेलं आहे. सगळ्यांना आपल्या तालावर नाचायला लावेल अशा या गाण्यावर अमेय, वैदेही आणि ललित सोबत एक खास पाहुणा नाचताना दिसतो तो म्हणजे सर्वांचा लाडका 'सिद्धार्थ जाधव'. अफाट एनर्जी असलेला सिद्धार्थला या गाण्यावर थिरकताना पाहिल्यावर अनेकांच्या भुवया उंचावतात तर या गाण्यात सिद्धार्थला नाचवणारा दिग्दर्शक आदित्य सरपोतदार सांगतो, 'सिद्धार्थ माझ्या गेल्या तिन्ही चित्रपटात दिसलाय, तो नेहमीच माझ्या सोबत कलाकृतीत एका लकी चार्म असल्यासारखा असतो. या चित्रपटातील हे गाणं त्याच्यासाठी खास लिहिल्यासारखं वाटत, कारण त्याची ती सकारात्मकता आणि अफाट ऊर्जा.  त्याच्या असण्यातच सकारात्मक ऊर्जा सामावलेली आहे . हे गाणं चित्रपटात महत्वाचं आहे आणि त्यासाठी सिध्दार्थला मी विचारल्यावर त्याचा लगेच होकार येणं ही तितकीच महत्वाचं होत. त्याने साकारलेला झोंबी डान्सर हा खरच स्पेशल आहे'. या गाण्याच्या सुरुवातीला विनोदवीर विनायक माळी सुद्धा आपल्याला दिसतो. तरुणांना भावणाऱ्या या गाण्याविषयी विशेष म्हणजे या गाण्यात झोंबी दिसले असून त्यांना अगदीच लग्नाच्या वरातीत नाचताना आपण पाहणार आहोत. या गाण्याच नृत्य दिग्दर्शन रंजू वर्गिस याने केले आहे.

below  youtube link of song "Angat aalaya

https://bit.ly/AngaatAalaya

Signzy enlists former PayPal India enterprise business head as Chief Growth Officer

 ~Siddharth Dhamija to help the startup scale BFSI transformation in EMEA and APAC~

Mumbai, 15 December, 2021: Banking infrastructure enabler Signzy, announced the joining of Siddharth Dhamija as their Chief Growth Officer (CGO) to strengthen their global expansion across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. The announcement follows Signzy’s recent entry into UAE and continued expansion of its C-suite leaders in the region.

 

Signzy has emerged as a global leader for banking technology solutions and Siddharth will help further accelerate the fintech’s growth and advance its position in the digital banking space.

 

An industry stalwart, Siddharth  brings more than 25 years of experience in growing the payment and enterprise business of leading fintech brands including PayPal and Razorpay. He has also spent considerable time in handling emerging markets during his tenure at Subex UAE.

 

Signzy Co-founder and Chief Business Officer Arpit Ratan said, “Siddharth’s wealth of experience in handling complex business challenges and enhancing customer and partner relationships will power Signzy to scale in newer geographies. As we move towards expanding our presence in the US, we were on a look out for someone to lead and grow our business in emerging markets. Given that Siddharth has helped several companions in the past to scale their business in these geographies.  We are very pleased to have him onboard.”

 

“I have seen the role Indian technology has played in transforming the BFSI industry globally. Signzy has been a key player in embedding technology seamlessly within the banking infrastructure – not just for some leading banks in India but globally as well. I am eager to take many of our agile and intuitive solutions to the biggest financial and fintech companies across the world within the next few months,” said Siddharth Dhamija, Chief Growth Officer, Signzy.

 

About Signzy

Signzy is a ‘no-code AI platform’ for financial services. Automates the back-office operations and decision-making processes into a real-time API by leveraging intelligent technology capabilities. Providing dedicated assistance & fulfilling guidelines given by the regulators, Signzy offers solutions for customer onboarding, authentication, digitization for addressing business challenges in the finance sector- powered by AI & ML. Working towards the power of change in creating meaningful value for customers, Signzy is awarded by Yalla Fintech Award, ET BFSI InnovationTribe Award, IFTA - Best RegTech Innovation Award, UK-India FinTech Award, and many others. Customers include HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI Bank, MSwip, and 200 others in India, UAE, and the USA.

BPCL is once again the India’s most sustainable Oil and Gas Company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2021

 Mumbai, December 15, 2021: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company has been ranked India’s top oil and gas company for its sustainability performance in the 2021 edition of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). The Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index comprises global sustainability leaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). It represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in the S&P Global BMI based on long-term economic, environmental and social criteria.

 

Shri Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, BPCL said, “The continued recognition by DJSI validates BPCL’s efforts of moving towards a Net Zero company  in  scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2040 and reinforces our commitment to invest in people, planet and prosperity.”

 

BPCL’s commitment to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and responsible growth has again been recognized by DJSI. This is the second consecutive year that BPCL is at the top of the DJSI Indices in India having achieved a score of 59, against an industry average score of 39. Sustainability is the top priority at BPCL. The Company, recently announced its ambitious journey of being a net zero energy company by 2040. It is working on a three-pronged strategy of Green Hydrogen, Green Power and Green Innovations to achieve this objective.

 

About Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL):

          

Fortune Global 500 Company, Bharat Petroleum is the second largest Indian Oil Marketing Company and one of the premier integrated energy companies in India, engaged in refining of crude oil and marketing of petroleum products, with a significant presence in the upstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company attained the coveted Maharatna status, joining the elite club of companies having greater operational & financial autonomy.

Bharat Petroleum’s Refineries at Mumbai & Kochi and subsidiary Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd., at Bina, Madhya Pradesh have a combined refining capacity of around 35.3 MMTPA. Its marketing infrastructure includes a network of installations, depots, energy stations, aviation service stations and LPG distributors. Its distribution network comprises over 19,000 Energy Stations, over 6,100 LPG distributorships, 733 Lubes distributorships, 123 POL storage locations, 53 LPG Bottling Plants, 60 Aviation Service Stations, 3 Lube blending plants and 4 cross-country pipelines.

 

Bharat Petroleum is integrating its strategy, investments, environmental and social ambitions to move towards a sustainable planet. The company has chalked out the plan to offer electric vehicle charging stations at around 7000 energy stations over next 5 years.

 

With a focus on sustainable solutions, the company is developing a vibrant ecosystem and a road-map to become a Net Zero Energy Company by 2040.  Bharat Petroleum has been partnering communities by supporting innumerable initiatives connected primarily in the areas of education, water conservation, skill development, health, community development, capacity building and employee volunteering. With ‘Energising Lives’ as its core purpose, Bharat Petroleum’s vision is to be the most admired global energy company leveraging talent, innovation & technology.

Saregama presents the romantic ‘tapori’ song of the season ‘Heartfail’ Ft.popular duo Awez Darbar and Nagma Mirajkar and the inimitable Satish Kaushik, sung by Mika Singh, and composed by Shaarib and Toshi

 

Song Link - https://youtu.be/apyOlCw5Rn8

After causing an Internet stir by the alleged news of their marriage , Awez Darbar and Nagma Mirajkar have finally put rumours to rest by releasing their new single - Heartfail . Released by Saregama, the song has been sung by Mika Singh, composed by Shaarib Toshi, and is poised to be a romantic tapori number of the season.

The song hits all the mischievous and playful notes when the tapori lover boy Awez - as ‘Jigarwala BF’ - woos the love of his life , Nagma - as Sharmili GF. But he first has to go through Pyar Ka Hitler Satish Kaushik - who plays Nagma’s dad, who is much opposed to their match. Much frolic and banter ensures between the two opposing camps - all leading to a great twist in the end , that turns the table dramatically.

Peppy, upbeat, and exuding a casual tapori vibe, "Heartfail" is catchy  and makes you break into a dance effortlessly. Some really killer dance moves by Awez and Nagma, a cute hook step that even makes the loveable Satish Kaushik shake a leg or two  "Heartfail" is here to take over your year end playlist .

Singer Mika Singh says, “It’s a fun filled song and an entertaining one too and I m sure audience will love this one too “

Awez Darbar says, “Heartfail will surely be an anthem ,It was an amazing experience for me shooting with Satish Kaushikji,Song sung by Mika Singh   , Nagma and I had an awesome time while shooting this song and whole experience will always be memorable .

Nagma Mirajkar says,

 “I had a complete blast on the sets of “heart fail song shoot “ ,the song is so much fun and I hope the audience enjoys watching it as much as we had shooting it’

Satish Kaushik says, “Awez and Nagma are sweethearts ,the whole experiencing working with new age talent is enriching ,I completely cherished every moment

Music Composer Shaarib and Toshi, “It’s a complete entertaining song and perfect for the season ,Mika Singh is a live wire and the song is beautifully shot ,Awez and Nagma along with Satishji takes it to another level .

Singer – Mika Singh; Lyrics – Manoj Yadav; Music – Shaarib and Toshi; Video Director – Prince Gupta; Actors – Satish Kaushik, Awez Darbar, Nagma Mirajkar