22, Aug 2023
Singer Daler Mehndi takes blessings from revered saint Dr. Vasant Vijay Maharaj at Grand Shiv Mahapuran Yajna
New Delhi, August 22nd, 2023:
The famous Punjabi and Bollywood playback singer Daler Mehndi visited the revered national saint Dr. Vasant Vijay Maharaj during the 55-day Shiv Mahapuran Yajna. The elaborate Shiva court of Markandeya Hall in Chhatarpur hosted the Akhand Rudrabhishek Mahotsav 2023 celebration. The musician received the venerable Gurudev’s blessing on the eleventh day of the blessed occasion.
Dr. Vasant Vijay Maharaj is a revered saint, and Daler Mehndi said that Gurudev’s mantras have an incredibly pure and potent resonance. The singer attended the event along with the well-known national saint, which also included a devotional ceremony to Lord Shiva.
As he reflected on his lengthy relationship with Gurudev, Daler Mehndi expressed his sincere gratitude for all the love and blessings Guruji had bestowed upon him. He talked about the significance of his visit to the magnificent Maa Padmavati temple that Gurudev had built. “Gurudev provided a novel approach: he had the capacity to guide 100,000 people into a two-minute meditative state that could alleviate discomforts like leg and head pain. “Daler Mehndi reaffirmed his belief in the effectiveness of this method, affirming the potential of such a simple but effective method of healing.
Numerous people’s sufferings were allayed by Saint Dr. Vasant Vijay Ji Maharaj’s magnificent Shiv Manas Puja, which was performed in the sacred space of the Shiv Darbar. The saint not only emphasized the importance of Shiv Manas Puja but also the transformative power of immersing oneself in the divine name of Lord Shiva as it is spoken of in the Shivpuran.
Dr. Vasant Vijay Maharaj emphasized how the offerings of wood, ghee, honey, and guggul could be used to reduce planetary influences while elaborating on the sacredness of the Yagya ritual. Devotees’ lives are then blessed with happiness, peace, and prosperity as a result of receiving divine favor.
To assemble an impressive 2,17,000 earthly Shivalingas on the eleventh day of the festival, participants descended upon the Katha Pandal. Siddha scholars guide the worshipers as they revere these holy Shivalingas with the aid of mantra chanting. Over the course of the 55-day festival, a remarkable one crore eleven lakh earthly Shivalingas will be dedicated.
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- By Neel Achary
15, Aug 2023
C Williams Insurance Agency Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Agency owner Chad Williams brings 12 years of experience to his new company.
(St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 15, 2023) C Williams Insurance Agency recently joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of more than 160 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois.
Founded in 2023, C Williams Insurance Agency was created by owner Chad Williams. The full-service agency, which is located at 4409 Meramec Bottom Road, specializes in personal and commercial insurance.
Williams has 12 years of experience in the insurance industry. He began his career as a sales representative with State Farm Insurance and, after seven years, Williams purchased a Farmers Insurance agency. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia in Columbia, Mo.
“I joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance to better serve my clients thanks to their extensive knowledge and experience,” said C Williams Insurance Agency owner Chad Williams. “The alliance provides my clients with additional options for carriers, which is essential in this industry’s constantly changing landscape.” Williams added that “working with a local group like the alliance was very important to me as a business owner, and I look forward to growing my agency with their support.”
Founded in 2006, Valley Insurance Agency Alliance generates more than $600 million in written premium and is the regional founding member for SIAA – The Agent Alliance, a $12.5 billion national insurance network.
For more information about C Williams Insurance Agency, call (314) 887-4776 or visit www.stlwilliamsinsurance.com.
12, Aug 2023
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11, Aug 2023
Asian Games Athletes Sharath Kamal, Virdhawal Khade, and Diya Chitale Visit the Victorinox Store at Palladium, Mumbai
Victorinox was honored to welcome upcoming Asian Games Athletes – Sharath Kamal, Virdhawal Khade, and Diya Chitale to the Victorinox Store at Phoenix Palladium, Mumbai.
Easy camaraderie over high tea, and lots of cheer and laughter were the order of the evening.
The players loved the exciting products displayed and enjoyed the engraving experience with the Swiss Army Knife.
Victorinox is proud to empower them on their journey to represent India at The Asian Games 2023 and wishes them luck.
We are delighted to be their trusted companion on their everyday adventures!
ABOUT VICTORINOX: Victorinox AG is a worldwide operating family business, which today is run in the fourth generation. The headquarter of the company is located in Ibach, canton Schwyz, in the heart of Switzerland. This is where the founder of the company Karl Elsener I set up his cutlery business back in 1884 and, a few years later, designed the legendary «Original Swiss Army Knife». Meanwhile, the company produces not only the world-famous pocket knives, but also high-quality household and professional knives, watches, travel gear and fragrances. In 2005, the company took over Wenger SA in Delémont. The Wenger pocket knives were integrated into the Victorinox range in 2013, so that the Wenger product portfolio today consists of watches and travel gear. Products are available online, in own stores as well as via a widespread network of subsidiaries and distributors in more than 120 countries. In 2022, the company with its more than 2200 employees generated sales of CHF 426 million.
11, Aug 2023
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11th August 2023
A few days after PayPal launched its cryptocurrency stablecoin (PYUSD), we started to see some criticism from lawmakers in Congress of the move from the payment processor.
Where we heard criticism from a member of the Financial Services Committee in the US House of Representatives, who expressed her fears about the inability to protect consumers and ensure financial stability, with the absence of a legal framework at the federal level to monitor and regulate this type of assets, especially with PayPal reaching more than 400 million users around the world.
Earlier this week, PayPal announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency using the Ethereum blockchain (ERC-20). While it was widely welcomed by the digital currency audience, but with some concerns about the possibility of banning and freezing crypto wallets, as stated in the guidelines announced by the company.
Also in the US, this week we saw talk of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) planning to appeal against a court decision in favor of Ripple Lab that ruled that sales of XRP tokens to retail customers were only in the form of securities, and therefore the company did not issue unregistered investment instruments. While this appeal, if filed, would prolong the years-long legal struggle between the authority and Ripple Lab and may constitute more obstacles to further adoption of cryptocurrency technology.
On the positive side, however, we have seen the cryptocurrency exchange, Gemini, relist XRP tokens on their platform while offering the ability to deposit and trade to their clients.
Also, in the cryptocurrency market, Binance has informed its clients about stop issuing futures contracts for Cardano (ADA) and Polygon (MATIC) coins, without providing further explanations on the reasons. This comes days after Bitstamp delisting of a number of cryptocurrencies, most notably Solana (SOL) and Polygon (MATIC), to comply with SEC publications about not to offer any cryptocurrencies that may be believed to be securities. Also, about two months ago we saw Robinhood delist a number of cryptocurrencies due to regulatory concerns following lawsuits against US arm Binance and Coinbase.
Today, the cryptocurrency markets are awaiting the SEC’s decision to approve or disapprove the launch of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, the spot bitcoin ETF applied by Cathy Wood’s Ark Invest. As the deadline for the SEC’s decision is on August 13, while the decision is expected to be issued near the end of the day. On the other hand, lawmakers still have the ability to delay this decision for a period of up to 240 days.
The approval of the launch of this ETF, along with the many funds that have been applied for to be launched from major asset managers in the United States, would provide more recognition, especially from institutional investors and regulators, of the importance of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a trustworthy investment asset.
8, Aug 2023
New Jaisa Technologies Ltd Files Draft Prospectus with NSE Emerge for IPO
August 8, 2023, Bengaluru: New Jaisa Technologies Ltd, a full-stack Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) electronics brand headquartered in Bengaluru, today announced that it has filed its Draft Prospectus with NSE Emerge for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). This development is a milestone for the rapid-scaler start-up founded in 2020. NewJaisa Technologies aims to be the market leader in providing best-in-class, quality-checked refurbished electronics at affordable and economical prices.
The raised capital shall be strategically allocated towards expansion of facility and building an omnichannel proprietary framework for process-oriented refurbishment.
Commenting on the IPO filing, Mr. Vishesh Handa, CEO, and Co-Founder of New Jaisa Technologies Ltd, said, “We are thrilled to reach this significant milestone in our journey. The IPO will allow us to further expand our operations, strengthen our market position, and enhance our product offerings. We believe that this will be a great opportunity for investors to be a part of our growth story and share in our success.”
Indorient Financial Services Limited is the lead manager for the proposed IPO and Pooja EquiResearch Pvt Ltd, Mumbai is acting as the advisor to the Company.
For more information, please visit newjaisa.com
8, Aug 2023
Techknowgreen Solutions Limited (TSL) announces filing of the Draft Prospectus with SME platform of BSE for its Initial Public Offering
PUNE, India, August 8, 2023: Techknowgreen Solutions Limited (TSL), an environmental compliance and consulting company, headquartered in Pune has filed the Draft Prospectus with the SME Platform of BSE Limited (BSE SME). This event marks a significant step in the company’s journey as it seeks to raise capital to accelerate its mission of delivering innovative and sustainable environmental solutions to clients pan-India and internationally.
The IPO proceeds will be utilised to fund the company’s strategic growth initiatives, including investment in research and development, investment in infrastructure facility, strengthening the organisation’s ecosystem by hiring experienced resources, repayment of bank facility and general corporate purposes.
Dr Ajay Ojha, Founder and Managing Director of Techknowgreen Solutions Limited., said, “We are thrilled to announce the filing of our Draft Prospectus with the esteemed SME platform of BSE Limited. This brings us closer to realising our vision and strengthening our belief that becoming a public listed entity will enable us to drive innovation and better serve our clients.”
TSL’s key service offerings include Consulting – Regulatory | Sustainability, Technology – Execution | Info Tech and Research – Policy | Engineering. The Firm has diverse experience in handling complex environmental projects across various industries like infrastructure, chemical, automobile, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate and projects of national/state governments.
Indorient Financial Services Limited, is the lead manager for the proposed IPO and Pooja EquiResearch Pvt Ltd, Mumbai is acting as the advisor to the Company.
About Techknowgreen (TSL) : http://www.techknowgreen.com/index.php
7, Aug 2023
Marquee Equity Aids eZdia, an e-Commerce Content Agency, in Raising 1 Million USD
Marquee helps raise funds using tech-driven, but time-tested solutions for the e-commerce content marketing firm, eZdia.
Marquee Equity, a SaaS platform that helps startups get funding, has helped raise an impressive amount of $1 million for the eCommerce content agency, eZdia led by StartupXseed Ventures for their new AI-backed SaaS platform Optiwise.ai. Marquee assisted eZdia at several steps of the fundraising process, one of which was to arrange multiple introductions within its built-in investor ecosystem.
Ash Narain, Founder & CEO of Marquee Equity comments, “We are very excited to have worked with such an innovative company as eZdia, Marquee curated the campaign to their requirements and helped them to secure investments from top-notch investors in the domain. We have believed in the company from the get-go and witnessing such tremendous response, just makes us work harder for the next phase”.
The team found and selected a list of investors that would be ideal for eZdia’s fundraising requirements using the cutting-edge technology provided by Marquee Equity and its in-house investor-finding algorithm. As opposed to marketplaces and digital listings that publicly display fundraising details, Marquee proceeded to match their clients with their personalized list of investors who would be the best fit for their mutual goals. For eZdia, Marquee garnered a lot of interest from US-based investors.
With a team of over 100 employees, Marquee Equity helps 1,500 businesses raise money effectively each year. Deepak Goyal, CEO, and Founder of eZdia and Optiwise.ai lauded the work of the fintech platform and said, “Marquee helped us in making several introductions within their investor eco-system and we can raise our first round of $1 million through their global investor network. We received various positive interests and meetings specifically from the USA. We appreciate the mechanism and API they have in place that worked fairly well for us in closing the round. Additionally, the team has been responsive and their recommendations have been professional and helpful. We wish to continue working with Marquee and build a long-lasting working relationship as we disrupt eCommerce business through our data-driven AI SaaS platform Optiwise.ai which helps sellers to boost their sales on marketplaces.”
Marquee Equity’s success in raising funds for early-stage startups and SMEs comes from their time-tested methods, which are optimized by leveraging the power of technology. Marquee believes in using technology not to change the dynamic between investors and businesses, but rather to be the appropriate bridge between them.
By matching each entrepreneur with the ideal investors, Marquee Equity seeks to maximize the company’s fundraising efforts. The fintech platform works with businesses of all sizes, from conception to pre-IPO, with check amounts ranging from $100,000 to multibillion-dollar private equity firms that raise money from limited partners. For eZdia, Marquee also lent its support in the documentation and the startup’s founder also looks forward to dipping into Marquee’s network of investors for future rounds again someday.
3, Aug 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be selling cars by 2025
Stockholm, 3 August 2023 – It’s only a matter of time before artificial intelligence (AI) is selling cars as effectively as a human salesperson, and could happen as soon as 2025, says Phyron CEO Johan Sundstrand. The speed at which self-learning software is developing and being embraced by retailers means that a fully competent AI-powered sales bot is as close as 18 months away.
This prediction comes at a time when Phyron, Swedish video tech pioneers, has made a massive leap with its own AI-powered software, by adding bespoke, fully automated voiceover to its studio quality on-brand AI videos. The voiceover functionality is initially available in over 22 languages with options for four male and four female voices in each language. Every characteristic of the voiceover can be adjusted, including the pitch, tone, speed, voice equalizer and the music gain.
Phyron CEO and co-founder Johan Sundstrand commented: “We know the automotive retail market is more competitive now than ever before. In this environment, anything that gives your business a competitive edge and increases efficiency should be welcomed. AI-powered videos have proven to sell cars 3 to 5 days faster, and the addition of AI-powered voiceover will only increase impact and efficiency.
“It’s only a matter of time before the technology advances to a point where the likes of ChatGPT can get very close to how a salesperson sells cars offline. We think this could be as soon as 2025 based on the current speed of AI development and adoption,” added Sundstrand.
Dealers looking to sell more vehicles, faster can leverage the power of AI and take full control of the custom templates at a customer, campaign or product level. Every variable in the data feed can be utilized to make an engaging voiceover to accompany the video including the intro, outros, the “why us” and the crucial call-to-action sections. Generative AI utilizing Phyron’s own Large Language Model (similar to GPT-4 software) has been specially trained and fine-tuned for the automotive retail sector to produce bespoke manuscripts on a vehicle’s key attributes. The AI can produce the voiceover from existing car ads, marketplace, and technical data. It works with any input, from 5 to 5000 words and can write the manuscript from the OEM copy, the dealers’ website or predefined templates.
How Phyron’s AI video works
Phyron’s innovative video and AI technology is the world’s first software solution for automated video production and distribution for the global automotive industry. The unique AI software and its algorithms enable Phyron to create videos for car advertisements which can be used on OEM brand or retailer websites, as well as classifieds, across social media channels and targeted email distribution. Not only do automated videos save retailers huge amounts of time and money on video production, especially as there is no need for a salesperson to video any cars on site or prepare a script of key features, they ensure premium quality films of every single car in a firm’s inventory has an engaging video ad attached to it in minutes.
The innovative process works by Phyron using a data feed from a retailer or car brand, including at least three still images and key product details. The AI then identifies the key properties in the images, including various shot angles, interior elements and exterior highlights, and then strips out the backgrounds and replaces them with a neutral one. The unique software then adds special effects, shadows and overlays the desired product specifics and any customer offers on the relevant images, including price and retailer dealer branding.
Thanks to state-of-the-art cloud computing, Phyron can process an unlimited number of videos concurrently, taking about 10 minutes to render them all, posting them live on a single retailer or classified online auction site, or scale them across an entire network if needed. If a detail changes, such as price, or promotion, the data feed updates and the video is re-rendered automatically as part of the small video fee.
The team has been working with car retailers and partners since 2019 and now counts over 1,500 customers across Europe equating to 100,000 cars currently carrying a Phyron video in the ads. Since January 2021, its customers’ car videos were viewed more than 250 million times and the firm has also expanded into the North American market.
3, Aug 2023
CAPEX Announces Maria Evripidou Joins as the New Head of Product
Worldwide – August 3rd, 2023 – CAPEX.com, a leading global multi-asset financial services provider, proudly announces the appointment of Maria Evripidou as the broker’s new Head of Product. With an impressive track record in the financial services industry, Evripidou brings a wealth of experience to elevate CAPEX’s product offering.
Reporting directly to Octavian Patrascu, Global CEO of CAPEX.com, Evripidou’s primary focus will be on fostering the continued growth momentum of CAPEX’s product offering while executing strategic business plans aligned with the Group’s vision to become the number one global brokerage for online trading.
“We are thrilled to have Maria Evripidou join our team as the new Head of Product for our global operations. With her wealth of experience in the finance sector, we are confident that Maria will infuse a fresh perspective and innovative ideas for our endeavours. We eagerly anticipate collaborating closely with her to sustain our business momentum and deliver exceptional results for our esteemed clients, and partners.”, commented Octavian Patrascu, Global CEO of CAPEX.com on the new hire.
Maria Evripidou, the newly appointed Head of Product, expressed her enthusiasm about joining the leading brokerage:
“Being part of CAPEX.com fills me with immense excitement – it’s an energetic and forward-thinking brokerage; with a commitment to embracing progressive ideas in the financial services sector, and prioritising exceptional client service, we are presented with a remarkable opportunity to continue to build on CAPEX’s success journey together. Collaborating with a team of highly skilled professionals, whose ranks are continuously expanding, ignites my passion to further elevate the firm’s already impressive accomplishments in the realm of multi-asset trading and FinTech.”
Throughout her illustrious career, Evripidou has held various significant roles, including Operations Officer, Business Intelligence Officer and Head of Product. In her new capacity, she will lead CAPEX’s endeavours to continue to enhance its product offering. This entails overseeing the brokerage’s existing asset classes and technology, as well as adding new products to ensure the firm continues to stay at the forefront of the industry’s offering, while being a leader with innovation.
