Krafton brings back Battleground Mobile India with new updates
South Korean video game developer
, Inc. will welcome back players to from May 29.The game’s update features new additions such as a brand-new map – Nusa, in-game events, weapon upgrades, and a collection of new skins to enhance the gameplay.
The playtime for users under 18 will be three hours, whereas for the rest of the players, it will be six hours a day. Further, parental verification and daily spending limit for minors will continue to be a part of the game.
PhonePe links two lakh RuPay credit cards to UPI
RuPay credit cards to the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). In addition, PhoneP has also processed a Total Payment Value (TPV) of Rs 150 crore via RuPay Credit on UPI.
has said that it has become the first digital payments app to successfully enable the linkage of two lakhPhonePe aims to offer a comprehensive suite of solutions for RuPay Credit on UPI in partnership with NPCI to popularise its usage among customers and merchants alike, according to a statement from the payments app company.
L&T Finance’s PLANET app records 2.9 million downloads
L&T Finance has partnered with UI/UX Design Company, ZEUX Innovation, to provide design assistance, increase user engagement and streamline the application process.
The three key aspects of the PLANET app–stakeholder engagement, loan ecosystem immersion, and user-focused app design–were drawn and implemented by ZEUX. In addition to handling user flow creation based on standards and survey data, the UI UX specialised firm also managed customer experiences for loan disbursements and EMI payments.
Its UX design approach focused on: hyper-simple task flows and journeys; efficiency to eliminate all the unnecessary information in the application; inclusivity to emphasise different target users across India by adding illustrations and images, depicting India.
upGrad’s Study Abroad continues to scale; hires actively in Noida
The Study Abroad arm of integrated learning, skilling, and workforce development and placement company, upGrad, plans to add another 500 members over the next three months to expand its business footprints across Noida. The fresh recruits would be made across multiple sub-departments including sales, marketing, tech and product.
The company recently integrated its study-abroad portfolio and consolidated its organic and inorganic businesses under a single operating stream. The vertical also expects to break even this year and cross Rs 500 crore of annual gross revenue during FY24.
Boston Consulting Group announces leadership updates
Rahul Jain will be the next System Leader for Boston Consulting Group (BCG) India, taking over from Alpesh Shah who will move into a regional leadership position leading BCG’s CEO advisory in Asia Pacific. Abheek Singhi will take on the role of Chair of Practices and Partner Committee in India.
Commenting on the transition, BCG’s CEO Christoph Schweizer said, “I am confident the new leadership will continue to drive BCG India’s stellar growth in the years ahead. The Indian system is one of our leading systems, and one which, BCG is very proud of globally. We all believe that in this decade and beyond India will play a consequential role on the world stage, and BCG is committed to bringing our cutting-edge research and ideas to support ambitious Indian companies to take advantage of the mega trends shaping the world.”
Neeraj Aggarwal, Chair, Asia-Pacific, said, “I am extremely proud of the impact we have had in India. We are excited to support our clients with even bolder ambitions. We have high expectations from the new leadership to build on our strong position.”
Foodtech startup Pluckk appoints Mamaearth’s marketplace head Kunwarjeet Grover as growth head
Foodtech direct-to-consumer company Pluckk has appointed Kunwarjeet Grover as Head of Growth. Grover will be based in Bengaluru and report directly to Pratik Gupta, CEO and Co-founder of Pluckk.
In his new role, Grover will be responsible to drive revenue across online and offline channels and lead sales and growth teams.
Grover joins Pluckk from Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd (the parent company of Mamaearth), where he was responsible for building and leading the P/L of the marketplace business for Mamaearth, The Derma Co., and Bblunt.
Before that, he was associated with Himalaya Herbal Healthcare, CavinKare, Phillips Lighting, and Havells India Ltd.
With over 12 years of experience, he specialises in P/L management, business development, online vendor management, and business planning/implementation.
Commenting on the appointment, Pratik Gupta, CEO and Co-founder, Pluckk, said, “Kunwarjeet’s deep understanding of D2C and FMCG is something that Pluckk will immensely benefit from. His experience will enable us to sharpen our product portfolio and distribution into online and offline channels, including ecommerce, modern trade, and general trade in the fresh category. His addition to the core team will help us double down on revenue and profitability across Pluckk’s online and offline presence.”
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