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The INR 2000 denomination banknote was introduced in November 2016 to meet the currency requirement of the economy in an expeditious manner after the withdrawal of legal tender status of all INR 500 and INR 1000 banknotes in circulation at that time.

Margeret's journey of entrepreneurship has been an incredible one. Last year, within the first 18 months of launching BlissClub, the company achieved INR 100 crores in annual recurring revenue and it's been one of the fastest journeys for any brand in India.

According to the report, clean-tech-powered technologies have the greatest impact opportunity in Uttar Pradesh, followed by West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka.

Ayushi Gudwani, an IIM Kolkata alumnus, launched FS Life in 2016 with a philosophy of designing clothes that flatter women of all shapes and sizes, thereby making them more confident about their appearance.

For a long time, the online real money gaming companies have been equated with gambling. However, the new rules by government on gaming is expected to give regulatory clarity to sector besides boosting investor confidence, innovation as well as employment opportunities in this sunrise sector, say experts

Despite losing out on indexation benefit in the amended Finance Bill, debt funds still add value to the client and have advantages that other investment avenues may not, say industry experts

Metaverse has already seen brands like Nike, Adidas, Gucci and Zara leveraging it. Back home in India, we saw participation from more than 15 brands including Puma, Noise, Nivea, Lavie of e-commece major Flipkart's metaverse shopping experience-Flipverse.

At Web3 and Tech and Innovation summit 2023 held in Bangalore by Entrepreneur India, experts from the crypto industry came together to discuss factors crucial to investing

The global market for blockchain technology, which stood at $5.92 billion in 2021, is expected to grow at a CAGR of a staggering 85.9% from 2022 to 2030 as per a report by Grand View Research.

A whopping 36% of the metaverse market share is contributed by VR and AR alone. But the current hardwares to experience metaverse suffer from certain limitations.

The year 2023 and late 2022 are completely different from what the markets were in 2021. A lot of founders are now raising money at reasonable valuations. There is increased focus on profitability, on what final product or utility one is building for. And this holds true for Web3 startups as well.

V. Raman Kumar, Founder Chairman, CASHe believes that key to retaining customers in the fintech space is to provide a seamless customer experience and also to provide industry first value-added services that help customers achieve their financial goals.

FlexiLoans has built a platform that provides capital to tail end customers in a 100% digital format in less than three days and with minimal documentation while leveraging alternate data.

The NFTs unlock access to exclusive content and experiences from the Mastercard Artist Accelerator program, and is free to redeem until the end of April.

According to the report, average time spent per week was highest in mid-core games (3.4 hours/week), followed by hardcore and real money games (RMG) (3.3 hours/week).

SVB's collapse didn't just affect American depositors, but also many Indian start-ups. Hundreds of Indian startups with millions of dollars in their accounts found themselves stuck.

In January 2023, the total NFT trading volume was $946 million, which was up 38% from the previous month. The sales count of NFTs also increased by 42% from the previous month, to reach 9.2 million.

In 2022, Tech Mahindra launched TechMVerse to deliver immersive experiences. Rajesh Dhuddu, Global Head, Blockchain & Metaverse, Tech Mahindra opens up to Entrepreneur India to share the progress

The last two decades have nothing less than being a roller coaster ride for Lakshmi Iyer, CEO, Kotak Investment Advisors, given the way markets have behaved. Markets are Iyer's lifeline and she considers the world of financial services super exciting.

For restructuring the company and reviving the Religare Group, Dr, Saluja along with other board members came up with 'Religare 2.0'- the blueprint to carry the Religare Group from negative territory into ground zero and from there, into the positive growth zone.

Virtual land is seeing a rush with celebs and brands making a beeline for it. The growing popularity of mixed reality and cryptocurrency is set to drive it further in the coming years.

The year 2023 will see an increased participation in the capital market through the mutual fund route and an SIP way of investing will become the order of the day, says A Balasubramanian, AMFI chairperson and MD and CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC in an exclusive interview to Entrepreneur India. Edited Excerpts

The start-up ensures that only trained phlebotomists- DMLT certified- pick the sample with standardized kits and processes. So far, the start-up has done over 5 lakh customer visits in Delhi-NCR, and serves over 350+ healthcare providers

The age-old and almost reluctant to change maritime shipping industry is increasingly understanding the importance of going digital and slowly adapting to the technology offered by start-ups

In a major boost to the New Tax Regime, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Union budget 2023, announced 5 major announcements related to the personal income tax, but all under the new regime structure.

By 2030, the metaverse is expected to generate $4- $5 trillion in value, roughly the size of Japan's economy. The sheer size of the opportunity is too big for CEOs to ignore it.

Srini Srinivasan worked for companies like IBM, VerdiSoft, Yahoo, and CitrusLeaf before he co-founded Aerospike in 2009. The Aerospike's real-time data platform enables organizations to act instantly across billions of transactions. He opens up more with Entrepreneur India on how his company is competing with other players, adoption of real-time data by enterprises in the last few years and much more...

For the content, Ranade and her team brainstorm right from ideation to video editing. In 2023, Ranade aims to establish herself as a brand at the local as well as global level.

In November 2022, the crypto market got the biggest jolt when FTX exchange announced bankruptcy and Samuel Bankman-Fried resigned from his position as CEO of FTX.

With 2022 behind us, the big question that now arises is: How will the year 2023 pan out for Web3, Crypto, Cybersecurity, and Rural Fintech?