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Infosys CEO Parekh settles insider trading charges
Salil Parekh, CEO of IT major Infosys, has settled a matter related to alleged insider trading violation by agreeing to pay Rs 25 lakh, said the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
Infosys hunts for talent among women professionals out on a career break
The women should meet two criteria, they should have work experience of at least two years before taking the break and should have had a break of six months. Shaji Mathew, group head of HR at Infosys, said the company has crafted a strategic approach to support women in managing the diverse personal and professional challenges they encounter throughout their careers.
Infosys settles insider trading charges with Sebi, agrees to pay Rs 25 lakh fine
Parekh agreed to pay Rs 25 lakh (around $30,000) for failing to have adequate controls to prevent insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Board of India said.
BigBasket, 1mg’s plans for capex; win for epharmacies in Madras HC
Tata’s online grocery BigBasket and epharmacy 1mg will largely depend on debt capital to fuel expansion this fiscal. More on this in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
IT firms chasing acquisitions to enhance their topline and skills
Indian information technology (IT) services are banking on acquisitions to fuel growth amid a dire need for investments in new capabilities, especially GenAI, as a slowdown in global demand keeps away opportunities for organic expansion.
Infosys working on 225 GenAI programs for clients; enterprise AI will take years to unfold: Nilekani
At Infosys' 43rd annual general meeting, cofounder and chairman Nandan Nilekani talked of the nascent stage of the Generative AI revolution. He also said consumer AI will see rapid adoption but enterprise AI will take several years to mature and have a widespread impact.
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Hunt on for mule bank accounts; Tata Digital pause on funding
The government is working with the central bank to catch mule accounts in India’s banking system and prevent fraud. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Crorepati club at Infosys, Wipro shrinks post Covid-19
Infosys and Wipro, major players in the IT industry, have witnessed a significant decrease in the number of employees with annual compensation exceeding Rs 1 crore over the past two fiscal years. India’s IT company exporter TCS and third-largest HCLTech do not disclose the number of employees who are paid upwards of a crore.
Flipkart-Swiggy deal talks; Corning’s India plan
Flipkart considered buying a stake in Swiggy months ago amid the rise of quick commerce. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
How GenAI is opening up new revenue streams for IT firms and GCCs
The rise of generative AI (GenAI) presents an opportunity for IT firms to unlock new revenue streams. Companies like Accenture, Infosys, and Tech Mahindra, alongside global capabilities centers (GCCs), are seeing a surge in data standardisation work. This is driven by the vast amount of "uncleaned/unstructured" data held by their clients and parent companies.
View: Gender diversity needs work
This year, 797 women candidates contested the general elections, constituting 9.6% of the total 8,337 candidates. Only 74 of them won a seat in the 18th Lok Sabha - four fewer than the number of women in the 17th Lok Sabha. This comes less than a year after the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, which reserves one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and assemblies for women.
Infosys to ring opening bell at NYSE to mark 25th anniversary
Salil Parekh and Jayesh Sanghrajka, along with other key leaders from Infosys, will ring The Opening Bell at the NYSE on June 21, 2024, marking 25 years of successful US listing and growth.
Impact of GCC boom; Infosys staffers cling to WFH in FY24
Happy Thursday! The explosive growth in India's global capability centres (GCC) has benefited the real estate, staffing, and infra sectors. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
IT industry's competitive intensity to be at highest levels in FY25: HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar
Despite a challenging economic environment, HCLTech has achieved remarkable annual growth and outpaced larger competitors. The third-largest software services firm, with annual revenues of $13.27 billion, reported growth that outpaced Tata Consultancy Services 4.1% and Infosys 1.4%. Smaller players such as Wipro and Tech Mahindra faced significant struggles.
Will Infosys, TCS meet the same fate as India’s cotton mills?
The nation’s outsourcing dominance may go the same way as its textile industry, which lost out to automation during the first industrial revolution
Trouble for techies: Wipro, Infosys and other IT cos delay onboarding of 10,000 freshers, refuse to provide joining date
Tech giants are experiencing a significant decrease in hiring, with companies like Infosys and Wipro postponing the onboarding of new recruits, leaving them uncertain about their joining dates, according to a report by ToI. India's prominent IT firms have deferred the onboarding of around 10,000 freshers who received job offers in the past two years, as revealed by data from the IT employee union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES).
For an AI lesson, India must look back — 300 years
The profound impact of the industrial revolution on cotton-spinning may be poised for a repeat in a $250 billion white-collar powerhouse. As generative AI morphs into artificial general intelligence — machines rivaling human cognitive abilities — even highly complex tasks may not require expert programmers.
Unpacking K Krithivasan's first year as TCS CEO
TCS CEO K Krithivasan completed a year in office this month. His term was marked by an unprecedented slowdown in tech demand. The veteran, however, has brought growth and stability for the bellwether. Under his leadership, TCS reached $29.1 billion in annual revenues in the year ending this March, growing at 4.1%.
Here's how much top IT CEOs got paid in FY24
Indian IT services company leaders saw a rise in annual compensation amidst industry challenges. Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's remuneration increased by over a sixth to Rs 66 crore. LTI's CEO Debashis Chatterjee's total compensation grew by 10% to Rs 19.34 crore.
IT CEOs' salary in FY24; Wipro offers 85% variable pay
Happy Wednesday! Top bosses at some of the country’s leading IT firms took home enhanced salary packages last fiscal. More on this on today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Stock brokers push lending; InsuranceDekho’s latest acquisition
Happy Tuesday! Tech-first broking companies are looking to diversify into the credit business to build a larger financial services play. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's annual compensation grew to Rs 66 crore in FY24
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's annual compensation grew 17.3% in FY24 and reached nearly Rs 66 crore, as per the annual report of the company. In FY23, Parekh's salary was Rs 56.4 crore.
Infosys recruits 76% lesser college graduates in FY24
IT major Infosys hired 11,900 college graduates in FY24. This is against over 50,000 graduates hired a year ago, as per data from its annual reports.
Food delivery cos bet on existing users; Infosys CEO interview
Happy Tuesday! With user growth stagnating, Zomato and Swiggy are prodding existing customers to order more. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
As macro climate changes, GenAI will also scale up: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh
In a wide-ranging interview with Sameer Ranjan Bakshi, Beena Parmar and Surabhi Agarwal, Salil Parekh, chief executive and managing director of Infosys, spoke of his plans to prepare the $18.6 billion software services giant — through its Topaz platform — for the GenAI-led transformation that will take root as global macro-economic concerns ease.
Digit IPO coming soon; TCS’ Krithivasan earnings
Bengaluru-based insurtech startup Go Digit General Insurance has announced that its IPO will open on May 15 and close on May 17. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar sees headwinds affecting Q1 financial services revenue
We have a good mix of programs and rely on broad base growth, says HCLTech CEO Vijayakumar. The firm saw strong growth in its financial services vertical in a difficult environment, said Vijayakumar.
Restless investors, turnaround hopes await Wipro’s new CEO Srinivas Pallia
Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte resigns, Srinivas Pallia takes charge facing tough times. Must boost morale, focus on large deals, client mining, integrate acquisitions, manage industry analysts, and address executive departures for company revival.
Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte quits, to be replaced by Americas chief Srini Pallia
Srinivas Pallia, who was the CEO for the company's Americas 1 area, will take over as the new CEO and Managing Director from April 7, the company added.
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